Advertisers and networks about to tussle over new tech [FishbowlLA]
On Monday, Nielsen Media will start tracking DVR usage. Which means that advertisers and networks are going to have to figure out how much DVR eyeballs are worth.

ESPN Executive, Harvard Law Grad Named ABC News Now Correspondent [TVNewser]
Rob Simmelkjaer was named correspondent for ABC News Now, Michael Clemente announced.

Your Thoughts on Author/Critic Spats [Galleycat]
Yesterday, we asked you if it was kosher to assign a book review to somebody if the author of that book had previously panned the reviewer's earlier work. And you don't seem to have any problem with it.

Novak: The Encore [FishbowlDC]
Bob Novak wants to give CNN one last Christmas present before getting on his sleigh (On Hannity! On O'Reilly! On Shepherd! On Kristol!) and heading over to FOX News.

BREAKING: Johnny Damon is still hairy (do not believe your eyes or the New York Post) [FishbowlDC]
The New York Post gets itself in a lather (hee) on the back page imagining what Johnny Damon will look like as a clean-cut Yank, but it's only on the inside that it reports that said shearing actually has not happened.

Put Your Title to the Test [MBToolbox]
The folks at Lulu kidnapped some scientists and forced them to quit working on actual things and figure out the probability of popularity of books based on their titles.

House & Home, Totally En Fuego [Unbeige]
Something must have gotten into the editors over at the Gray Lady -- fresh air, perhaps? -- because today's House & Home is absolutely en fuego in a way it's almost never been before.