Online Advertising

Online Business Marketing Using Your Business Card

Tue, 26 May 2009 23:18:58 -0500

TheCardBoard is a recently launched Web site for business networking, enabling small businesses, sales professionals and others to instantly share business cards in an easily searchable venue. TheCardBoard, a next-generation business networking site for professionals, extends the concept of the business card, transforming it into a powerful Web 2.0 tool.

What May Have Caused Google Slow Down, Outage

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:46:57 -0500

Google had some problems this morning. It was slow, in some places Google was down and the outage was on and off. According to NY Times Google has already confirmed that there has been some outage this morning, but what may have caused it?

Ad click-through rate lower than previously thought

harminka — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:58:19 -0600

The rate of ad clicks from sponsored and non-sponsored links was reported in a recent study conducted by researchers from Penn State and the Queensland University of Technology

Game Industry Believes Ad Dollars Will Keep Flowing In 09

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:37:25 -0600

In the wake of the financial meltdown, analysts slashed their 2009 forecasts for ad spending on “experimental” mediums—including campaigns in and around video games. But execs at the GamePower Conference @ CES said they’re actually banking on an increase in ad spending this year, and here’s their argument:

JP Morgan Sees Long-Term Dominance For Performance-based Ads

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:15 -0600

Online video loses luster as JP Morgan sees the long term dominance for performance-based ads on the internet.

Tough Times Lead To Lower Standards For Online Ads?

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:58:52 -0600

Doing what they can to survive the tougher economy, websites are starting to relax the rules they place on the size and formats of the ads they run. A WSJ piece doesn’t find anyone admitting to resorting to the “unthinkable” (e.g., spyware).

US market leader in online video advertising to enter the UK

webitpr — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:42:41 -0600

Tremor Media moves into Europe and opens offices in the UK promoting online video advertising.

Website Owner Will Give Away $2.5mln

webnews — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:50:02 -0500

Imagine starting a business from zero, making $5,000,000 in one year, and than GIVING AWAY half (!) of it. That’s exactly what Terry Hladyak of MakeMeShare.com promises to do.

Yahoo! and Google Team Up as Microsoft Deal is Off for Good

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:57:17 -0500

Carl Icahn may not take the hint. But yesterday Yahoo! said any potential deal with Microsoft was off, and Yahoo! announced a non-exclusive ad deal with Google, which should increase Yahoo!'s revenue.

EHEALTHforum Glams up its online ad strategy

webitpr — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:31:35 -0500

EHEALTHforum Partners with Glam Media Network, the No. 1 in reach for women online, for exclusive advertising deal

Yahoo To Test Google AdSense; Microsoft Objects

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:01:38 -0500

Yahoo, after years of battling Internet rival Google for online advertising, said itwould launch a limited test of Google's AdSense for Search service.

ValueClick Inc ordered to pay 2.9 million dollars for fraud

seher — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:50:02 -0500

ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK), an online advertising company, was ordered to pay $2.9 million for fraud and violation of federal law.