Sausalito, Calif. - Former PC World editor-in-chief Harry McCracken on Tuesday announced plans to launch Technologizer, a new independent technology news blog that will be part of online ad network Federated Media Publishing, also home to TechCrunch and GigaOm. FM will also help develop the site in partnership with McCracken, as it did for previous clients WebbAlert and Boing Boing Gadgets.

New York - Digital marketing firm 24/7 Real Media, a unit of WPP, announced on Monday that it has partnered with four major publishers to launch an online B2B advertising network. The BBN network will reach nearly 10 million monthly unique users, consisting of readers at over 200 Web properties from Cygnus Business Media, Nielsen Business Media, Reed Business Information and The McGraw-Hill Companies.

San Francisco - Gay media firm PlanetOut (NASD: LGBT) announced on Thursday that it will sell its publishing business -- which includes the magazines Out and The Advocate -- to fellow gay media firm here Networks for $6 million.

New York - Ziff Davis Enterprise, a publisher of enterprise technology content, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $20 million in new financing from Bessemer Venture Partners.

Boca Raton, Fla. - Penthouse Media Group, the publisher of Penthouse magazine and provider of other "adult entertainment and lifestyle" content, announced on Wednesday that it has filed for its initial public offering of stock to raise an estimated $250 million.

New York - Publisher and event producer Ziff Davis Media announced on Wednesday that it plans to file for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection, and will set aside $24.5 million to fund operations during and after it emerges from the process, expected to conclude this summer. The company, which publishes PC Magazine and Electronic Gaming Monthly magazines, and websites including 1UP.com, said it has also reached an agreement with investors on a restructuring plan to reduce its funded indebtedness.

San Francisco - Publisher IDG on Monday announced the resurrection of The Industry Standard, the Internet economy publication that first launched in 1998 and then shuttered in the wake of the dot-com bubble burst in 2001. The new iteration will be a Web-only publication, and feature both editorial content from a wide range of contributors, and a prediction market where readers can use mock currency to place virtual bets on various technology sector predictions.

Agoura Hills, Calif. - THQ Wireless (NASD: THQI) announced on Monday that it has signed a worldwide licensing agreement with Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA), to exclusively develop and publish Playboy-branded mobile games. The first of the non-nude mobile games featuring bikini-clad models, "Playboy Games: Pool Party," is scheduled for release this summer.

New York - Mansueto Digital, the online arm of the company that publishes INC and Fast Company magazines, on Wednesday announced FastCompany.TV, an online video network that will feature content from the magazine and feature blogger Robert Scoble as its managing director. Scoble's daily video series, ScobleTV, will also be featured on the site, slated to debut in March.

San Francisco - PlanetOut (NASD: LGBT), the publisher of gay magazines The Advocate and Out and operator of websites including Gay.com, announced on Tuesday that it has retained Allen & Company to assist in the exploration of strategic alternatives, including a possible sale of the company.

New York - A federal appeals court has overturned an agreement between freelance writers and publishers over compensation for works reproduced electronically, saying that the court has no jurisdiction in the matter, The New York Times reported.

New York - Hearst Magazines Digital Media on Wednesday announced the full-scale launch of TheDailyGreen.com, "a new, comprehensive one-stop eco-resource for environmental news, tips and information." Originally unveiled in a beta version on Earth Day 2007, the full-format version of TheDailyGreen.com is "a mash-up between a mainstream media site and a grassroots, blog-based, community-centric site," the company announced. The site features tools for localized content, video, flipbooks, promo players, blogs and more. TheDailyGreen.com has also teamed up with MSN to provide content to its recently launched MSN Green channel, Hearst said.

New York - Rolling Stone magazine has posted a digital version of the entire last issue of its 40th Anniversary series online, complete with links inside the editorial content to RealNetworks' (NASD: RNWK) Rhapsody digital music service. The full-issue digital version is a first for the magazine, and will remain available for the next two weeks.

Washington - Jeremy Brosowsky, the founder and former publisher of Washington Business Forward magazine, has launched a new Internet media company called Brijit with financial backing from several high-profile technology and media executives.

Washington - The National Geographic Society, one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations, said that it has launched a new Global Media group composed of its magazine, book publishing, television, film, music, radio, digital media and maps units.

London - U.K. consumer magazine publisher IPC Media, a unit of Time Warner, announced on Monday that it has acquired product review website TrustedReviews.com, for an undisclosed sum.

San Francisco - PlanetOut, a media company focused on the LGBT community, announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its RSVP Vacations unit to Atlantis Events, a company that offers all-gay cruise, resort and tour packages.