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Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Google takes OCR to new level

A new world of search could be opened up if Google acts on a recent patent application covering the recognition and use of text contained in images and videos. >>

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

GoFish, MTV to provide premium content

MTV is moving into the online video realm even more than they have been in the past. This week the music video powerhouse announced plans to partner with video provider GoFish to serve premium video content to users in an ad-based platform. >>

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Channel Intelligence, BazaarVoice bring reviews to marketers

Buzz can build big businesses, as many marketers have found. Social networks are one way to build buzz; user reviews are another. A new partnership between Channel Intelligence and BazaarVoice makes it easier for marketers to reach consumers through user reviews. >>

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Advertiser Perceptions: Optimism down for 2008

The forecasts predicting an upswing in online advertising and an increase in budgets may have been a bit off, at least for the first six months of 2008. According to the most recent Advertiser Perceptions survey, advertising executives have doubts about the online spend increasing at high rates this year. >>

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Rich media ad conversion rates in the spotlight

With the increase in all-singing, all-dancing rich media advertising comes the need for marketers to know exactly which creative elements are leading to conversions and identify those that are exit points. >>

Monday, January 07, 2008

Daytime audience for online marketers

The amount of time web users spend online during work hours is astonishing, and one wonders how any work gets done. But, for marketers, it’s an opportunity to target what is being called the “online at work” Internet population. >>

Monday, January 07, 2008

Online holiday spending increases 19%

As of December 27th, online holiday spending for 2007 had reached more than $27.9 billion, in increase of 19% over 2006 and an indication that more consumers are logging on more often to shop. >>

Monday, January 07, 2008

Motorola to launch on-demand mobile television

Forget about phones as conversation pieces. Now it appears that one mobile phone company is betting on television being the next big phone offering. Their new mobile media player allows users to watch live television. >>

Monday, January 07, 2008

Marketing channel offers new opportunity

A new digital marketplace could give advertisers the chance to reach consumers in-market for dental services and products. The NobelVision Network offers original content, news headlines and ads delivered through the Internet to media screens in dental offices. >>

Friday, January 04, 2008

Online music downloads double

Music downloads in the U.K. doubled in the last week of 2007, a much larger increase than expected, the British Phonographic Industry revealed in a recent press release. >>

Friday, January 04, 2008

GroupM: World ad spend rising faster than U.S. ad spend

Though the U.S. ad spend is expected to reach $168 billion in 2008, the global advertising outlook is a bit better according to a recent report from GroupM. The outlook indicates that globally, ads will see a 7% increase to reach more than $479 billion. >>

Friday, January 04, 2008

Wizzard offers dynamic insertion for podcast ads

A new offering from Wizzard Media could have more advertisers taking the podcast seriously. This week the podcast advertising and content aggregator launched a new tool which will dynamically insert ads according to the content of audio and video podcasts. >>

Thursday, January 03, 2008

Americans turn to Internet for entertainment

A recent survey found that many Americans watch television shows online and that many also use their mobile phones for entertainment. >>

Thursday, January 03, 2008

Google Print Ads woo U.K. newspapers

British AdWords clients will soon get the opportunity to bid on ad placements in newspapers as Google enters talks with some of the U.K.’s publishers. >>

Thursday, January 03, 2008

JPMorgan: Search could reach $30 billion in 2008

One of the first forecasts for the new year is out and it reports that online advertising will begin to see a decrease in revenues but online companies will continue to see higher profits than their offline counterparts. Analysts from JPMorgan Chase released an outlook this week which indicates Internet publishers, search engines and ecommerce hubs could grow four time faster than the generalized stock market. >>

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