Archive for July, 2009

Yahoo to Use Microsoft’s Bing for Online Searches, Ad Age Says (Bloomberg)

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

July 28 (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo! Inc. have reached an online search and advertising deal that will take Yahoo out of the search-technology business, Ad Age reported, without saying where it got the information.

Word of mouth is best form of advertising: Nielsen (Business Times (Malaysia))

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

WHAT your friends tell you about a product or a service is the best form of advertising in the world, a survey said, a result that could affect how companies do their promotion.

Fairfax Australia may ditch advertising in ‘rival’ (Timaru Herald)

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Fairfax New Zealand says it is not joining Fairfax Australia in threatening to scrap advertising with Google following the launch of the search giant’s real estate service.

Politically Direct Summer 2009: Online Advertising Community Answers Call for Self-Regulation (Direct Marketing Association)

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

July 28, 2009 — In response to calls from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to develop more far-reaching self-regulatory guidelines for behavioral advertising, DMA and a coalition of key trade groups have released comprehensive privacy principles for the use and collection of behavioral data in online advertising.

Majority Find Online Health Information Reliable (WebProNews)

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

The number of people looking for health information online has reached 154 million, representing 67 percent of the U.S. adult population, according to a new poll from Harris Interactive. The majority (83%) of people looking for health information online indicate their search was successful and almost half (45%) say it was “very successful.” An even larger majority (87%) believes that this …

‘Financial Times’ Parent Swings to Profit — No Thanks to Newspaper Advertising (Editor & Publisher)

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

CHICAGO Financial Times and textbook publisher Pearson said Monday it swung to a profit in the second quarter as it became even less reliant on faltering advertising revenue.

China to ban violent online games (USA Today)

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

China has banned websites from advertising or linking to games that glamorize violence, another step in China’s censorship campaign aimed at ensuring social stability ahead of the 60th anniversary of communist rule on Oct. 1.

China to ban violent online games (Deseret News)

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

China has banned Web sites from advertising or linking to games that glamorize violence, another step in China’s censorship…

China to ban violent online games (AP via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

China has banned Web sites from advertising or linking to games that glamorize violence, another step in China’s censorship campaign aimed at ensuring social stability ahead of the 60th anniversary of communist rule on Oct. 1.

Consumer trust in online media boosts digital marketing (Zawya)

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

28 July 2009 Digital marketing and online advertising is expected to grow, driven by increasing consumer trust in online media, but will still face challenges of infrastructure and client trust, despite a promising potential, say experts.