Friday Signal: The Week That Is.

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Friday. Were that each day were so filled with promise of an evening spent without worry of alarms in the gray sunrise of a following morning. Wait, what were we talking about again? Ah, yes, Internet marketing, of course. Happy August, Signal readers. To the links:

Analysis: Facebook Ad Sales to Hit $1.2 Billion This Year (AdAge) You don’t pass a billion unless something is working, in a big way. Facebook has a tiger by the tail. But you can’t just milk a tiger. You have to give it room to run. Next up? The rest of the web.

Apple iAd partners say they’re happy with early results (LA Times) Let’s see if this lasts.

What happened to Yahoo (Paul Graham) ”…they had the most opaque obstacle in the world between them and the truth: money.” Really, Paul can write. And tell a story. And live one.

The numbers don’t lie: Mobile devices overtaking PCs (Fortune) If you were at Web 2 Summit last year, you’d already know this…
Facts about our network neutrality policy proposal (Google Blog) Google attempts to clarify its…compromise with Verizon. It’s set up as “Myth” vs. “Fact.” Of course, the “Facts” are laid out as arguments from Google. That’s not fact, that’s…a position. My big issue is with the definition of “new services that are not Internet services.” That is a major, major problem. What, really, IS an “Internet service”? Amazon? YouTube? Google? GoogleTV?! Read Fred on this.
Active Social Media Users Are Brand Fans (MarketingProfs) I know, dog bites man. But you know you want to use this in a powerpoint at some point, no?
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The FM program of the day is a super secret launch that I wish I could tell you about but am totally stoked about. It’s one reason I was in New York this week. Yeah, this is called a tease. I’ll tell you as soon as I can.

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