The Nintendo Wii was the most searched for product by UK Internet shoppers during November. There were thirteen times as many UK Internet searches for ‘nintendo wii’ sending traffic to the Hitwise Shopping and Classifieds category as there were for ‘apple ipod’, and over twice as many searches for ‘wii’ as for both ‘ipod’ and ‘iphone’. Despite shortages of the popular console in the UK, the volume of searches for ‘nintendo wii’ has increased 158% since November 2006, while searches for ‘wii’ have increased by 278%.

Connect with industry professionals and learn new solutions for your online games business in the SF Bay Area this April at the Mastering the Craft Series.  This industry conference focuses solely on the business side of operating online video games.  Guest speakers include executives from Flagship Studios, K2 Network, Cisco Systems, Even Balance, Three Rings, Cryptic Studios, CCP Games, TeliaSonera, and more.  Register at www.masteringthecraft.com. 

Event sponsored by: Dell, Cenzic, Global Collect, Net Continuum, and Secure Computing. Click here to see other event supporters.

Comcast is pleased to announce a new online media division to oversee all of the company's Web-based businesses, including its Comcast.net portal site. Named Comcast Interactive Media, the business unit will focus primarily on building our broadband network and content partnerships into new online services for consumers. We are looking for a new member of the team in the role of director of games programming.

Do you have a passion for new media and interactive games? Are you a social person who is comfortable making a pitch in a new setting? A group of veteran mobile entrepreneurs have formed a new company and seek a channel-building, viral-spawning superstar. We are looking for a dynamic outbound focused channel leader to develop a multi-tier distribution channel for social play experiences that leverage mobile phones. Particularly interested in those with experience marketing to venues, bars, clubs and college campuses. This person will be the sales channel leader – building a set of affiliate teams to work at a local level to customize and drive adoption of our services.