Business news for Mon, 24 Dec 2007 & with word web. 9 news.

The Economist is reaching out to readers in a digital way. The U.K.-based magazine is creating a social network, part of its efforts to beef up its Web site.

Filtering, etiquette questions arise as Web access comes to planes.

As ESPN the Magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary, ESPN is set to expand its youth-publishing operations with the purchase of SchoolSports Inc., which publishes Rise and Girl, both targeting high-school-age athletes. The terms of the deal, which also included the Rise Web site, Risemag.com and its high-school basketball event business, were not disclosed.

Our lawmakers can barely keep up with the ever-evolving landscape of the Web. Here's what you need to know NOW about regulation.

[Spirits] The first priority of Jim Beam's new holiday Web site is to strengthen the brand, but the spirits maker might sell a few extra bottles this holiday season as well, thanks to a unique feature that allows users to create their own personalized Jim Beam labels.

Saudi Arabia plans to establish a sovereign wealth fund that may exceed US$900 billion, which would likely be the largest in the world, the Financial Times reported on its Web site without naming sources.

As long as there's been a Web, John Battelle has been near the center of it. Managing editor of Wired magazine and later CEO of the company that published the Industry Standard, Battelle was an essential figure at the digital world's two most iconic...

Airlines, providers learned lessons from Boeing's experience Airlines and service providers seeking to deliver high-speed Internet services to passengers say they have learned from Boeing Co.'s 2006 decision to pull the plug on its ambitions to outfit its planes with a similar service.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will broadcast her 50th annual Christmas message on video-sharing Web site YouTube as well as on TV.