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Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Geotargeting: Next Step In Online Advertising?

Geotargeting is basically a way to regionalize ads on websites, cashing in on people in certain areas with certain available goods. Advertising ski gear to people living in Aspen won’t boost revenue, but advertising ski gear to people in the plains or desert areas may do so. >>

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Platform Gives Advertisers Control

A new company is hoping to cash in on the user generated content craze with their own platform, said to give advertisers control of the space. >>

Monday, October 09, 2006

Online Ad Budgets Dropping

A new report from Blackfriars Communications indicates that only 16% of marketing budgets will go to online advertising this year. This includes email advertising campaigns, display ads and Internet media spending. >>

Monday, October 09, 2006

Voters Turning To Internet For Information

United States voters are showing high confidence in the Internet as a way to learn more about political candidates. As Election 2006 draws near, one survey says more than 25% of voters are using the Internet to learn more about candidates – that is more than any other information medium. >>

Friday, October 06, 2006

Holiday Forecast Looks Bright for Marketers

Forget the Halloween candy right now consumers want Christmas goodies instead. With a little more than 3 weeks until Halloween, marketers are predicting a good holiday season – based on consumer wants. >>

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Yahoo! Launches Mobile Search Listings

Yahoo! is testing paid-search ads for mobile customers in the United States and United Kingdom. The testing is in the beta phase so far. The company already has a niche in the mobile market with mobile sponsored searches. >>

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Study Shows Online Ad Spending Up

A new study out from the International Advertising Bureau shows that online advertising spending is up more than 40% in Britain for the first half of 2006. >>

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

New Software Makes Multi-tasking Simple

AOL’s launch today of new software OpenRide is a new way for online users to surf, search and spend – all at the same time. The free beta version is optimized for broadband use. >>

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

ICANN Reaches Deal on More Freedom with US Department Of Commerce

The US government is giving the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) more freedom. The corporation's three year contract had run out and the US Department of Commerce begrudgingly granted it more freedom over the next three year period. >>

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Technology: The New Generation Gap

Remember a time when your parents screamed at you because of your choice of music? It was the generation gap of the past, in the present, technology is the generation gap – and online marketers must figure out new ways to bridge the gap or risk seeing revenues decline. >>

Monday, October 02, 2006

Are Boomers Next Cash Cow?

Monster.com’s founder has launched a new web portal, geared strictly to baby boomers, and investors are taking notice. The largest constituency on the web, so far elders have been an untapped market, and it appears, one that is ripe for advertisers. >>

Friday, September 29, 2006

Amazon’s Recently Launched Video Site Unbox Has Problems

Amazon.com launched its version of online video sharing less than a month ago. Already now the industry sources, including a PC-World staff blog, are reporting the service is suffering substantial teething problems. >>

Friday, September 29, 2006

MySpace Will Be Worth USD15 Billion in Three Years

A US investment house claims that social networking website MySpace will have accumulated a value of USD15 billion within three years. >>

Friday, September 29, 2006

Standards Group Developed For PPC Realm

A standards group has been created by Click Forensics to develop pay-per-click quality standards for the search marketing industry. >>

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Research Finds Companies Can Tell Surfers Apart

After the uproar over AOL releasing three months worth of search data, a research paper indicates that online content providers and e-tailers can indeed identify surfers from their browsing history. However, depending on the use of the information, identification could actually help users. >>

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