Amazon.com generated $3.02 billion in sales during first quarter 2007, up from $2.28 billion a year ago. The online retailer attributed $84 million of the gain to favorable foreign currency exchanges.
After two years of development, Web video guide Channels.com recently launched, with the goal of being a central hub for viewers and programmers alike. E-Centric recently talked with Sean Doherty, founder and CEO of the Palo Alto, CA-based company, to find out why he thinks his site will help boost the profile of advertiser supported…
Frucall allows consumers to do a price check instantly from their mobile phone. The service recently introduced a new advertising platform, Frucall SmartAds, which imbeds targeted ads into the calls.
EPOIA Interactive Studios, LLC has launched PodshowCreator's ContentPay, a new service in conjunction with Amazon.com's Associates program. The service enables podcasters to earn revenue with a customizable storefront showcasing Amazon.com products relevant to the content of the podcast.
Two former executives from the music Web site SpiralFrog.com Robin Kent and Lance Ford have founded Digital Rebel, a new interactive services advertising agency with a mission to promote ad supported Web sites that offer music downloads.
A consumer privacy watchdog has officially requested that the Federal Trade Commission investigate Google's planned acquisition of online ad firm DoubleClick and either impose protections on the collection and use of consumer data or block the sale.
A U.S. judge has refused to dismiss a long-standing suit against Google's use of trademarked terms as keyword triggers for delivering pay-per-click ads in search results.
A quarterly report by a company that audits pay-per-click advertising using a network of volunteer marketers reported last week that 14.8% of clicks across the search marketing industry were fraudulent in Q1 2007.
(Searchline) A little-noticed bill passed by the Utah legislature will let businesses based in that state enter their trademarks into a state registry and police their use as triggers for search marketing to Utah residents.
(Direct) Search power Google announced late Friday that it will pay $3.1 billion in cash to acquire Web ad platform DoubleClick
