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  • AOL to See Shrinkage and Possible Acquisition

    Jonathan Miller, CEO of AOL, indicated last weekend in an interview with German newspaper Die Welt that the company would most likely shrink for the next two years as it makes its transition from a paid-subscription Internet…

  • Video Games, Ads, and Nielsen

    Sony’s PlayStation 3 is set to release in North America on November 17, in Japan on November 11, and in Europe during March of 2007. This is good news not only for gamers who are drooling over the highly anticipated gaming…

  • Google Continues Dominance, Yahoo! Falters

    September was a good month for Google’s search share. It increased its share by 1% from August, hitting the 45.1% mark, according to comScore qSearch. Nielsen//NetRatings was even more optimistic, indicating that…

  • DigitalLife: Where the hard-core gamers and gadget geeks gather.

    DigitalLife is “the ultimate consumer technology, gaming & entertainment event of the year”. The four-day event is dedicated to exposing the digital culture of tomorrow to the consumers of today. Products showcased include…

  • The Un-network Ad Networks

    Last week’s Trends Report “Thinking outside the Banner” focused on the new type of ad network, one whose inventory wasn’t limited to IAB formats. And, in a break with traditional web site based networks, many of these companies…

  • The Unmonetizable

    Almost ten months ago, I made some predictions for what might happen before the close of 2006. Similar to our Trends piece on the un-network ad networks, this particular prediction involves an issue that leaves many ad…

  • Thinking Outside the Banner

    The ad network space has not seen too much activity with respect to investment / acquisition activity. Advertising.com sold several years ago; Fastclick went public then sold to Valueclick. Turn.com raised a decent amount…

  • DMA RELEASES 2006 RESPONSE RATE TRENDS REPORT

    DMA RELEASES 2006 RESPONSE RATE TRENDS REPORT
    Report Covers Seven Media, 19 Industry Categories, 30 Products &
    Services

  • Neverblue Media clicks with online marketers

    Neverblue Media Inc. foursome win BDC’s Young Entrepreneur Award for British Columbia

  • LashBack Launches CAN-SPAM Compliance Monitor

    LashBack Launches CAN-SPAM Compliance Monitor
    Email Marketing’s First Complete Compliance Service