Internet Advertising News
- Is Personalization a Bridge Too Far? Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 2:42PMEverything service providers need to do technically to remain an integral part of the value chain in the world of e-commerce and digital content already they can do. Fully committing to this role and getting the rest of the world to come along for the ride is a bigger challenge.
- Plan for Internet at city parks advances Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 2:36PMThe Columbia City Council voted last night to move forward a project to set up wireless Internet accessibility at two city parks. Parks and Recreation staff members worked with local Internet provider iZones on a proposal to install base stations and access points in Flat Branch and Stephens Lake parks. The council approved the purchase of equipment that could cover all of Flat Branch and part ...
- Polls close in less than four hours Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 2:28PMPolls close in less than four hours today for a race that will decide the balance of power in the Senate. Stay tuned to the Times through the evening for election results.
- Commissioners breeze through brief agenda Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 2:24PMThe Grady County Commissioners breezed through a short agenda at their regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 1. To start, the board voted to approve a request by Grady County Treasurer Robin Burton to submit bids for four properties owned by the county.
- The burning question: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 2:13PMNielsen: Financial services spending off 10 percent The imploding housing market is having a dire effect on ad spending, according to numbers released yesterday by Nielsen.
- UPDATE: Semi overturns, fatality reported on U.S. 150 Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 1:56PMSeveral public safety agencies are on the scene at the 7300 block of U.S. 150 near Galena in Floyd County after a semi-truck reportedly carrying sawdust burst into flames. Officials are reporting at least one fatality.
- Kiwanis Pancake Day is Saturday Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 1:54PMThe Chickasha Kiwanis Club is hosting its annual Pancake Day on Saturday, Dec. 6, at the First Baptist Church on 4th and Colorado from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Guard Dog to Add Cellular Phone Billing Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 1:46PMGuard Dog, Inc. (Pink Sheets:GRDO) announced today a new contract that will allow and enable billing on cellular phones.
- Ripe Digital Expands Online Advertising & Tuesday, December 2, 2008 @ 1:45PMRipe Digital hires leading executive in digital ad sales to head NYC sales office, Joey Jodar.
- Microsoft may buy Yahoo search biz for $20 bn Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 8:46PM‘But there is no intention of Microsoft tabling another takeover bid’. Software major Microsoft is in discussions to buy the online search business of Yahoo for about $20 billion, media report says. A few months back, Yahoo had spurned a takeover bid from Microsoft worth more than $47 billion.
- Rich digital channels still untapped in Thailand Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 8:44PMThai marketers are aware of digital marketing but many are not brave enough to use it, according to Kent Wertime, the president of OgilvyOne Asia.
- Illinois takes to MySpace to discourage drunken driving Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 8:38PMSPRINGFIELD — The state is taking an upcoming advertising campaign to discourage drunken driving to the popular social networking Web site MySpace.
- The story of a family newspaper Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 8:38PMThe first issue of the Tulsa Daily World appeared on the afternoon of Sept. 14, 1905. The banner across the top of the front page declared: “Tulsa, Chosen Home of Prosperity and Opportunity, is a Busy City in a Busy Universe.” The paper cost 5 cents per copy.
- Police launch drink drive campaign Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 8:27PMPolice forces across the UK will step up their fight against drink and drug drivers as part of a new campaign in the run up to Christmas.
- Media briefs: AAP wields the axe, UK papers unite Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 8:24PMThe Vine goes out on a limb ... local content king ... Microsoft/Yahoo deal a dud
- Small businesses find silver linings in downturn Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 7:42PM NEW YORK - An economic downturn, while fraught with pain and problems for so many small businesses, can also have some upsides for companies. Some are to be expected — a tough economy motivates businesses to find new ways to work more efficiently — while others are serendipitous, coming in the form of opportunities for expansion.
- Local Pillars, Auto Dealerships Teeter as Big Three Decline Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 6:13AMAny government help will probably come too late for thousands of dealers whose sales are evaporating along with consumer confidence and credit.
