The U.S. military ordered one of its doctors in Mosul, Iraq to stop blogging, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Major Michael Cohen was the doctor running the emergency room when the December 21 mess hall bombing took place, killing 22....
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The E.U. came up with a standardized and condensed set of privacy policy snippets, according to DM News, hoping that companies will adopt the voluntary policy elements and make comparing information policies easier for consumers....
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One of IPG's PR firms, MWW Group, launched a blog marketing division to advice clients on their own blog advertising, participation and even creation, according to ClickZ. The new unit, called Blog 360, uses technology from Diseno Porteno, a New...
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Agency holding company Aegis said it lowered growth estimates for 2005 ad spending, according to Ireland On-Line. The group, which owns Carat, said it expected global advertising growth to hit 4.9 percent, rather than 5.0 percent, mostly due to macroeconomic...
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NetImperative reports that more and more banner ads are appearing on European sites, according to a Nielsen/Netratings report employing its AdRelevance(i) creative monitoring technology. The figures rose 24 percent from 76375 in November of 2003 to 94,939 in November 2004....
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SearchEngineLowdown reports that Microsoft is apparently staffing up to offer a new pay-per-click advertising product. The software giant is looking for account executives and other positions within its MSN division....
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The AP reports that "Spam King" Sanford Wallace will stop using spyware to spawn annoying online ads as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The agreement lasts only through the course of the trial concerning federal...
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The New York Post reported (via SearchEngineLowdown) that Google used creative boutique Crispin Porter to help with some of its recruiting ads, fanning the embers of rumors that Google has been exploring using an agency for general marketing purposes. ...
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