EXTNorthwest Natural Gas tries hand at online advertising (BizJournals)Northwest Natural Gas Co. is the latest local company to venture into online advertising.

Can AOL keep pace? (CNN Money)By our count, AOL has announced four let’s-fix-this-puppy plans in as many years. And almost all of them, despite great hype, have turned out to be fairly modest proposals.

Video Site to Add to Ads (Sun-Sentinel)Buyers of YouTube `channels’ will be able to show their own promos or sell spots to others. After attracting millions of eyeballs with video clips of dancing cats and lip-syncing coeds, YouTube hopes to cash in on its popularity with online infomercials.

Identify the Key & Niche Companies Operating in the World’s Online Advertising Industry (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)DUBLIN, Ireland—-Aug. 21, 2006–Research and Markets has announced the addition of Online Advertising - Global Strategic Business Report to their offering.

Aptimus, Inc. Acquires High Voltage Interactive, a Leading Online Marketing Firm Specializing in Recruitment Solutions (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)Aptimus, Inc. the Point-of-Action(TM) online advertising network today announced the acquisition of Sausalito, California-based High Voltage Interactive, Inc. The acquisition is a significant element of its strategy to bring a new class of transactional advertising to the world’s largest brands.

33 days to Online Profits. How’d you like to wake up tomorrow and say “I have got it” when it comes to making money online?