- Yankee Trader, Weichert unite Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 5:19AM SEABROOK BEACH and#8212; Brokers Katherine Macgregor and Kara Schaake, partners in ownership of Yankee Trader Realtors, have announced that the 50-year-old New Hampshire company is now an independently owned and operated franchise with Weichert Real Estate...
- Area Sports: November 30, 2008 Sunday, November 30, 2008 @ 4:56AMView P-R Frontpage: Click on the image of the Press-Republican frontpage to view our frontpage archives. Subscribe: Click here to receive a subscription to the Press-Republican for as little as $13.00 per month.
- Brisk Black Friday sales at Mason City retailers Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:44AM MASON CITY — Jammed parking lots, long lines, busy stores and traffic more reminiscent of a Saturday afternoon in Mason City than the wee hours of the morning greeted bargain hunters on the day after Thanksgiving.
- BT could be prosecuted over secret Phorm trial Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:20AM Crown Prosecution Service gathers evidence An internal BT document leaked in June showed BT conducted a two-week test involving 18,000 subscribers in September and October 2006 but did not inform those users. Privacy activists have suggested the trials violated wiretapping laws and posed data security and privacy concerns. BT maintains no laws were broken.
- Online Shopping Is Better Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:03AMMost Fools think shopping online is cheaper. But did you know you also have more legal rights online than you do buying from a shop?
- Area Sports: Nov. 25, 2008 Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 11:38PMView P-R Frontpage: Click on the image of the Press-Republican frontpage to view our frontpage archives. Subscribe: Click here to receive a subscription to the Press-Republican for as little as $13.00 per month.
- CARLSBAD: Tourism group plans to spend $350,000 on promotion efforts Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 11:34PMCARLSBAD ---- The group that represents Carlsbad hotel owners expects to sign off next month on a $350,000 campaign to entice more tourists to stay in this coastal town.
- Forecaster lops 10 pct off 2009 online ad estimate Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 11:31PMSAN FRANCISCO -- A marketing research firm is dimming its Internet advertising outlook for the next four years, the latest sign of the more austere times looming for the high-tech sector.
- TiVo Dials Up Mobile DVR Site Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 11:31PMTiVo will let subscribers set DVR recordings from any Internet-enabled cell phone in the company’s latest attempt to distinguish its service from cable or satellite DVRs.
- Forecaster lops 10 pct off 2009 online ad estimate Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 11:27PMA marketing research firm is dimming its Internet advertising outlook for the next four years, the latest sign of the more austere times looming for the high-tech sector. In revisions made Tuesday, eMarketer estimates U.S. advertisers will spend $25.7 billion on the Internet next year - about $2.7 billion, or 10 percent less, than a forecast from just three months ago. The more sobering ...
- Hot, but not off the press Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 11:13PMIn the fast-paced world of celebrity news, stars are increasingly turning to their own websites and blog postings to talk about themselves in a do-it-yourself approach to managing their public images.
- Keep strobe light in case of emergency Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 11:12PMDear Heloise: I read the column about the reader who lives in a hilly, wooded area and the dilemma of an ambulance finding a house in that kind of area. We, too, live in a remote, wooded area, on a lake.
- Social networkers less receptive to ads: IDC Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 11:12PMFRAMINGHAM, USA: More than half of the US consumers with Internet access use social networking services (SNS), such as Facebook and MySpace, and penetration will continue to grow.
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- Census Bureau testing for employment in New Albany Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 11:26AMThe Census Bureau will begin employment testing, Nov. 24-25, at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corp. Administrative Services Building along Grant Line Road.
- Vana Blue, Inc. Has Entered into Final Negotiations to Take over a Medium-Sized Media Company Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 11:26AM PHOENIX----Vana Blue, Inc. , has entered into final negotiations, on a take-over of a medium-sized media company. The company has produced over $23M in revenues from advertising clients in a single year.
- Drop off points listed for Fayette Toy Fund Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 11:05AMMaps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more...
