Archive for June, 2010

Online Video: More Closely Watched All the Time

Monday, June 28th, 2010

At the dawn of online time, the Internet was something you’d read. Now, increasingly, it’s something you watch. Video of all sorts is becoming a crucial part of the online experience, especially for younger people.

Bennington Marine chooses advertising agency The Republik, Durham, N.C.

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Triangle – The Republik selected as Bennington Marines ad agency. Durham, N.C., Bennington Marine , Elkhart, Ind., has named The Republik , Durham, as its first advertising agency of record. Previous advertising was handled in-house.

Travelers, be wary of data passing online

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Don’t let your guard down at the end of an online transaction. With just a push of a radio button or the click of a mouse, you could be buying something you don’t want, according to a Senate investigator. Kathy Agosta calls it a “blatant ambush of personal credit card information.” But it’s far from clear who was doing the ambushing.

Newspapers Will Never Win Online Ad War [Media]

Monday, June 28th, 2010

# media There’s long been a vague, dearly held hope among newspaper executives that they would somehow be able to replace their plummeting print ad revenue with rising online ad revenue. Bad news, suckas; there’s just too much internet out there. More »

News: New iPhone 4 online orders ship in three weeks

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Due to the massive popularity of the iPhone 4, Apples shipment estimate for new online orders of the handset has been pushed to three weeks. It took less than 24 hours for Apple to sell through its launch-day allotment of iPhone 4 units online, pushing the estimated ship date back to July 2; hours later, the date was pushed back again, to July 14. In a brief statement included in the companys …

Regulators want greater user controls on behavioural ads

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Online behaviour-based advertising needs to be subject to tougher controls, according to European data watchdogs.

Regulators want greater user controls on behavioural ads

Monday, June 28th, 2010

David Neal, V3.co.uk , Monday 28 June 2010 at 13:19:00 Data Protection Working Party laments lack of transparency Online behaviour-based advertising needs to be subject to tougher controls, according to European data watchdogs. A number of European data protection authorities, in the guise of the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, published their views on behavioural ads and the cookies …

ClearSight Unveils New Audience Targeting Method for Display Advertising

Monday, June 28th, 2010

ClearSight Interactive announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind audience targeting suite, ClearProfile, to enable brand marketers to greatly expand their Internet display advertising.

Online Insurance Claim Directory Proves Useful Resource

Monday, June 28th, 2010

With the influx of natural disasters having devastated areas throughout the United States in recent months, property owners have found Insurance Claim Contractor Groups’ online insurance claim directory services a very useful resource for mitigating their damages.

Is online poker still in the firing line? You bet

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

The relationship between sport and poker has never been blurrier.