Sen. Barack Obama has broke a new barrier last week: he became the first presidential candidate to place campaign ads in online video games.

Though viruses and spam are nothing short of ubiquitous on the Web, the Georgia Institute of Technology Information and Security Center (GTISC) recently reminded consumers of the inevitable overflow of these troubles into the mobile realm.

When major changes happen in the markets, The Wall Street Journal Online will generally send out email alerts. One of those came yesterday shortly after the close of the market. It said, "The Dow Jones Industrial...

Earlier this month, our writing travels brought us to Denver, home to Liberty Media, a holding company that not many in the direct response space will know by name, but whose principal businesses and assets it...

So, here we are in the middle of economic turmoil. Every medium you watch, listen to or read is full of the economy’s downward spiral.

The industry is buzzing with meeting requests, party invites and last minute travel plans. Yes, it’s that time of year again for Ad:Tech NY. While it’s easy to get swept away with the excitement of the show, it's important to establish a plan to make the most out of each and every trade show.

Recent figures released by Efficient Frontier show that the “Total Finance” category’s average cost-per-click (CPC) in the U.S. has dropped nearly 23 percent from August to September.

Brookstone Inc. posted a net loss of $10.4 million for the third quarter, compared to a net loss of $10.2 million in the prior year.

Yahoo Inc. expects to lay off about 10% of its workforce or about 1,500 people this quarter as it posted net income of $54.3 million for the third quarter, a steep drop from $151,286 in the prior year.

Akamai Technologies Inc. will acquire Acerno, an online marketing research firm, for $95 million. The transaction is expected to close this quarter.