BizReport : February 24, 2008 - March 1, 2008 Archive

February 24, 2008 - March 1, 2008 Archive

Research | February 29, 2008

comScore: UK rankings released

Travel and career websites saw the biggest increases in unique visitors in January, according to comScore’s recently released rankings of the U.K.'s largest and fastest-growing Internet properties and site categories. >>

Viral Marketing | February 29, 2008

Burst deploys in-banner video ads

Online marketers may want to pay special attention to a new offering from Burst Media. Along with rich media firm PointRoll, Burst has rolled out their video advertising channel which also includes the ability to launch video in banners. >>

Research | February 29, 2008

Is this the time to advertise on media sites?

As American's head deeper into this election year more and more consumers are logging on to news and media websites to stay up to date with primaries and election issues. According to a recent Hitwise report, traffic to US news and media sites increased by nearly one quarter during the third week of February. >>

Advertising | February 29, 2008

CheckM8 allows publishers ad control

Allowing online publishers to conceive of and create their own rich media campaigns is becoming a hot ticket for many ad providers. Publishers and marketers like having the control to create and change campaigns immediately. CheckM8's new platform is one of many which will allow online publishers greater control and access to their online campaigns. >>

Search Marketing | February 29, 2008

Yahoo: Minimum bid price changes

The minimum bid price for search ads on Yahoo is changing, according to a recent post on their Search Marketing blog. >>

Advertising | February 29, 2008

Microsoft boosts ad targeting with YaData deal

Microsoft has agreed to acquire an Israeli behavioral targeting and customer segmentation technology firm to improve its online advertising platform. >>

Advertising | February 28, 2008

DoubleClick brings HD to video ads

Advertisers can now create and deliver rich media video ads in high definition to further captivate audiences, thanks to DoubleClick’s latest feature. >>

Search Marketing | February 28, 2008

Overall Yellow Pages use growing

Yellow Pages directory references rose in 2007, mostly due to increased online activity, found a recent usage report. >>

Internet | February 28, 2008

Video: Ten truths Google used to conquer the internet

Google developed ten key truths about the internet and the way businesses would view it. These realisations were central to the company’s meteoric rise and conquering of the internet, transforming it to the internet we know today. In these two shows, you'll find out what these ten truths are. >>

| February 28, 2008

Video: How to get people to buy

In this show, Amazon bestseller and UK communication guru Andy Bounds reveals two proven ways that will get your message across to other people. >>

Blogs & Content | February 28, 2008

Web 2.0 used by half of enterprises - does it pay off?

That is the question asked by researchers in a new report which found 54% of enterprises and more than 70% of companies with fewer than 500 employees are using blogs, RSS feeds, social marketing and online video to reach out to consumers. >>

Blogs & Content | February 28, 2008

Hearst taps Yahoo! Buzz for content distribution

Content publishers can chalk up a coup for Yahoo. Hearst Magazines Digital Media have tapped into Yahoo! Buzz, a content distribution hub, to serve up their magazine content to users on the web. The Buzz platform allows users to choose what content is the most buzzworthy. >>

Trends & Ideas | February 28, 2008

Hitflip, Oridian form ad swap

A new partnership between Hitflip, the largest DVD and CD exchange in Europe, and Oridian, an international advertising network, could serve up millions of ads to an in-market consumer group. The partnership could drive more traffic to publishers and media the world over. >>

Research | February 28, 2008

U.K. travel websites fail disabled users

A large proportion of online users in the U.K. aren’t being catered for by travel websites, according to new research commissioned by Travolution magazine. >>

Advertising | February 27, 2008

CitySearch, Marchex enter content, advertising partnership

A new content and advertising partnership between IAC's CitySearch and Marchex, a local online ad company, could open up new consumers to both platform. The partnership will distribute CitySearch's content and ads to a new user base and will offer Marchex new content for its network. >>

Advertising | February 27, 2008

WeeWorld allows teens to choose their ads

Teens are an increasingly important demographic for advertisers to consider. According to some reports, teens are some of the greatest influencers, helping parents choose everything from cars to computers. One website allows teens to choose their own advertising, so that the ads displayed on their social networking pages are a reflection of their likes. >>

E-commerce | February 27, 2008

Online shoppers still want privacy

More shoppers continue to log on to the World Wide Web, but many are still leery of giving out too much information. According to a recent Pew Internet and American Life Project report privacy issues are still a huge stumbling block for American online shoppers. >>

Research | February 27, 2008

Visits to magazine websites on the rise

Earlier this month, Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) released data that showed overall traffic to magazine websites grew at over three times that of the rate of growth for overall U.S. Internet traffic. >>

Search Marketing | February 27, 2008

Google beta spends advertisers' budgets

Google has selected various advertisers to participate in a beta for a new AdWords feature that will ensure daily ad budgets are spent. >>

Research | February 27, 2008

Forrester foresees future of music

Could the end of music as we know it be nigh? Forrester Research thinks so. >>

Search Marketing | February 26, 2008

Yahoo opens up search platform

Website owners will soon be able to inject more information into their search results, as Yahoo plans to open up its search platform. >>

Research | February 26, 2008

MarkMonitor: Making headway against brandjacking

Brandjackers continue to abuse online brands using an increasing range of tactics, demonstrates brand protection firm MarkMonitor in its latest report. >>

Research | February 26, 2008

Google brand tops British rankings

The Internet giant has overtaken British mega-brands such as the BBC and British Airways to take the top spot in an annual survey of brand reputation in the U.K. >>

Mobile Marketing | February 26, 2008

Kadoink takes widgets mobile

As more consumers use their mobiles to reach their online social networks, to research local eateries or grab a quick coupon before checking out more advertisers are also taking note and logging to the mobile web with their campaigns. So far, however, those campaigns have been limited to local mobile search or mobile social networking. >>

Research | February 26, 2008

Kelsey Group: Interactive ad revenues to reach $147 billion

A new forecast from the Kelsey Group predicts that interactive advertising isn't going to slow down any time soon. >>

Advertising | February 26, 2008

An ad network for early adopters

Early adopters, those consumers who are among the first to try a new product or service in the technology realm, are a much-wanted demographic for most advertisers. They are even more of wanted commodity if they are also influencers for their family or friend groups. A new advertising network could help target these early adopters. >>

Advertising | February 25, 2008

Microsoft advances ad campaign measurement

Microsoft has announced a new approach to measuring ad effectiveness while giving marketers a more in-depth look at consumer behavior at various stages of interaction. >>

Social Marketing | February 25, 2008

Australians socialize, Americans shop

An international study into the habits of Internet users has thrown up some interesting comparisons between Australians, Britons and Americans. >>

E-commerce | February 25, 2008

British shoppers splash out online

If British shoppers didn’t get what they wanted for Christmas they more than likely joined the online masses who contributed to the growth in Internet sales during January. >>

Search Marketing | February 25, 2008

Search shows early rebound in January

Never far from the headlines, paid search has seen a small decline in recent months, however, that decline appears to be over. At least for now. According to the latest search metrix from comScore, paid search showed a slight increase for the month of January. >>

Advertising | February 25, 2008

Which newspapers are the best investment?

Several studies have shown that the newspaper demographic, both online and offline readers, are many times more educated and have higher earning power. This makes the newspaper reading demographic a good demographic for most marketers, but which newspapers will serve up the greatest return on investment? >>

Research | February 25, 2008

German media attract international visitors

Advertisers may be a bigger bump from consumers that they originally thought by advertising with traditional German media websites. comScore researchers found that more than 30% of the visitors to these websites were international. >>