Archive for October, 2006

AOL Fraud Prosecutors Stop Short Of the Top (Washington Post)

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

One of the government’s most highly touted accounting-fraud investigations — into questionable advertising deals at America Online Inc. around the time it merged with Time Warner Inc. — has apparently hit a dead end, running into the five-year statute of limitations before prosecutors could move…

Investors remain sceptical of Yahoo strategy (Financial Times)

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

Yahoo , the internet portal, is facing investor scepticism over its ability to regain its footing in an online advertising market being changed by Google and social media rivals such as MySpace and Facebook.

On Advertising: AOL shares its footprint (International Herald Tribune)

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

AOL, the Internet portal owned by Time Warner, attracted about 31 million “unique visitors” to its European Web sites last month.

WP: When fraud is a click away (MSNBC)

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

Businesses increasingly are suing Web sites for allegedly using bogus clicks to boost their online advertising revenue.

Used Cellphones Hold Trove of Secrets That Can Be Hard to Erase (Washington Post)

Saturday, October 21st, 2006

Sam Bachman is a frequent upgrader. Not of cars or homes, but of his “smart phone.” Hooked on the convenience of a cellphone that’s also a mini PC, calendar and address book, the Virginia social worker just bought his sixth Treo smart phone. And before advertising his old model for sale online, he…

Online help-wanted ads jump (Rochester Business Journal)

Friday, October 20th, 2006

By VELVET SPICER Rochester Business Journal October 20, 2006 Rochester’s online help-wanted advertising in September reached its highest level since the Conference Board Inc. began surveying the data more than a year ago.

SAN JOSE, CALIF.: Online ad surge nearly doubles Google’s third-quarter profits (Tacoma News Tribune)

Friday, October 20th, 2006

Google said its third-quarter profits nearly doubled, as revenues rose 70 percent, powered by a continued surge in online advertising.

Willmot supports plan to ban online gaming sites from advertising (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

TORONTO (CP) - David Willmot says the Ontario government’s quest to ban online gambling sites from advertising in the province is a big step forward in creating a more level playing field in the gaming industry.

Weak Online Advertising (WebProNews)

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

I’m always on the lookout for weak signals for the online advertising market, the driver for the consumer internet. Now it looks like ad spending failed to meet expectations this year and social media is creating an inventory glut . I wonder if Google’s market share vertical integration strategy will structurally impact the market. Some see this consolidation as a sign of strength , but

Yahoo and Google Earnings Indicative of Unhealthy Reliance on Online Advertising (GOOG, YHOO) (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

Carl Howe submits: Yahoo just reported disappointing Q3 earnings after today’s market close and with Google’s Q3 earnings coming in on Thursday, we expect to see them report some softness in online advertising revenues and earnings as well.