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Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Chinese adopt Web 2.0 faster than Americans

Blogs to Podcasts, online users in China are adopting Web 2.0 interfaces faster than their American counterparts. According to a recent NetPop report user-generated content impacts 58% of Chinese purchases but only about 19% of American purchases. >>

Monday, November 05, 2007

MySpace to announce new ad platform

The MySpace business model continues to evolve, and today the social networking site is due to announce a new advertising platform to allow better targeting of MySpace members. >>

Monday, November 05, 2007

Facebook to unveil shopping service to its network

Users log on to social networks to make friends. Now those connections could impact how an etailer or product will fair online. That is because Facebook is set to unveil a shopping tab within its social network that would allow users to share product information and where they purchased products within the network. >>

Monday, November 05, 2007

Surveys put gift cards top of gift lists

A couple of recent surveys indicate that gift cards will be the favorite choice for consumers and retailers alike. >>

Friday, November 02, 2007

Audiences increase but revenue slows for newspapers

Newspapers are taking another hard hit according to a recent report from the Newspaper Association of America. According to the report audience numbers are up both online and in print but revenue has seen another lag. >>

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Study: Showing in context ads more efficient

A new study is out that indicates advertising in context is much more efficient than showing ads out of context. According to the Online Testing eXchance ads that are contextually relevant to the content on a webpage outperform ads that are not relevant. >>

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Over-50s get social online

Thousands of over-50s have signed up for an online social networking site from the holiday and insurance company, Saga. >>

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Social marketing will outpace traditional ads by 2012

Here is another reason to invest in social media and conversational marketing: according to a recent study by TWI Surveys, Inc., social marketing efforts will outpace traditional marketing by 2012. >>

Thursday, November 01, 2007

AOL gives users behavioral targeting lesson

AOL expands on Tacoda's existing online campaign to educate their users on the use of behavioral targeting in advertising, and the benefits associated with it. >>

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Google ad revenue outstrips ITV1

Google’s Q3 advertising revenue, in the U.K., has overtaken that of a major British commercial television company. >>

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Clearspring's Launchpad makes widgets simple

Widgets are becoming a huge force in online marketing. Now a new platform from Clearspring Technologies is said to make widget building simple and economical for online advertisers. >>

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

AdBrite to sell ads on Facebook apps

Microsoft may have the exclusive when it comes to display advertising on Facebook, but application developers on the social network can choose to accept ads or sponsorships from whoever they like. >>

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Business travel will drive rate increases for travel industry

Online marketers may want to pay more attention to the business traveler in 2008. According to the recent Global Business Travel Forecast from American Express, business travel needs will surpass the supply, driving rate increases in all sectors. >>

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Online holiday shopping may exceed $33 billion

Marketers may want to get those holiday campaigns ready early. According to a recent Forrester Research report, the online retail shopping spend will reach $33 billion in the US, an increase of more than 20% over 2006 holiday shopping revenue. >>

Monday, October 29, 2007

Publisher uses viral marketing to promote new book

Publisher Random House Canada has come up with an unusual way of promoting a new book using the Internet and the power of Web 2.0. >>

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