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Alcoholic beverages popular among youths are more likely to be advertised in magazines with high youth readership than alcoholic drinks consumed mainly by adults, resulting in disproportionately high youth exposure to such targeted alcohol ads, according to a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news178979646.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:50:01 EST news178979646 (AP) -- After bogging down in the recession, Internet advertising is regaining the momentum that has made it the decade's most disruptive marketing machine. http://www.physorg.com/news175274992.html Technology Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:00:02 EST news175274992 (AP) -- To promote his recent campaign for mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., Scott Wagman bought an ad that popped up online when anyone ran a Google search for his opponents' names. http://www.physorg.com/news175093598.html Technology Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:07:45 EST news175093598 (AP) -- In television's latest quest to discourage viewers from skipping ads, actors from NBC and ABC shows are appearing in character in commercials to interact with products in parallel story lines. http://www.physorg.com/news173532302.html Technology Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:00:11 EST news173532302 (AP) -- Google Inc. is counting on the crown jewel of its online advertising empire to burnish a diamond in the rough. http://www.physorg.com/news172474482.html Technology Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:35:19 EST news172474482 (AP) -- Ending a three-year flirtation with free online content, Variety newspaper plans to put some of its Web site content behind a "pay wall" that will require a paid annual subscription, its publisher said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news172433125.html Technology Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:20:02 EST news172433125 (AP) -- Cablevision Systems Corp. is bringing interactive banner ads to television, allowing viewers to order samples and brochures and even purchase products by clicking the remote on their TV sets. http://www.physorg.com/news172301848.html Technology Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:00:01 EST news172301848 (AP) -- The Web sites we visit, the online links we click, the search queries we conduct, the products we put in virtual shopping carts, the personal details we reveal on social networking pages - all of this can give companies insight into what Internet ads we might be interested in seeing. http://www.physorg.com/news171538191.html Technology Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:30:37 EST news171538191 A new study from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth, in collaboration with UCLA, has found a striking correlation between teenage viewership and the frequency of alcohol advertising on cable television. The findings show that ads for beer, spirits and "alcopop" aired much more frequently when more teens were watching. http://www.physorg.com/news170011567.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:00:01 EST news170011567 (AP) -- Google Inc. has found a buyer for a radio advertising business it has abandoned as part of efforts to cut costs and jettison underperforming operations. http://www.physorg.com/news168693145.html Technology Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:40:02 EST news168693145 (AP) -- Coming soon to your TV: More advertising, in places you might not expect. The ads are showing up where people used to enjoy a break from advertising, such as video on demand and on-screen channel guides. Even TiVo, which became popular for its technology that lets people skip TV commercials, is developing new ways to show ads. http://www.physorg.com/news168440502.html Technology Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:30:01 EST news168440502 (AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a convoluted pursuit that dragged on for years and finally setting the stage for them to make a joint assault against the dominance of Google Inc. http://www.physorg.com/news168066611.html Technology Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:27:34 EST news168066611 Corporations spend billions of dollars each year on food advertising. For example, Kraft Foods, PepsiCo, and McDonald's each spent more than $1 billion in advertising in 2007. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research suggests those advertisers are missing out if their ads only mention taste and ignore our other senses. http://www.physorg.com/news167327391.html Other Sciences Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:10:03 EST news167327391 (PhysOrg.com) -- For at least 50 years, television advertisements have been ordered randomly within commercial breaks. But given the spread of digital video recorders (DVR) that allow users to blip-blip past the ads in fast-forward, it`s time to change this business model to maximize ads` effectiveness, according to a new study out this week. http://www.physorg.com/news164995484.html Other Sciences Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:05:11 EST news164995484 (AP) -- A joint venture formed by the nation's six largest cable operators is suspending trials of its first advertising product before it even gets off the ground. http://www.physorg.com/news164642135.html Technology Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:55:54 EST news164642135 Addiction scientists are calling for tighter regulation of alcohol advertising, as new research shows that self-regulation by the alcohol industry does not protect impressionable children and youth from exposure. http://www.physorg.com/news163760969.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:09:49 EST news163760969 Microsoft is expected to unveil a new version of its Internet search engine next week, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news162046116.html Technology Wed, 20 May 2009 13:49:26 EST news162046116 (AP) -- A month after the killing of a masseuse who advertised on Craigslist, the classified ad site announced plans Wednesday to eliminate its "erotic services" category and screen all submissions to a new "adult services" section before they are posted. http://www.physorg.com/news161435118.html Technology Wed, 13 May 2009 12:06:03 EST news161435118 Google has floated its first US television advertisements, a campaign to promote its Web browser Chrome, which has captured just a tiny share of a market dominated by Microsoft's Internet Explorer. http://www.physorg.com/news161264612.html Technology Mon, 11 May 2009 12:44:16 EST news161264612 (AP) -- Google Inc.'s YouTube said Thursday it is vastly expanding its library of full-length movies and TV shows it offers online, while also launching a new advertising service and adding about a dozen new content partners. http://www.physorg.com/news159127464.html Technology Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:04:49 EST news159127464 (AP) -- You're watching Jon Stewart's "The Daily Show," when suddenly you see a commercial for the Mustang convertible you've been eyeing - with a special promotion from Ford, which knows you just ended your car lease. http://www.physorg.com/news158344532.html Technology Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:36:05 EST news158344532 (AP) -- U.S. Internet advertising revenue climbed in the fourth quarter in spite of the poor economy, but the growth rate was sluggish compared to previous years, according to an analysis released Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news157646353.html Technology Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:40:57 EST news157646353 Internet giant Google is testing a new service that would expand its television-ad brokering business to YouTube and video on other websites, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news157377758.html Technology Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:03:24 EST news157377758 (AP) -- When the Seattle Post-Intelligencer transforms into an Internet-only operation Wednesday, it will try to do something it failed to accomplish for years as a traditional newspaper: make money. http://www.physorg.com/news156442164.html Technology Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:09:56 EST news156442164 (AP) -- Google will use the information it collects on people's Web surfing habits to show more ads tailored to their individual interests. http://www.physorg.com/news156001418.html Technology Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:49:38 EST news156001418 With four children under the age of 5, James Currier had lots of questions about sniffles, rashes and fevers. One late night, while holding a sick child in his lap, he tried searching for answers online. http://www.physorg.com/news155140329.html Technology Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:32:55 EST news155140329 Google has introduced ads to the results of search queries on Google News in a move aimed at turning the news aggregation site into a money-making venture that may raise the hackles of newspapers and other media outlets. http://www.physorg.com/news154892425.html Technology Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:40:54 EST news154892425 The rate of ad clicks from sponsored and non-sponsored links was reported in a recent study conducted by researchers from Penn State and the Queensland University of Technology. http://www.physorg.com/news154786609.html Technology Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:17:23 EST news154786609 An independent review investigating the effectiveness of a publicly funded graphic anti-methamphetamine advertising campaign has found that the campaign has been associated with many negative outcomes. The review was published in the December issue of Prevention Science, a peer reviewed journal of the Society for Prevention Research (SPR). http://www.physorg.com/news148192739.html Medicine & Health Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:38:59 EST news148192739 Middle-aged men want younger women, often touting their intelligence and their high income. This is shown in research at Gothenburg University and Oxford University that studied 400 lonely hearts ads to see how men and women choose partners. http://www.physorg.com/news147615590.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:19:50 EST news147615590