Industry Watch Aug, 09

1. Wall Street Journal gunning for LinkedIn: Go here http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/30/wall-street-journal-creating-new-linkedin-killer-called-wsj-connect/

2. Twitter offers crash course for businesses: http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/23920.asp

3. Burger King’s Apology for Hindu Goddess Ad is not the first of its kind: http://industry.bnet.com/advertising/10002906/burger-kings-apology-for-hindu-goddess-ad-is-not-the-first-of-its-kind/

4. Twitter now BLOCKING bad URL’s: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136218/Update_Twitter_now_blocking_bad_URLs_but_imperfectly?source=rss_news

5. Google’s Schmidt resigns from Apple board: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136185/Google_s_Schmidt_resigns_from_Apple_s_board