links for 2008-05-01

• Interview with Google's Eric SchmidtGoogle gaining traction in cloud-computing services, says chief executive. Source: CNBC
• AT&T to introduce TV service for mobileAT&T plans to launch a mobile television service next week, following in the footsteps of rival Verizon Wireless, even as skeptics question whether there is consumer demand for such mobile broadcast-style programming. Source: Wall Street Journal
• Times Online to join forces with WSJ to monetise US readershipTimes bosses believe there are opportunities to cross-sell advertising between the two newspaper sites in a strategy that would strengthen both brands. Source: New Media Age
• Chris Anderson on fewer jobs and a smaller news mediaProfessional media needs to work out how to build on the deficiencies of the amateur internet, says Wired editor-in-chief. Source: Journalism.co.uk
• Xobni walks away from a Microsoft dealEmail start-up has walked away from a rumoured $20m Microsoft deal. Source: TechCrunch
• Cliq offers free downloads for a day to radio listenersNews Media Digital media Cliq gives radio listeners free downloads Jemima Kiss theguardian.com, Thursday May 1 2008 Article history UBC Media's music service Cliq is offering free downloads to listeners of five UK radio stations as part of a 24-hour
• Looking for work on FacebookWith a looming recession, social-networking sites are becoming platforms from which to network for job leads, to forge professional contacts or even to announce to friends that you are out of work. Source: New York Times
• BBC's OPML feed of podcastsThe BBC has published a combined feed for all its podcasts. Source: BBC Radio Labs Blog
• YouTube's profitability is Google's priority, says eric SchmidtGoogle's top priority this year is to make money off its YouTube video-sharing site, chief executive Eric Schmidt said in a TV interview that sent Google's shares up 4.7%. Source: Reuters
• Websites go crazy tracking urban eccentricsA new breed of local websites use social networks, citizen reporting, mapping mashups and a healthy dose of humour to chronicle internet celebrities. Source: Wired
• Virgle.com - how Google and Virgin forgot a domainIs there a hidden story behind that April Fools spoof? Source TechCrunch UK
• Here's the story of a worried workforce...So, reportedly Microsoft will have a town hall meeting for its employees today, in which execs will undoubtedly face questions about the still-unresolved Yahoo takeover battle. Source: AllThingsD
• LinkedIn selling ads for $75 CPMThe site's average user is 41 and makes $110,000. Source: Silicon Alley Insider
• Online music services could pay $100mTime Warner Inc's AOL unit, RealNetworks and Yahoo could stand to pay up to $100m in royalties owed to thousands of songwriters and publishers, after a federal judge established a formula for determining the payments. Source: Reuters