Good news for new media and "alternative" people: according to PQ Media, spending on alternative media strategies surged 16.4% in the first half of 2006 to an estimated $53.37 billion. Read more on Mediapost...

The avatars invasion! For users and for brands it's time to create an animated online version of themselves. A good way to make money out of user generated content? Read more on Washington Post...

The Computer is Personal Again" campaign... a new campaign by HP commented today on ClickZ.