The shadows of the recession have not avoided the Internet.

While media advertising in general has slumped in the past 12 months (specifically with print and TV), online ad spending also fell, according to a recent study.

For the first six months of 2009, online spending fell 5.3%.

Here's the link (with paid account) at the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125475840604964955.html?mod=djemTECH