Online ad revenues for the third quarter of 2005 rose to a record-setting $3.1 billion. This is a 4.7% increase from the second quarter’s $2.9 billion, and a 33.9% increase over the $2.3 billion in online ad revenues for the third quarter of last year…

Online video advertising spending in the US will nearly triple to $640 million in 2007, surging way past this year’s $225 million mark, according to a report by market research firm, eMarketer. By 2009, video ad spending is expected to reach…

In what feels like ages ago, yet in actuality occurred only two months ago, NASA and Google publicly announced their intent to work together. Having already conquered cyberspace, a milestone seemingly capped by Google’s successful hiring of the “father…

While it is generally true that the majority of sites visited by domestic customers are domestic sites themselves, domestic advertisers should not ignore the international web space. This is because a large portion of domestic customers will view…

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Earlier this month, on November 10th, a racketeering lawsuit was filed against Match.com, a popular online dating service. Match.com, a division of IAC/Interactive, is being accused of trying to lure customers into renewing their subscriptions…

There is speculation on the Web that Google is in talks with recently-launched Silicon Valley company Riya to acquire the company for about $40 million. Riya is a Redwood City, California-based startup that allows people to search their digital photos…

If you have ever seen a mortgage lead form, you will know that one of the drop downs deals with the potential borrower’s credit. Not being a mortgage banker or broker, it would seem reasonable to believe that those on the lending side would only want to…

Could a company that generates per year what a similar company does per month, one whose market cap equals that bigger company’s quarterly revenues, be considered the “next” iteration of it? That appears to be the question that CGI Holdings Corp…

HYATT HOTELS CORP.: has rolled out Hyatt Gift Cards, which can be used toward overnight stays and hotel services, including spa treatments, golf and restaurants. The gift card, which launched last week, can be loaded with up to $500. Starting today, …