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Life Continues for FiLife.com

IAC has finished spinning off four of its businesses into stand-alone companies.  Meanwhile, FiLife.com will continue to grow under the auspices of IAC through a partnership with Dow Jones.  Led by president Dave Kansas, FiLife.com offers tools to help consumers manage their personal finances along with content from the Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch.  FiLife.com is expected to present at the upcoming Finovate2008 on the 14th of October, 2008 and to unveil new website features there.

The Financial Times Delivers Content to Kindles, Amazon's Digital Reading Device

The Financial Times has signed an agreement with Amazon to give readers access to content published by the UK-based paper on their Kindles, Amazon's digital reading device.  For 75 cents per issue or $9.99 per month, daily U.S. editions of the Financial Times will be delivered wirelessly over Amazon's Whispernet service. Kindles are not yet sold in the UK.

The Wall Street Journal Launches News Reader for Smartphones

The Wall Street Journal has launched WSJ.com Mobile Reader, a free wireless application for BlackBerry mobile devices that lets users view headlines, summaries and full articles published by The Wall Street Journal Digital Network — the newspaper's WSJ.com site along with MarketWatch.com, Barrons.com and AllThingsD.com.  The application will also let users pull content from other sources using RSS.

Scottrade Launches Social Networking Site for Investors

Scottrade has officially launched Scottrade Online Community, a new social networking site aimed at its online traders.  Originally released in April to beta testers, the site lets Scottrade customers interact with each other by sharing ideas, strategies and tools through discussion groups and blogs, post videos, and participate in surveys.

Corporate Blogs vs Press Releases: It's All About Reg FD

Reuters' Robert MacMillan has written an article analyzing the press release industry's reaction to a recent Securities and Exchange Commission decision to consider corporate blogs as a primary mechanism for the disclosure of public company information.  The press release industry currently helps public companies meet Reg FD (Regulation Fair Disclosure) by ensuring wide and timely distribution of public company information when disclosed.  The article discusses the opportunity for blog aggregators to parse the blogs and organize the information.  However, we believe that it is more likely that the SEC will issue guidelines for public companies to follow in order to meet Reg FD.

Msnbc.com Partners with Bankrate.com

Msnbc.com has partnered with Bankrate.com to offer its readers access to information about mortgages, home equity lines, car loans and more.  As a part of the arrangement, Bankrate.com will also offer articles written by its team of personal finance writers.

HedgeWorld Makes Staffing Changes, Maintains Online Services

Thomson Reuters has laid off a number of reporters from HedgeWorld, a provider of news and information for the hedge fund industry.  HedgeWorld is expected to continue publishing several newsletters while providing members with access to its online premium news service and service provider directory.