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Hostess, Applebee’s, Keebler Shine with Holiday DVD Promotions

Big-name brands are boosting the holiday spirit with rebate offers tied to Classic Media's re-release of animated Christmas DVDs, including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin' To Town, Frosty the Snowman, The Legend of Frosty the Snowman, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol and Cricket on the Hearth.

Security Fears Were a Big Downer for 2006

According to the research firm Gartner, e-commerce lost almost $2 billion in 2006 thanks to security concerns that consumers feel when they shop online. About half of this figure ($913 million) was due to consumers who avoided...

E-Commerce Sees Big Black Friday

According to numbers released by comScore, spending on online retail sites soared high on Black Friday this year, seeing 42% growth over last year’s post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy.

TV Suffers at the Growing Hands of Online Video

According to a study carried out by ICM, a market research company based in the U.K., and commissioned by the BCC, online video sites are taking away from the time people spend watching their television screens. Though this...

Google Still Hogs Search Share

Google is still the king of search, no matter who you listen to. According to figures released by Nielsen//NetRatings, more than 3 billion searches were conducted on Google in October, which was about 49.6% of the total search...

What’s Your Payout? That Depends…

Time and time again I’m asked: “What is the most challenging part of working with Affiliates?” Here is some feedback and insight for those on both the Affiliate and Affiliate management sides. To begin, here’s a phrase we’re all familiar with:...

One Goal, Two Approaches

An interesting bit of news made the rounds the past two days, that of the four-year old Google Answers shutting down. In theory, it made for a nice compliment to the company’s core product - a purely technology based...