New York - Hackers have posted on file-sharing networks and websites what appear to be thousands of corporate e-mails and recorded phone calls from MediaDefender, an anti-piracy firm hired by record labels and movie studios. [more..]

Dulles, Va. - AOL said on Monday that it will move its corporate headquarters from Dulles, Va. to New York City as part of its movement away from a subscription-based revenue model and toward an advertising-focused model. [more..]

New York - The New York Times announced on Monday that it will shutter its TimesSelect subscription service, which had kept older articles and its roster of op-ed writers in a pay-to-view area of its website, opting instead to open its archives to potential advertising revenue. [more..]

New York - SpiralFrog on Monday announced the launch of its ad-supported service that offers free song and music video downloads. [more..]

Cambridge, Mass. - Legatum, a private investment firm that focuses on initiatives to support sustainable development, has made a gift of $50 million to MIT to create a new center for development and entrepreneurship. [more..]

Los Angeles - Former Vice President Al Gore appeared on stage at the Emmy Awards on Sunday to collect an Emmy for interactive television services for his Current TV network, the youth-oriented channel that highlights user-generated videos. [more..]

Los Angeles - Viacom's MTV Films is set to produce a feature-length film based on the viral video comedy duo Million Dollar Strong, creators of the "What's It Gonna Be?" music video seen on YouTube and FunnyOrDie.com, Variety reported. [more..]

Seattle - Comcast, the nation's largest cable TV provider, will acquire Seattle-based BuddyTV, a community site that features TV news, spoilers and interviews, PaidContent.org reported, citing unnamed sources. [more..]

Hong Kong - Authorities in Taiwan last week raided the operations of peer-to-peer website Hip2p.com on suspicion of offering pirated content -- the second such raid of its kind of a week in Taiwan -- Variety reported. [more..]

Dallas - Idearc, a publisher of directory services including the Verizon Yellow Pages and Superpages.com, announced on Monday that it will acquire Switchboard.com and other online directory assets from InfoSpace for $225 million. [more..]

New York - Hearst Magazines announced on Monday that it will acquire RealAge, a site that provides personalized health information. [more..]

Santa Clara, Calif. - Intel announced late on Friday that it will acquire Havok, a developer of software and services used by creators in the game and movie industries, for an undisclosed sum. [more..]

San Francisco - Web 2.0 companies raises more than $464 million during the first half of 2007, the highest half-year total on record for the sector and more than 7% more than in the same period last year, according to a new report from Dow Jones VentureOne and Ernst & Young. [more..]

Shanghai - PPLive, a provider of peer-to-peer-based, Web video distribution services and unit of China's Synacast Media, has raised an estimated $10 to $15 million in its third round of venture capital financing, led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Dragon Venture, RedlineChina reported. [more..]

Maynard, Mass. - RPM Communications, the developer of a mobile blogging service called Utterz, announced on Monday that it has raised $4 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by Morgenthaler Ventures. [more..]

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If DMW’s poll last week is any indication, the high def DVD format war is far from over, blogs Jay Baage. [more..]

Im not an Apple fanboy, but I love me some MacBook, blogs Mark Cuban.
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Rohit Bhargava recommends three sites that instead of ideas, offer tangible real case studies of what brands are doing and how effective it is.
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There are too many one-size-fits-all social networks for having fun and socializing. All play and no work will make a lot of people over 25 wonder why they need one more playground, blogs Scott Karp.
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The photo scandal surrounding Vanessa Hudgens, of High School Musical fame, might have finally hit its peak as new photos surfaced, possibly sealing her fate with Disney [more..]

New York - Digital music retailer eMusic, the second-largest seller behind Apple's iTunes, announced on Monday that it has added over 1,000 downloadable audiobook titles in MP3 format to its catalog. [more..]

San Jose, Calif. - Gaia Online, a virtual world and social network for teens, announced on Monday that it has created a "Council of Economic Advisors" to analyze Gaia's virtual economy, to be headed by Michael Boskin, former chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisors under George H.W. Bush. [more..]

San Francisco - HandHeld Entertainment, a maker of personal media players and operator of digital media content sites, said on Monday that it will repurchase up to 1 million of its outstanding shares under a new buyback program. [more..]

Deerfield Beach, Fla. - Digital music store AmieStreet.com announced on Monday that it has partnered with ringtone distributor Myxer, to offer its artist members the ability to offer variably priced ringtones. [more..]

New York - Viacom's VH1 on Monday announced the launch of "Pop-Up Video To Go," a made-for-mobile TV version of the network series that features graphic factoids that pop onto the screen during music videos. [more..]

Redwood City, Calif. - Attributor Corporation, a provider of Web content monitoring and analysis services, announced on Monday that the Reuters news agency will use its technology to track usage of its content across the Internet. [more..]

Silver Spring, Md. - Freewebs, a developer of website creation and management tools, said on Monday that it has launched a test version of its Paggi social publishing network, allowing users to more easily create social networking pages. [more..]

Los Angeles - Mobile entertainment publisher Airborne Entertainment on Monday announced the launch of "Stewie's Arsenal," a new mobile game based on the character from Fox's animated comedy "Family Guy." [more..]

London - Colin McRae, a World Rally Championship driver perhaps best known to gamers in connection with Codemasters' line of racing video games bearing his name and likeness, was killed this weekend when a helicopter he was piloting crashed in Scotland. [more..]

San Francisco - France-based video game publisher Ubisoft announced on Monday the establishment of its second video game development studio in China. [more..]