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WebSideStory Facilitates Keyword Bid ManagementDigital marketing application provider WebSideStory today announced the launch of its new keyword bid-management solution for measuring and...Technorati Goes Mobile, GlobalA mobile version of blog search engine Technorati was announced last week (via SearchEngineLowdown) for web-enabled handhelds and...BeyondROI Service Promises Higher Placement in YahooBeyondROI is expected to announce this week a new search product facilitating the placement of links in paid...Senator Targets Nielsen, Wants to Regulate RatingsMurdoch, victim of discrimation Apparently unhappy with the lighter touch of the invisible hand of self-regulating markets, Senator Conrad...Google RSS Ad Patent FiledGoogle has filed a patent application for serving targeted ads in RSS (and other) feeds, and the US...New Claria Service Shuns Pop-UpsAdware maker and behavioral marketing firm Claria, a pioneer of pop-up ads, is beginning to phase out the...BusinessWeek Launches Creative ChannelBusinessWeek Online has launched an Innovation & Design channel on its site, providing coverage of the creative sector,...Premium Network Bows Video Ad UnitOnline advertising and promotions firm Premium Network has announced a new 300×250 in-page, pop-up full-motion sound and video...Irredentists Use Google to Duel OnlineA friendly territorial dispute between Canada and Denmark over a 1.3 square kilometer Arctic island has gone online,...U.K. Anti-Spam Policy Is ToothlessThe U.K. government and ISPs are doing little to tackle spam, according to the annual report from the...Print Trade Player Launches Search SupplementDM News made a foray into the search engine marketing sphere, publishing a supplement to the most recent...Online Sales Up 23 Percent for WeekFor the week ending July 10, online sales increased 23 percent compared with the corresponding week a year...Scotland Offers Computer Training to AllAll adults in Scotland are being offered up to 100 pounds sterling by the government to develop and...Jeeves Launches Own Sponsored Listings ProgramAs rumored, Ask Jeeves has launched its own auction-based, pay-per-click sponsored listings product - Ask Jeeves Sponsored Listings...Yahoo Snags News from CNN, ABCABC News and CNN.com, which recently began offering updated video news clips on its site, will offer content...Boomers Spend More Money OnlineBaby boomers (born between 1945 and 1964) tend to spend more money online than other online users, even...TiVo Signs up Five More Interactive AdvertisersFive more advertisers have signed on to use Tivo's service that allows TV viewers to interact with commercials,...Top E-tailers Heed Email Opt-Out TermsAccording to the results of a Federal Trade Commission survey released yesterday, most top online merchants are complying...MSN Shopping Re-launch Features RSS, ComparisonMicrosoft has launched its revised MSN Shopping portal, which is now a comparison-shopping engine boasting a six-fold increase...As the World (Wide Web) Turns (into TV)USA Today writes that most major media companies are realizing that as the internet is more and more...Jupitermedia Sells ClickZ, Search Engine WatchJupitermedia, a publisher of research and news about online media, today announced that it plans to sell its...Multi-Channel Retailers More AnalyticalWeb-only retailers trail multi-channel retailers in driving sales from repeat customers using analytics and optimization tactics, according to...MSN Testing Start Page Featuring Feeds, Saved SearchesClick to enlarge Slashdot points to an MSN start page, terming it Microsoft's version of Google's start page, which...MySpace Helps PETA Halt Fur SalesAnimal rights advocacy group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is claiming credit for teen apparel...NYT Digital, Print Newsrooms to MergeApparently there is a time for everything, and the time has come for the online and print newsrooms...Blogosphere Doubles Every 5.5 Months; a Blog a SecondClick to enlarge The number of blogs has nearly doubled since March, with a new blog now being created...Inventor of the Web Explains Next-Gen 'Semantic Web'Tim Berners-Lee, "inventor of the World Wide Web," speaks about the launch of the next generation of his...Search Engines Diverge, Dogpile Adds MSN ResultsAs anticipated, InfoSpace has added MSN search results to its Dogpile meta-search site, which already offers combined and...Mozilla Pursues Firefox ProfitThe Mozilla Foundation announced today that it has created a for-profit subsidiary to develop the potential of its...Google to Receive Russian 'Offer It Cannot Refuse'Google is eyeing Russia's new IT park in St. Petersburg, where it may set up operations employing as...Burst: Most Users Reach Websites via SearchMost web surfers, when at home, rely primarily on search engines to navigate to websites, according to a...Yahoo Contextual Ad Network to Challenge GoogleYahoo is expected to launch today a contextual advertising program - using an ad platform similar to Google's...Jeeves Reduces Paid Listings, AgainInterActiveCorp plans to further reduce paid search links on Ask Jeeves search results pages, reports ClickZ, citing IAC's...Yahoo Testing Blog SearchYahoo is testing blog-search technology in Korea - likely an indication of what's to come in the next...U.S. Gains Net Speed, but SlowlyDelays in widespread broadband adoption in the U.S. would means missed opportunities for economic growth, innovation and investment,...Yahoo Launches Audio, Music SearchAs earlier rumored, starting today Yahoo will begin testing a music and audio search engine, the AP reports....July Keyword Prices Down 4 PercentThe average price of keywords in July declined four percent from June, with decreases in nearly every category,...Online Sales to Surpass Catalog Sales by 2007Online sales could overtake catalog sales within 18 months, according to the 2005 Abacus Multi-Channel Retail Annual Trend...Asphalt Buy Helps Tremor Ready Video Ad NetworkTremor Network is readying to make ripples in video advertising, and parent company ARG Holdings has prepared the...AOL's Advertising.com Settles FTC 'SpyBlast' ChargesAOL's Advertising.com has agreed to a settlement regarding FTC charges that it tricked consumers into downloading software that...Google Tests Longer AdWords DescriptionAccording to a post on ThreadWatch (via Search Engine Lowdown) an email invitation from Google offers selected AdWords...MySpace Users Fear CensorshipSpoofers created faux profile of Murdoch Members of MySpace, the ...FCC Considering DSL Rule ChangeThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may change rules regulating phone companies' internet services, affecting the ability of independent...News Corp's Fox Interactive Buys Sports SitesNews Corp's newly formed internet division is acquiring Seattle-based Scout Media, a network of some 200 sports websites...Technorati: Blog Posts Double from January to JulyIn a follow-up post on the previous day's about Technorati's State of the Blogosphere report and blog survey,...Holidays Can Make or Break Web RetailersNearly 25 percent of online-only retailers depend on the holiday season for 50 percent or more of annual...Map Sites a Good Place to Find SearchersLooking up directions and using map sites are among the most common online activities, reports eMarketer. Some 85...Search Essential but Not Sticky for Google, YahooSearch may be the source of most revenue at Google and Yahoo, but email and messaging are what...Most Online Campaigns Confront Site GlitchesThree quarters of online marketing campaigns suffer from website failures, with 14 percent of those severe enough that... |