Past H’lines (<May08) «

Past H’lines (<May08)

Effective use of digital communications and media increasingly important for participation in Australian society, research finds
Australian Communications Authority

Wikipedia U.S. Web Traffic Grows 8,000 Percent in Five Years, Driven by Search, according to Nielsen Online
Nielsen//NetRatings

Region Soars in Mobile Growth With Troubling Contradictions
allAfrica.com

Mobile Web 2.0 Revenues To Reach $22.4 Billion By 2013: Report
Washington Post

Landlines go dead as more users go mobile
CNN.com

MySpace wins $234 million in spam case
MSNBC

Half of the state subscribes to broadband Internet, study says
The Tennessean

Online Daters Find It Tough to Click
eMarketer

User-Generated Video Growing Faster Than Expected
In-Stat

One in Five U.S. Households Has Never Used E-mail
Parks Associates

IPTV Operators Searching for Competitive Differentiation
ABI Research

Number of Online Videos Viewed in the U.S. Jumps 13 Percent in March to 11.5 Billion
comScore

Internet Use Still Heaviest Among Young
eMarketer

Online ad spend set to soar
Yahoo! UK & Ireland

Spammers now dialing for dollars on cell phones
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

BABELFISH - Other Headlines May 19, 2008

Dubai Police Issue 6,472 Traffic Fines by MMS
Cellular News

Liquidus Introduces New Product Extensions To VOD Offerings In Video-Based Classified Advertising
Liquidus

Q1 2008 IPTV Equipment Posts Aggressive Growth
Synergy Research Group

P2P soars, licensed music flatlines
The Register

Comcast Restricted Bandwidth To BitTorrent Users 24/7, Study Charges
Information Week

Calif. Legislator Seeks Study Of Internet Violence, Access Limits
Information Week

Cable sees opportunities in digital television
Reuters

Nielsen Completes Acquisition Of IAG Research
Nielsen

WPP’S 24/7 Real Media to Partner With Yahoo’s Right Media
WPP

New Amazon MP3 Clips Widget Adds to Suite of Digital Product Widgets That Allow Bloggers and Website Owners to Customize Their Web Properties and Make Money at the Same Time
Amazon

Blogs Blossom into a Big Business
eMarketer

ARRIS Drives Interoperability around New Addressable Advertising Standards
PR Newswire

FlyTunes(TM) Adds Video, Customization to Mobile Content Network
PR Newswire

Internet Advertising Revenues Top $21 Billion in ‘07, Reaching Record High
Interactive Advertising Bureau

TargetSpot Announces comScore Arbitron Online Radio Ratings Agreement and Tools for Large Advertisers and Agencies
TargetSpot

Microsoft Issues Statement Regarding Yahoo!
Microsoft

Indian-American brings Internet campaigning to India
Indiatimes

Yahoo! Remains Open to Value Maximizing Transactions
Yahoo!

Ad firms beef up digital comm wings, DLC is in
The Financial Express

Mountain Dew’s ‘Willy the Hillbilly’ Goes Mobile
ADWEEK ONLINE

3 Nashville-area malls join Adspace digital advertising network
The Business Journal

AOL sheds its brand to draw specialty audiences
The Associated Press

Coremetrics Appoints Kathi Kaplan as Worldwide Chief Marketing Officer
Coremetrics

Yahoo launches new service for advertisers
The Economic Times

Plaintiff Wins Bid to Remain Anonymous in Suit Over Online Ad
Law.com

mobile2win powers Pizza Huts first mobile campaign
exchange4media.com

Online Advertisers are Bullish On Behavioral Targeting, SEMPO 2007 State of the Market Survey Data Reveals
Yahoo!

CBS in Deal to Buy CNet to Increase Online Ads
New York Times

Pepsi.com Gets a Digital Overhaul
ADWEEK ONLINE

Agora Drops Most in Two Years on $54.4 Million Acquisition of Ad Web Sites
Bloomberg

Michelin Puts U.S. Creative and Digital Accounts Into Review
Advertising Age

Retail E-Commerce and the Economy
eMarketer

Businesses Feeling Out Virtual Worlds
eMarketer

Do Blogs Influence Female Consumers
eMarketer

Web fantasy worlds’ new target: kids
Concord Monitor

Spread the word: 49 million users log on to internet in ‘08
The Economic Times

The internet and consumer choice
Pew Internet

Strong Growth Projected in Asian Online Gaming
In-Stat

Growing Virtual World Offers Young Internet Users Free, Safe Environment for Fun and Learning
Quote Media

