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  • The Un-network Ad Networks

    Last week’s Trends Report “Thinking outside the Banner” focused on the new type of ad network, one whose inventory wasn’t limited to IAB formats. And, in a break with traditional web site based networks, many of these companies…

  • The Unmonetizable

    Almost ten months ago, I made some predictions for what might happen before the close of 2006. Similar to our Trends piece on the un-network ad networks, this particular prediction involves an issue that leaves many ad…

  • Thinking Outside the Banner

    The ad network space has not seen too much activity with respect to investment / acquisition activity. Advertising.com sold several years ago; Fastclick went public then sold to Valueclick. Turn.com raised a decent amount…

  • DMA RELEASES 2006 RESPONSE RATE TRENDS REPORT

    DMA RELEASES 2006 RESPONSE RATE TRENDS REPORT
    Report Covers Seven Media, 19 Industry Categories, 30 Products &
    Services

  • Neverblue Media clicks with online marketers

    Neverblue Media Inc. foursome win BDC’s Young Entrepreneur Award for British Columbia

  • LashBack Launches CAN-SPAM Compliance Monitor

    LashBack Launches CAN-SPAM Compliance Monitor
    Email Marketing’s First Complete Compliance Service

  • Real-time Blogging

    Blogs have become a credible information source for public consumption, threatening news outlets and prompting them to hop on the bandwagon. Most media outlets, large or small, now have blogs on their sites. Unlike a print…

  • The Plan or the Trash Can II: An Email Marketing Guide

    The first installment of this email marketing walkthrough covered dividing your email master list into targeted subgroups. This week you can sit back, relax, and learn how to increase the open rates of your email campaigns through sender name optimization.

  • Social Media Optimization

    Two months ago Rohit Bhargava wrote an entry on his blog about the five rules his firm uses to socially optimize a site. This article is credited with pushing Social Media Optimization (SMO) to the forefront of our industry.

  • Italy and Microsoft Unite Against

    On Monday, Italy became the first European nation to agree to implement an anti-child-porn system developed by Microsoft. Both Italy and Microsoft believe that the rest of the continent will soon follow suit.