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  • Google, YouTube Notch Deals, Make a Deal of Their Own

    On Monday, Google announced two separate deals with Warner Music Group and Sony BMG Music that will allow Google Video users to view music videos from both labels at no charge, thanks to Google’s ad-supported model. The…

  • Keyword Advertising – to police or not?

    On September 28th a judicial decision was handed down in Google’s favor, a decision impacting the multitudes of businesses that engage in paid search advertising. This decision, believed to be the first United States court ruling of…

  • Just Don’t Call It GooTube

    How would you spend one-point-six-five billion dollars? That’s the question the owners of YouTube now face after their most impressive sale to the mighty Google. It was less than one week ago, in the wee hours of the 6th, that…

  • Pixel Bling – The Embedded Culture

    The purchase of YouTube is one of those Internet deals that will be remembered for years to come. It ranks up there with other landmark acquisitions such as Yahoo’s buying Overture, eBay buying PayPal, IAC buying…

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  • Online Gambling Goes Bust in the U.S.

    After the House of Representatives and the Senate approved the Safe Port Act on Saturday, a bill that includes the barring of U.S. banks and credit card companies from making payments to online gambling sites, the industry all…

  • CPA Empire Breakaway Fitness Challenge Update

    Our contestants made incredible progress during the first week of the challenge. Scott Richter has dropped an amazing 12 pounds since last week and Jenny Frederick lost an outstanding, but not quite as impressive 6…

  • Future of Internet Advertising

    It’s getting almost predictable, but there’s more reaffirming reports about the good health of Internet advertising. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Interactive Advertising Bureau, the first six months of 2006 delivered…

  • CHECKING OUT THE FLYOVER: CONQUERING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

    Conventional wisdom —a very fallible and flexible thing these days— maintains that culture comes out of places like Los Angeles and New York City. Since the tech boom of the 90s, those epicenters of influence have shifted to include the…

  • Pay Per Call and Local Services

    Earlier this week, MediaPost ran an article written by Gord Hotchkiss, president of search engine marketing company Enquiro, on the pay per call market that focused on a pay per call advertiser Radiator.com and pay per call…