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  • A Tale Of Two Acquisitions

    Direct Response wasn’t the only company in the news this week because of an acquisition. In what could be construed as a case of one-upmanship, Think Partnership, the parent company of competitor affiliate network solutions

  • Yamaha Wants in on the P&I Market

    At the recent Consumer Electronics Show, Yamaha Electronics Corp. showed attendees that it is serious about entering the premiums and incentives market with its home-theater products. During the event, the company showcased its YSP-1 surround sound …

  • DM Pimping Cartoon V15

    Persistent Screamers become comic book creations in the newest addition to the Confidential, DM Pimping. The Web Surfing Sinners get brought to animated life in this weekly cartoon for the online media masses. Click below to get flashed by the prettiest peons and ugliest underbelly of affiliate life.

  • Google Set to Acquire dMarc

    On Tuesday, Google announced that it will pay $102 million up front for dMarc Broadcasting Inc., a radio advertising firm. An additional $1.14 billion will be paid over the next three years if specified revenue and ad performance targets are met. This…

  • Google Surprising #1 in China

    Baidu, not Google, is China’s leading search engine in terms of market share. Baidu holds 51.5% of the market, while Google trails behind with 32.9% of the market. So it was a surprise when a recent study done by Keynote Systems…

  • Microsoft Reveals adLab in Beijing, Video Hyperlink Ads

    Microsoft recently opened an advertising laboratory called adLab in Beijing, China, where it has reportedly hired 50 researchers to work on about 40 different technologies that will facilitate advertising through video, television…

  • Search and Online Ad Spending Increased in 4Q05

    A survey of 60 media executives conducted by Deutsche Bank indicated that 65% of the respondents said that paid search spending increased during the last quarter, which spanned from October to December 2005, compared to the third quarter of last…

  • Internet Advertising 2005 – The Year That Was

    In 2004, our industry grew 32.5% to roughly $9.6 billion, a record for Internet advertising, and higher than expected. While the number for 2005 hasn’t been reported, most expect it to easily exceed $12 billion, which would equate to a second year of 30+%…

  • The Year That Will Be

    Despite the rocky beginning and the ultra-competitiveness foreshadowing times to come, 2005 once again made Internet advertising history, not to mention making more than 1200 millionaires. We’ve already presented our take on Internet Advertising…

  • How Search Engines Have Changed Public Relations

    When it comes to Public Relations, the driving philosophy that underlies even the most minute aspect of a campaign is that perception equals reality. This is as true as ever in the Interactive Age because anyone with Internet access has the ability to…