- Evolving The Online Playing Field Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 11:05AMLive streaming of sporting events on the Internet is providing new opportunities for fans as well as networks, leagues, Internet providers and even advertisers. But the platform also faces some challenges, in terms of rights issues and differing business models.
- Nudist destinations remain a sunny spot in the travel industry Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 10:59AMNudist destinations still in the pink as a travel segment Perhaps encouraged by the discreet nature of Internet travel inquiries and the abundance of anonymous message boards, nudist destinations continue to be a sunny spot in an otherwise cloudy travel industry.
- Internet Shopping Sites Wage War For Customers Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 10:51AMBoth retailers and e-tailers are already advertising steep discounts to lure in holiday shoppers.
- Smoke forces Plattsburgh theater evacuation Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 7:25PMPLATTSBURGH — The eight theaters at Regal Cinemas at Champlain Centre were evacuated as District 3 firefighters reported visible smoke at about 7:15 p.m. Sunday.
- Andrew Keen: Brown’s online Beast begins to roar ahead Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 6:29PM It’s taken some time, but finally Tina Brown, the grande dame of the Anglo-American media, has gone digital. On 6 October, Brown – the former editor of the New Yorker, Tatler and Vanity Fair magazines and the author of last year’s best-selling The Diana Chronicles – launched a new web-only publication called the Daily Beast (www.dailybeast.com), after the Fleet Street newspaper in Evelyn ...
- Census participation sees largest decline in 17 years Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 6:19PMMore than four per cent of Canadians missed in 2006 census, whose numbers determine federal transfer payments, voting districts
- Internet fraudsters beat the crunch Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 6:02PMInternet fraud is becoming a “recession-proof economy” with all the sophistication of a legitimate business model, according to a report published on Monday.
- 3 pensioners made govt bloggers Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 5:58PMTEMERLOH: The Pahang government has appointed three pensioners as bloggers to counter slanderous comments and allegations posted on the Internet.
- Foundation Starts Health Policy News Service Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 5:23PMThe Kaiser Family Foundation is seeking to fill a niche left by the decline of the traditional news media.
- Aspirants would do well to learn the art of war tactics Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 12:41PMMany books have been written about power, success, money, strategy and Self-help overall. Some readers have become disciples of these texts, studying them in greater detail in a quest to improve their lives financially, romantically while others read them just for entertainment.
- Hasbro games company celebrates 25th anniversary of Trivial Pursuit Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 12:13PMEAST LONGMEADOW - Robert A. Daviau, of Longmeadow, and his family, like many people, love to play Trivial Pursuit when they get together over the holidays.
- Tractor-trailer rig flips on Interstate Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 12:03PMTraffic was backed up on I-59 southbound lane at the Ellisville exit Saturday morning after this 18-wheeler flipped on the edge of the roadway. Contents of the trailer were off-loaded onto another trailer. Three large wreckers were on hand to upright the rig. No other details were available.
- In this Issue Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 11:21AMWeather Worsens About two months after closing its sale to NBC Universal, The Weather Channel is paring down its workforce. more » » » ESPN Continues Its Rights Scoring Spree With BCS Acquisition ESPN continued adding to its sports rights collection last week, reaching a comprehensive, four-year pact to bring the Bowl Championship Series games to cable, beginning in 2011.
- TorrentAds: Advertising Purely in P2P Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 9:10AM As we’ve all learned, BitTorrent traffic has grown so large over the years that it has created enormous worry in the media world about lost revenue. And no doubt those concerns are legitimate. Yet it can also be said that the P2P space has grown so large that the panoply of sites which make up the space register many, many millions of page views each month. And anyone with a basic ...
- History in Motion tour to Manistee Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 9:08AMThe History in Motion chartered tours will visit Manistee on Dec. 6 for its Victorian Old Christmas Weekend celebration.
- Power project will generate jobs too Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 7:15AMSHAMOKIN — Northumberland County’s FUTURES (Fossil Underwriting Technology to Use Renewable Energy) program moved one step closer to the present last Wednesday night, when it was announced that construction of an alternative energy plant located in the Coal Township-SEEDCO Industrial Park could begin in April.
