According to a recent report released by Experian Hitwise, Michael Jackson saw a resurgence in postmortem online popularity during Halloween and was joined by Balloon Boy, Tinker Bell and Cat Woman, among others.

The holiday shopping season looks to be a mixed bag, as Forrester Research expects online retail sales to grow and the National Retail Federation (NRF) forecasts a decline in U.S. consumer spending.

Google Sites kept above the online video fray yet again in September, finishing the month with more than 40 percent of online videos watched by U.S. viewers, according to comScore.

Neverblue, a premier global lead generation company, announced today its most extravagant contest yet, Out of Bounds: Costa Rica

Traffic Engine Inc. (www.TrafficEngine.net) is one of the largest sponsored listings and search advertising networks in the industry

Webapps LLC, the developer of HitPath, the fastest growing affiliate marketing tracking software, has announced that they will be unveiling a new website and branding initiative at ad:tech NY, as part of an ongoing growth strategy for 2009. The new site is just the start of a more sophisticated brand image aimed towards giving the start up a more grown up push into the marketplace.

When we look back on the history of the world of flogs and flogvertising, we probably won’t know which straw broke the camels back. The straws in this case are mainstream news articles but more so legal …

In covering the flogosphere, one thing becomes clear very fast. A lot of sites and ads look very similar. And, in mentioning the often unimaginable lack of creativity, it’s to come off as not just critical…

According to a white paper published by TMP Directional Marketing and comScore, U.S. Internet users who conducted online local business searches are likely to actually end up in a store in person.

Pew Internet & American Life Project’s recent “Twitter and Status Updating, Fall 2009” report reveals that about 19 percent of adult Internet users use Twitter or another status update service, reflecting a huge surge from previous surveys.