links for 2007-02-05

• Bloggers can make money, but most keep day jobs | csmonitor.com
  "The rise of 'contextual advertising' has created a 21st-century version of royalties."
  (tags: blogs blogging advertising videoblog citizenmedia)
• The GIFT of giving - Yodel Anecdotal
  Yahoo VP & Deputy General Counsel Michael Samway summarises his remarks at a conference hosted by the State Department's "Global Internet Freedom Taskforce " (GIFT) last week. He says it's hard for one company to act alone and calls for "collective action
  (tags: yahoo! freespeech privacy internet humanrights GIFT)
• On being global - Yodel Anecdotal
  This is the blog post in which Samway describes why Yahoo is participating in a multi-stakeholder process to establish global standards for Internet companies on freedom of expression and privacy.
  (tags: internet freespeech privacy humanrights yahoo!)
• China Media Project: Old party press control buzzword takes a back seat in more subtle censorship approach
  David Bandurski analyzes how the Chinese government's media control strategies are getting more subtle and sophisticated.
  (tags: china journalism media censorship)
• Gao Yaojie Holed Up In Henan -Gao Yaojie :: China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
  "AIDS fighter Gao Yaojie reported on her very own blog today that she is being held captive at home in Zhengzhou" (Seems like Sina.com erased her blog post though.)
  (tags: china blogs blogging freespeech humanrights AIDS chineseinternetresearch)
• Despite Official Censorship, More Netizens Are Speaking Up To Support Zhang Yihe :: China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
  "Since author Zhang Yihe published her "My Statement and Position" on Janurary 19, 2007, many intellectuals and ordinary citizens have publicly expressed their support for Ms. Zhang in cyberspace."
  (tags: chineseinternetresearch internet china freespeech censorship)