NewsFeeds 10.27.09

Salary survey: New lawyer pay down, many starts postponed until new year (Virginia Lawyers Weekly)
According to reports by law firms to the National Association of Law Placement, or NALP, and follow-up interviews at some of those firms, starting salaries were as likely to drop as increase from 2008 to 2009.Many large law firms announced that this year’s class of associates wouldn’t start until January – or even later in some cases.

Granby bookended by two vacant parcels (Inside Business)
Battered by a bad economy and construction activity, Granby Street in Norfolk is entering yet another phase.

Google Voice rolls out a new message system (USA Today)
The Internet search giant is expanding its voice application — which lets you use one Google-supplied phone number to manage calls on several phones — to work with your existing cellphone number.

Pulling the TV cord yet staying plugged in (LA Times)
A small but apparently growing number of people are cutting the television service connections from cable satellite and telephone companies in favor of viewing their picks over the computer.

Special Report: Doing Business With No Walls (Entrepreneur)
A computer, a telephone, a personal assistant: The 21st century mobile phone is all of that, and more. Now Entrepreneur offers a guide to fully mobilizing your business–including the best gizmos to get the job done.

Most Controversial Ads of 2009: Consumer Reactions (TheStreet.com)
We are bombarded with advertisements every day, across every medium, but once in a while, an ad makes us stop and take notice. Often times though, it’s for the wrong reason.