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Aussie Court Gives Samsung Galaxy Tab The All-Clear But Is It Too Late?

A reversal of fortunes, of sorts, for Samsung in its ongoing case against Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) in Australia: today, an appeals court unanimously decided that it can go ahead with sales of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, possibly as soon as Friday. But even with sales getting the all-clear, some analysts seem to have already written off the device as an also-ran.

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The Morning Lowdown 11-30-11

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:

»  FTC Announces 20 Year Privacy Deal With Facebook, Asks To Be ‘Liked’ (paidContent)

»  Bets on Spotify’s news – radio: (Strategy Eye) / enhanced API (WSJ). We are at the announcement later… (paidContentUK’s Robert Andrews)

»  Comparing The New Aggregators, Part 2 (paidContent)

»  Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) Bidders Come in at $16.50 to $17.50, With Plan to Keep Jerry Yang (AllThingsD)

»  Gannett’s First-quarter furloughs just announced; unpaid time off will be fifth big round since ‘09 (Jim Hopkins’ GannettBlog)

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Prometheus Execs Make Their Exodus, As Billboard Searches For Direction

Over the past few weeks, as Prometheus Global Media, the owner of b-to-b trade magazines Adweek, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and Back Stage, has continued to find the right formula for its various titles, the company has seen a number of top executives exit, suggesting that the changes in design and focus have left many staffers uncertain about the direction of the business, especially at Billboard, which is in the midst of a revamp.

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USA Today Acquires Mixed-Martial Arts Site MMAjunkie

USA Today is continuing to try to build up its digital side, as the print business struggles on, with another purchase designed to appeal to younger sports fans. The Gannett (NYSE: GCI) flagship has acquired MMAJunkie.com for an undisclosed price and will join USAT’s other online add-ons, action sports social net BNQT.com and Schedule Star, which runs athletic community site HighSchoolSports.net.

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Disney Buys Mom Blog Network Babble Media

The Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) Company is expanding its interactive division’s “parenting portfolio” with the acquisition of mom blog network Babble Media. According to the press release, obtained by AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher, five-year-old Babble brings with it 200 mom bloggers, who will be “infused” with Disney’s existing “evergreen content” from its other Moms and Family offerings.

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About Group’s Repair Efforts Continue Without Nisenholtz’s Watchful Eye

Martin Nisenholtz, who is retiring at the end of the year as the New York Times (NYSE: NYT) Company’s SVP of digital operations, managed a portfolio that included much more than the flagship newspaper site. He was also known for his close watch over the About Group, which has been working to reverse a series of revenue declines over the past year. The loss of Nisenholtz’s careful supervision will be one more thing the guide site will have to contend with next year.

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The Truth About Amazon Publishing

Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) isn’t exactly lacking for praise these days, and much of it is deserved. The company has revolutionalized digital publishing: Its Kindle sparked the e-book boom, its e-book store has the widest selection of titles online, and its easy-to-use publishing platform have made self-publishing a legitimate and lucrative option for some authors.

Recently, though, Amazon has been getting credit for things it hasn’t achieved yet.

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AOL’s Armstrong: ‘Benefits Are Coming Into View’

AOL (NYSE: AOL) CEO Tim Armstrong offered a much more triumphant sounding note when he began the Q3 earnings call, seeking to convince long-suffering investors that his plan at turning around the company were finally “coming into view.” He pointed to the lift from integrating the big traffic driver Huffington Post as well as the roll out of more mobile content and the continued expansion of hyperlocal efforts around its Patch network.

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AOL Arrests Revenue Declines As Global Display Remains Up

AOL (NYSE: AOL) certainly went into Q3 with lowered expectations and it appeared to have beaten those benchmarks, as global display advertising grew for the third consecutive quarter and total revenues were down only 6 percent, the smallest decline in five years.

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Yahoo Buys Interclick Amid Consolidation Of Ad Data Providers

Yahoo’s announcement that it is acquiring data management platform interclick for $270 million comes amid a wave of ad tech deals, which are mostly centered on building up larger advertising and publishing companies’ social and behavioral analytics. It’s become increasingly clear, as this acquisition shows, that when it comes to online advertising, data is king.

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