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Online ad revenue exceeds print in Canada: study

Online advertising revenues have surpassed those of newspapers in Canada and are expected to grow further in the coming years, according to a study published Tuesday.

Technology / Business

created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

People tend to exaggerate influence of political ads on others

The push for campaign finance reform may be driven by a tendency to overestimate the power of political messages to influence other people's opinions, according to researchers.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Regulators dig deeper into Google's Admeld deal

(AP) -- Federal regulators are seeking more information about Internet search leader Google's proposed purchase of digital advertising company Admeld.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google social net is about preserving leadership

Google didn't build its new Plus service simply to have an online hangout like Facebook. Rather, Google's new social-networking endeavor is about trying to gain valuable insights into people's lives and relationships. ...

Technology / Internet

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Hulu sees 1M paying subscribers by end of summer

(AP) -- Online video service Hulu expects to have more than a million paying subscribers by the end of summer, several months earlier than forecast, its chief executive said in a blog post Wednesday.

Technology / Business

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australia: Kids' exposure to junk food ads unchanged despite regulations

(Medical Xpress) -- Children's exposure to television advertising for unhealthy fast food has remained unchanged since the introduction of industry self-regulation, according to new research from the University ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

KKR, Silver Lake near deal on Go Daddy

(AP) -- Go Daddy, the domain-name registration company known for its racy Super Bowl ads, is close to being bought by two private investment firms for up to $2.5 billion, according to a person close to the deal.

Technology / Business

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cybercrime networks impacted 1M computer users

(AP) -- Law enforcement officers in the U.S. and seven other nations have seized dozens of computers, servers and bank accounts in an international probe of cybercrime rings responsible for $74 million in losses to more ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kinect bringing interactive ads to Xbox 360

Microsoft announced Tuesday it will bring interactive ads to Xbox360 consoles using the voice- and gesture-recognizing capabilities of Kinect controllers.

Technology / Business

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Facebook to pass Yahoo! in display ad revenue

Facebook is on track to pass Yahoo! in US display advertising revenue this year while Google will also gain market share, according to a forecast published on Monday by digital marketing firm eMarketer.

Technology / Business

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Seeking display ad boost, Google buys Admeld

Google, bidding to boost revenue from display advertising, announced the acquisition on Monday of Admeld, a New York-based company that provides an advertising platform for publishers.

Technology / Business

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Quitlines help smokers quit regardless of recruitment method

Proactive telephone counseling helps smokers quit regardless of how they are recruited to a telephone quitline, according to a study published online June 10th in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More ads hit online TV as Web audiences grow

(AP) -- One of the rewards of watching TV online is not having to sit through as many commercials. Now the networks are chipping away at that little luxury.

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Yahoo ready to deliver on promise to upgrade email

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is giving its popular email service a long-promised facelift in an attempt to make it more appealing to people who are increasingly using Facebook, Twitter, Google and other online alternatives to communicate.

Technology / Internet

created May 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

College-age Facebook users react negatively to site's ads: study

Customers often “like” businesses on Facebook, but when it comes to those companies’ ads on the social networking site, “dislike” is closer to the mark, says a University of Florida study of college-age ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0