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  • Eyes Wide on the Internet

    How could I get tired of advertising seminars or conferences? Not only can I count on scoring enough pens, pads, and doo-dads to last me until the next one, but I usually end up learning my field of work, too. The Eyes on the…

  • Shout it: Save Our Net Neutrality!

    Working in online advertising has familiarized me with some of the larger issues that affect our industry and, ultimately, the way we use the Internet. Not the least of which is the subject of net neutrality that’s been in the news…

  • VendareNetblue – Before they were one, Part 1

    Almost reminiscent of movie releases where studios carefully plan out their launch dates to maximize their exposure, you can almost imagine the behind the scenes dialogue of this week’s Internet studio blockbuster. Last week…

  • VendareNetblue – Before they were one, Part 2

    In Part 1 of this week’s Digital Trends we cover the history of Vendare, a company that went from tens of millions of dollars annually to breaking one-hundred million dollars four years later. The company grew through smart…

  • Dell Offers Incentives Via Online World Cup Game

    Consumers in the U.K. could score thanks to a Dell promotion tied to the World Cup Tournament underway in Germany.

  • 360Solutions – Hotbar + 180Solutions

    In March of this year Claria, originator and pioneer of the modern adware landscape, made the intriguing announcement that they planned to exit the adware business. They weren’t giving up tracking user behavior and serving…

  • The Funding of Adware

    In several past articles, I have often compared Adware to Email, two highly lucrative areas of Internet marketing whose unfettered growth ultimately led it to the brink of collapse. Similar to the complaints against email marketing…

  • SPOTLIGHT ON… Rick Raddatz from AudioGenerator

    – Meet Rick Raddatz, who put audio on the web for increasing website conversion
    – Find out his partnership strategy
    – Discover how to make software services popular for consumers

  • TicketsNow and StubHub Cleaning up Ticket Resale

    Ticket scalping has been a practice that was never highly regarded and involved many risks for buyers. However, the Internet may play a major role in altering the face of ticket reselling. Two sites offer answers to the problems…

  • Online Advertising Revenue Continues Growth

    According to the most recent report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers, Internet ad revenue climbed to $3.864 billion for the first quarter of 2006. This is a 38% increase from last year’s first…