Author

  • Think Local, Act Bilingual

    Miller Brewing Co.’s new recipe for Hispanic marketing is a different kind of bilingual: It’s more general-market and more localized, at the same time.

  • Social Networking Software

    Is social networking software on the decline? After boasting so much success, is this seemingly lucrative software no longer on Murdock’s radar?

  • Video Sharing

    The uploading and sharing of video on the Internet must be a bonanza for copyright lawyers, be they in defense or prosecution of the practice. In addition to the endless supply of amateur video clips, generations of television and…

  • MySpace, Seventeen Team Up in the Name of Safety

    Social networking giant MySpace is teaming up with Seventeen magazine, the National School Board Association (NSBA), and the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) to publish and distribute materials concerning…

  • AOL Sued, Makes Organizational Changes

    It was bound to happen soon, and last Friday it finally did. Three AOL subscribers filed a lawsuit and are seeking class action status in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in Oakland.

  • Online Ad Spend Up 37% in First Half of 2006

    According to the latest report released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), marketers spent $7.9 billion in their Web advertising campaigns during the first half of 2006. This was a 37%…

  • Microsoft’s New Umbrella

    On Monday, Microsoft announced that they would be converging their various advertising products and outlets under an umbrella brand called Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions.

  • Yahoo and the Internet, Part 1

    If this were baseball, Yahoo would not be going to the playoffs. And, if the adage, “three strikes and your out” applied, then the current number two in search would have even bigger worries. At the beginning of last week, Yahoo…

  • Yahoo and the Internet, Part 2

    As we saw in Part 1, Yahoo’s stock price has seen better days. In the beginning of this year, the company announced guidance that met expectations only to be treated with a double-digit percentage decline in their…

  • Alltel Brings ‘My Celebrity Circle’ to NFL

    Wireless phone provider Alltell is launching an integrated marketing campaign this month to tout its “My Circle” feature for users. The campaign includes a contest and celebrity endorsements by high-profile NFL receivers.