Online ad platform Kontera has rolled out a new platform that will allow for regional targeting of in-text ads placed with their site. Marketers can now target by area code, city, state and even demographic area. >>

Thursday, October 25, 2007

IAB releases guidelines for gaming ad measurement

In-game and online game advertising is quickly growing in popularity with advertisers. Now the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released guidelines for the measurement of gaming ads, making the trend even more feasible for marketers. >>

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Will Facebook's upcoming announcement trump Google's?

Is Facebook looking to steal Microsoft’s thunder? Reports out this week suggest that Facebook will be announcing a new advertising system just one day after Google announces how it will be opening up to developers. >>

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Report: Social networkers are shoppers, too

Social networkers aren't just trying to make friends online. They are also looking for good shopping deals, according to a recent comScore report. The report indicates that about 95% of "heavy" social network users also visited an etailing hub in August. >>

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Nielsen reports drop in ad impressions

From August to September, advertising impressions fell about 16% according to a recent report from Nielsen//Netratings. The falling impression rate was noted in all verticals except two: hardware/electronics and consumer goods. >>

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Honda targets cool moms with craving game

If you were to search for “gossip”, “cupcakes”, “chocolate” or “banana splits”, would you necessarily expect to be directed to a car manufacturer’s site? >>

Friday, October 19, 2007

AdReady Launches New Platform

A new platform has launched that purports to make online advertising much simpler for marketers. The platform is geared to make creating and running online campaigns easier for all business sizes. >>

Friday, October 19, 2007

Social networking sites hard to monetize

Making money from social networking sites could be a lot harder than imagined and would be a real turn-off for users, according to a new study by Parks Associates. >>

Thursday, October 18, 2007

More consumers plan to buy online this holiday season

The number of consumers using the Internet to do their online shopping is forecast to be up slightly from last year, according to a recent National Retail Federation poll. >>

Thursday, October 18, 2007

DoubleClick and Visible World ink video ad deal

DoubleClick and Visible World are teaming up to provide marketers with Dynamic Video, a new feature for DoubleClick Rich Media ads. >>

Thursday, October 18, 2007

ADSDAQ opens to all online publishers

Small publishers now have the chance to make a big impact with online advertising. ContextWeb's ADSDAQ ad exchange has been opened for use by all publishers. >>

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Turmoil in financial markets may effect U.K. marketing spend

Recent turmoil in Britian’s financial markets is likely to have an effect on marketing spending in the U.K., according to NTC Economics’ Q3 2007 Bellwether Report. >>

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Hitwise launches an online targeting tool

Online marketers may get a better glimpse of the consumers logging on to their website with a new tool from Hitwise. The metrics firm has launched a new targeting tool which is said to give marketers behavioral and attitudinal information about users. >>

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