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  • Invest Wisely in a Business Geek

    Business is like a game of poker—a few careless moves will have you trading in your designer clothes for a barrel with suspenders. New business ventures, particularly Internet ones, present thrilling opportunities; we come…

  • What If mergers

    Summer seems to bring with it more than just warmer weather. It also seems to bring with it increased activity in mergers and acquisitions. This time last year, we saw within a sixty day window deals that included Valueclick buying…

  • Google goes CPA

    Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present, as part of a panel at DM Days, my thoughts on the changing search landscape. My piece focused on CPA search, a topic that fascinates me in no small part due to the arbitrage activity taking

  • ESA Fights Louisiana Video Game Law

    The Entertainment Software Association has filed a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana after the governor signed a new bill that limits the sale of violent video games to minors.

  • Live From the Mobile & Digital Licensing Summit: Mobile Gaming Gains Momentum

    Last year, consumers paid for 382 million downloads of mobile games, and that number is expected to soar to 1.7 billion by 2010, representing a $5.9 billion industry and signaling the industry’s rapid growth.

  • VendareNetblue – Before they were one, Part 2

    In Part 1 of this week’s Digital Trends we cover the history of Vendare, a company that went from tens of millions of dollars annually to breaking one-hundred million dollars four years later. The company grew through smart…

  • LowerMyBills.com Continues to Protect Distinctive Online Advertisements

    LowerMyBills.com Continues to Protect Distinctive Online Advertisements With Second Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
    Company obtains judgment against SPENDonLIFE.com,
    underscoring company’s commitment to its intellectual property

  • Motive Advertising Makes Entrepreneur Magazine’s Hot 100 List

    Entrepreneur recognizes Motive Advertising as a company that understands the true, measurable potential of the Internet in the global marketplace, and sees them emerging as front runners in this competitive market.

  • EBay Testing Contextual Ads

    At its annual Developers Conference in Las Vegas eBay announced that it will begin beta testing a new contextual advertisement system that will place contextual ads for eBay auctions on their affiliates’ sites in exchange for a…

  • Google Users in China Must Choose Between .Com or .Cn

    Google has fallen in with the ranks of other Western companies that have bent their knee to China’s censorship requirements. Google’s main site, Google.com, is still accessible in China, but at a much slower speed than the…