Mobile Web 2.0 to Generate $22 Billion
eMarketer

Sixty Percent of the World’s Top 50 Online Retailers Use Omniture
Quote Media

Charter Will Monitor Customers’ Web Surfing to Target Ads
The New York Times

BABELFISH - Top Headlines May 12, 2008

The Next Creative Revolution by Nick Law (R/GA)
CREATIVITY-ONLINE.COM

Move over Yuppies, the `yawns` are here
News.com.au

World economic balance of power set to shift, predicts Barclays Bank
warc

The shape of things to come? UK regulator shares future vision
warc

Boys who don’t play videogames ‘are at risk’
news.com.au

Down with Design Innovation
ID magazine

Design Strategy 99% Bad!: A rebuttal to `Down with innovation`
experiencematters

Starcom Melds Performance Media Units
ClickZ Network

Accenture Survey Finds Broad Agreement Within Media and Entertainment Industry on Direction of Digital Market
Accenture

When Everything Is Media, What Is Media Worth?
Advertising Age

Can Online Video Cure DVR Commercial Skipping
ADWEEK ONLINE

FMCG majors take to mobile advertising
Agencyfaqs!

BABELFISH - Headlines May 8, 2008

Awash In Data And Opportunities
Mediapost

Everyone Is Talking About Mobile Social Networking
eMarketer

Comcast mulling Net usage cap to discourage ‘excessive’ use
Physics Org

Is Eight Enough? EyeWonder ‘Client Testimonial’ Campaign Wins Another Award
EyeWonder

IBM’s self-checkout system allows payment from anywhere in store
IBM

P&O Ferries embraces Web 2.0 trend
Vnunet.com

blinkx Doubles Size of Advertising Sales Team to Support Massive Online TV Opportunity
blinkx

Will MySpace Revenues Add Up
eMarketer

Improved User Experience Key to YouTube Mobile Application
Strategy Analytics

blinkx Advanced Media Platform Unlocks the Potential of Video Assets for Publishers, Content Owners and Producers
blinkx

RIAA: Piracy fight more important than net neutrality bill
Ars Technica

The Interactive Advertising Bureau Launches Digital Video In-Stream Ad Format Guidelines
Interactive Advertising Bureau

US court orders online advertiser to use ‘negative keywords’
The Register

NCR Introduces Next-Generation Self-Checkout Solution
NCR

Bazaarvoice Radius Launches to Help Marketers Execute Integrated Social Commerce Strategies
Bazaarvoice

Vusion Exits Stealth-Mode to Reach Massive Audiences With HD Quality Video Over the Internet
PR Newswire

Will a Recession Affect Interactive Budgets?
eMarketer

Cinthol refreshes its online presence
Agencyfaqs!

mSnap Powers Citadel Broadcasting’s Largest Country Music Mobile Marketing Campaign With Kellie Pick
Quote Media

Microsoft Agency Scores as No. 2 Digital Marketing Shop
Advertising Age

Discounts, Contests Drive Online Promos
eMarketer

Web portal promises big ad-vantage
Business Standard

Yahoo search to alert users to bad Web sites
MSNBC

Ad firm Spot Runner lands $51 mln in funding
Reuters

Tealeaf Introduces Customer Behavior Analysis Product Enabling Businesses to Deliver Better Online Results
Tealeaf

Starcom Taps Kline To Lead Consumer Practice
MediaPost Publications

Wheatmark Announces Web Marketing Analysis for Books
PR Newswire

Skyhook Introduces Geo-Targeted Ads for Mobile App Developers
ClickZ Network

Ad Agencies Thrive on Digital Revenue
eMarketer

Microsoft’s Failed Yahoo Bid Risks Online Growth
New York Times

Zapak Digital bets on merchandising revenues
Business Standard

Motorola CherryPicker Enables Personalized Advertising Experiences with Targeted Ad Insertion
via CMPnet.asia

Mobile Spam Problem in UK
eMarketer

Affinity Mobile reports growth in mobile wallet use
Green Sheet

Up to 12% of DSL Broadband Subscribers to Transfer to Fixed WiMAX Connections within 5 years
Juniper Research

Navigation Devices and Systems Will Generate Global Revenues of $62 Billion by 2012
ABI Research

Portals exposed as online ads slow
Sydney Morning Herald

Jupiter Research Study Finds Multi-Channel E-Commerce Expansion Vital to Online Retail Success
ChannelAdvisor

Study Shows Children’s Web Sites May Be Entertaining, But May Also Make Kids Cry
PR Newswire

Digital Radio Listening Increases in UK
eMarketer

Men and Women Differ on Social Networks
eMarketer

Mobile WiMAX to Level the Asia-Pacific Playing Field
ABI Research

170,000 broadband users in Belarus
DMeurope

Press and online job ads rise across Tasman
New Zealand Herald

Where are those mobile ads
International Herald Tribune

How Many Moms Are Online?
eMarketer

The US will be the Fastest Growing Developed Nation in Terms of Mobile Data Revenue
Pyramid Research

