Archive for August, 2008

CCT buses may ad advertising (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Looking to plug an operating deficit caused mostly by fuel prices, the director of the county’s transit system has proposed wrapping its 95 buses in advertising.

Google & Yahoo Seal the Deal (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Some analysts suggest this would give Google access to over 75% of the $65 billion online advertising market.

Good Life China (GLCC) Completes Advertising Production (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Good Life China Corporation www.goodlifechina.com is pleased to announce that it has finished production on a multi-media advertising campaign that will include TV, and online rich media.

Miss a TV show? Catch it online (USA Today)

Friday, August 29th, 2008

A television revolution is underway. The concept of prime time is dying as many networks are putting full-length programs online, allowing you to catch popular shows and old favorites for free over the Internet on your own schedule.

Time to benefit from online advertising (The Peninsula)

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Doha • Middle East businesses need to be taking far greater advantage of the marketing power of the Internet, Yousef Tuqan, Flip Media CEO, said at presentation made during the recently-held QSTP TECHtalk.

Death of wish-list author fuels online “bucket lists” (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

The accidental death of an American author who wrote the adventure travel guide “100 Things to Do Before You Die” has prompted an online rush to draw up “bucket lists” — catalogues of activities to do while alive.

Tourism officials debate boosting online advertising (Daytona Beach News-Journal)

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

DAYTONA BEACH — As more people opt to vacation closer to home or not at all, tourism officials are getting fewer dollars to market the area and looking for how to get the most bang for the buck.

Advertising: Online about to overtake radio in slow ad market (Guardian Unlimited)

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Media buyer Carat has predicted that online advertising is set to become the world’s third most popular advertising medium behind TV and newspapers and magazines. By Richard Wray

Carat Increases Online Ad Forecasts (WebProNews)

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Everyone wanting to believe the recession won’t hurt online advertising’s growth has been given something new to clutch.  A report from Carat, a large media organization, claims spending in this area will actually be higher than it first predicted. read more

Online Political Sites Pushing Boundaries of Campaign Law (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

The 2008 election cycle has seen a dramatic expansion in the use of the Internet to engage people in the political process. But with the rapid growth of online political advocacy have come unforeseen issues about how to police campaign-related activities on the Web, forcing regulators to address questions never anticipated by campaign finance law.