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  • Quantum Launches Movie Ticket Loyalty Program

    Quantum Loyalty Systems is out with a new consumer loyalty program that lets movie fans print tickets to their favorite flicks from the comforts of home.

  • SITE and its Research Arm to Reassess Relationship

    The Society of Incentive & Travel Executives (SITE) and its research arm, the SITE Foundation, plan to meet in July to discuss the future of their joint relationship. The meeting was called after the foundation planned a re-launch without the board’s approval.

  • 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

  • Ad Scheduling Introduced to AdWords Users

    Late Thursday night Google unveiled ad scheduling (or dayparting, as many people call it) to its AdWords users around the world at no charge. This new feature will allow a campaign manager to optimize their return on investment…

  • Google’s Voice Recognition Possibilities

    Using hands and fingers to carry out various tasks is becoming more and more tiresome for many consumers around the world. As technology has advanced, so have expectations and desires for further levels of convenience…

  • Sony BMG Strengthens Online Video Offerings

    On Monday, Brightcove announced that Sony BMG Music Entertainment will be utilizing its broadband technology to further its Web music video arm.Sony BMG has already launched an ad-supported music video site called…

  • Spam Eats Up One Hour Per Day

    According to a “Spam Personality” survey conducted in May by Reflexion Network Solutions, a typical employee spends up to an hour per day deleting spam e-mails. This translates into about 12.5% of lost work time for someone…

  • Those Smashing Mash-Ups

    The world heeds me not when I extol the virtues of convergence. “Con-what?” It’s the coming together of technologies, don’t you know, the new wave of…And I’ll stop right there. There’s better terminology for convergence as we tangibly…

  • 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…