Yahoo is testing blog-search technology in Korea - likely an indication of what's to come in the next few weeks in the U.S. market - in a move that will challenge current niche leader Technorati, reports CNET. Yahoo has introduced...
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Delays in widespread broadband adoption in the U.S. would means missed opportunities for economic growth, innovation and investment, writes Red Herring, citing a Forrester forecast that broadband will be in 62 percent of households by 2010, whereas in South Korea,...
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As earlier rumored, starting today Yahoo will begin testing a music and audio search engine, the AP reports. The search will provide access to an index of more than 50 million audio files, including newscasts and podcasts. The index identifies...
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The average price of keywords in July declined four percent from June, with decreases in nearly every category, according to Fathom Online, reports MediaPost. The average cost per click was down to $1.65 - the lowest since February's $1.60. The...
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Online sales could overtake catalog sales within 18 months, according to the 2005 Abacus Multi-Channel Retail Annual Trend Report, released yesterday, reports DM News. Multi-channel direct sales totaled $23.4 billion in 2004, up 10 percent from 2003, with web-based sales...
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Tremor Network is readying to make ripples in video advertising, and parent company ARG Holdings has prepared the ground for Tremor's planned contextual ad network by buying design studio Asphalt Jungle. ClickZ reports that Tremor will begin selling video advertising...
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AOL's Advertising.com has agreed to a settlement regarding FTC charges that it tricked consumers into downloading software that spawned pop-up ads, Mediaweek reports (via MediaBuyerPlanner). The FTC charged that Advertising.com ran ads for its SpyBlast software, which, when downloaded, installed...
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According to a post on ThreadWatch (via Search Engine Lowdown) an email invitation from Google offers selected AdWords beta testers the opportunity to use up to 200 characters in the description field - up from the current limit of 70...
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Spoofers created faux profile of Murdoch
Members of MySpace, the ...
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may change rules regulating phone companies' internet services, affecting the ability of independent internet providers to offer high-speed service, iMedia reports. Phone companies would no longer be subject to regulations that require them to lease...
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News Corp's newly formed internet division is acquiring Seattle-based Scout Media, a network of some 200 sports websites and 47 team-specific magazines, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (via techdirt).
In a statement, Fox Interactive Media President Ross Levinsohn said the partnership would...
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