In CBS Test, Mobile Ads Find Users – New York Times Pssst, hey you! There’s a cheap latte waiting at the coffee shop on the corner! CBS plans to announce on Wednesday that it is trying one of the first serious experiments with cellphone advertising that is customized for a person’s location. Its CBS Mobile unit is teaming up with the social networking service Loopt, which allows its subscribers to track participating friends and family on their mobile phones. The ads will appear on two Web sites that are tailored for mobile devices, CBS Mobile News and CBS Mobile Sports.
[Tsunami Warning – IOC] WCATWC Message PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE – 7.7 TIME – 0214 AKST NOV 15 2006 0314 PST NOV 15 2006 1114 UTC NOV 15 2006 LOCATION – 46.7 NORTH 153.5 EAST – KURIL ISLANDS DEPTH – 21 MILES THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII HAS ISSUED A TSUNAMI WARNING FOR AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. As Japan braces: Tech-related tsunami resources By Paul McNamara on Wed, 11/15/2006 – 8:52am The information and warning systems didn’t always work flawlessly, Japanese officials acknowledge.