Articles tagged with: internet
Search Monopoly: Why we can’t afford it
Yahoo (YHOO) and Google (GOOG) aren’t holding anything back in their effort to win our hearts minds in the search marketing war. Or rather, Yahoo’s surrender in that war as they prepare to include Google …
Yahoo (YHOO) and Google (GOOG) aren’t holding anything back in their effort to win our hearts minds in the search marketing war. Or rather, Yahoo’s surrender in that war as they prepare to include Google …
U.S. Internet advertising spend up 8%
U.S. Internet display advertising expenditure rose by 8% during the first half of 2008, the second largest growth category year on year. National syndicated television increased 10.2%.
But, overall U.S. ad spending for the first half …
U.S. Internet display advertising expenditure rose by 8% during the first half of 2008, the second largest growth category year on year. National syndicated television increased 10.2%.
But, overall U.S. ad spending for the first half …
Cisco buys Jabber
Cisco announced today the acquisition of Jabber, Inc., a provider of presence and messaging software. It’s important to note that Cisco has acquired the company called Jabber (jabber.com), not the open standard Jabber (jabber.org) which …
Yahoo + Verizon: Extend their portal deal
Verizon (VZ) and Yahoo (YHOO) said Wednesday that they have re-upped a portal deal that began in 2005. Under a new multiyear agreement (statement), a custom Verizon-Yahoo portal will be offered to all new subscribers …
Online advertising slows as privacy issues are rising
It sounded like a winning proposition — free money — for Internet access providers.By tracking their subscribers’ personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers’ interests, and claim a share …
Is U.S. website internet traffic over?
Invented by American computer scientists during the 1970s, the Internet has been embraced around the globe. During the network’s first three decades, most website Internet traffic flowed through the United States. In many cases, data …
Why marketers should consider cause marketing
Everybody wants a write off and charitable contributions top the list for most consumers - and businesses. But, did you know those philanthropic contributions and activities could also give a brand boost? According to a …
“Microsoft is ‘Done’ With Yahoo” says Ballmer
Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday defended Microsoft Corp’s need to make heavy investments in its Internet businesses but said the company was “done,” for now, with pursuing Yahoo Inc . “There’s nothing under discussion …
Online shopping growth for UK consumers
The British are heading online to shop in ever increasing numbers, according to new figures from IMRG/Capgemini. Twenty percent of U.K. consumers now do their shopping on the Internet. Almost $54 billion was spent by …
Twitter UK traffic: up 485% this year, 70% higher than USA
UK Internet visits to www.twitter.com have increased by 631% over the last 12 months, with 485% of that growth coming this year. Twitter is more popular with Brits than Americans: last week the site’s share …
Social media sites, internet marketing of the future
Google recently commented that social media will become a “big part” of Internet marketing strategies in the future. New research from Deloitte suggests that before businesses implement such strategies they need to fully understand what …
Brazilian online market expanded by 43%
E-commerce in Brazil, like many other Internet activities in that country, is maturing quickly. Between the first half of 2005 and 2008, e-commerce revenues as reported in e-bit’s “Web Shoppers” study nearly quadrupled to reach …
