Pilgrim’s Picks for October 29

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 by Andy Beal

So many Picks, so little time.

You too can build your very own Yahoo applications.
A republican congressman is the latest to question the Yahoo/Google deal–is it now doomed to failure?
Hitwise reports the 8th consecutive weekly drop in traffic for top online retailers.
A silver lining to the doom and gloom? Local advertising ad spend might actually be higher than expected!
Start-ups that actually charge for their service could be back in fashion.
Did the BestContactForm ever, just get better?