BABELFISH - Other Headlines May 12, 2008

Jumpstarting the Mobile Internet
eMarketer

Interactive TV Ad Test Rolls Out in Boston
Advertising Age

P2P and P4P: The Tangled Web We Weave
E-Commerce Times

Blinkx flies on Google and Newscorp bid talk
International Herald Tribune

FCC Plans Digital Television Transition Test In September
TechWeb

Facebook Goes Nutsie for ITunes Streaming
PC World

RealNetworks spins off games
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Facebook joins MySpace in letting users carry profile as they surf Web
The Age

The Digital Freedom Campaign Responds to the RIAA’s Predictions of a Comeback for DRM
Quote Media

Hollywood studios win lawsuit against peer-to-peer website
Eastday.com

Samsung Making ‘High-Bright’ Digital Signage Panel
Information Week

Japan Eyes Adding Copyright Fee to IPod Price
Yahoo! News

Burst.com and RealNetworks Reach Settlement Agreement
Quote Media

blinkx Content Correlation Engine Automatically Turns Readers into Viewers, Boosting Publisher Asset Revenue
blinkx

Bertelsmann Finally Free Of Napster Blues
Forbes.com

Media Execs Warm to Digital Content
eMarketer

OMD Digital breaks new ground
Yahoo!

Fashion Gets a Digital Network
PC World

Search is on for how Microsoft can beat Google
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Subaru Shifts Digital to Carmichael Lynch
ADWEEK ONLINE

Advocacy groups target Google-Yahoo partnership
MSNBC

An Ad Network Option Tailored for Concert Promoters
ClickZ Network

Live Nation and AdBrite Enter Exclusive Multi-Year Online Advertising Partnership
iWon.com

FTC Warns Mobile Marketers to Keep it Honest
Wireless Week

Google hints at ad partnership with Yahoo
Vnunet.com

Ad Infuse Announces Mobile Ad Degree - Los Angeles; Reveals Survey Results From March Event in San F
Quote Media

Yahoo! India unveils Glue Pages
Business Line

DietTV.com Adds On-The-Fly Analysis, Segmentation and Reporting with Coremetrics Explore™
Coremetrics

New media to integrate culture and commerce
Livemint

Avenue A | Razorfish Partners With Pangea Day, A Global Film Event
Avenue A | Razorfish

User-Generated Video Growing Faster Than Expected
In-Stat

UK Online Shopping Reaches Limits?
eMarketer

Hacker splashes data from six million Chileans on Internet: report
AFP

More Than 550 Million GPS-Enabled Handsets Will Ship by 2012
ABI Research

Mobile firms add 6.14 million GSM users in April
The Economic Times

Spam migrates to cellphones
International Herald Tribune

IPTV growth hits pay-per-view market
Vnunet.com

EU Travel Sites Cheating Consumers
NewsFactorTopTechNews

Demand for Collaboration Driving $330 Million Digital Asset Management Markets
ABI Research

Academic says gadgets threaten Internet’s future
Washington Post

India’s Retail E-Commerce Growth
eMarketer

Indians comfortable in sharing location based information
The Economic Times

Mobile Satellite TV Has Great Growth Potential in Europe
Cellular News

Parasitic botnet spams 60 billion a day
Computerworld

Ad men move in on the mobile
The Age

BABELFISH - Top Headlines May 5, 2008

Starcom MediaVest Turns Attention To Consumer Intent
Mediapost

Search — Where Supply Meets Demand
Mediapost

Yahoo! and Microsoft & Google: Agency executives: We’re here to help you, not replace you.
Adweek

What Are You Morphing Into?
Adweek

Web Stores Add Virtual Product Tours
eMarketer

The Challenge of Keeping Up With the Digital Zeitgeist
Advertising Age

Digitizing Books For Google: No Quick Task
CBS News

The Real Threat to Google
E-Commerce Times

Instant messaging — a new language
Physics Org

BABELFISH - Other Headlines May 5, 2008

AOL, Yahoo, RealNetworks Suffer Setback In Music Licensing Fees
Information Week

Bluestreak Technology, Competitor of Adobe Flash in the Embedded Device Market, Embraces the “Open Screen Project”
Canada NewsWire

EyeWonder ‘Client Testimonial’ Campaign Receives Seventh Recognition
EyeWonder

New software allows ISPs and P2P users to get along without getting too cozy
Physics Org

Motorola Growth in Digital Video, Wireless Broadband is Accelerating Delivery of Personal Media Experiences
Motorola

All SAP apps to be native on BlackBerry
ZDNet UK

Google, IBM Join Forces To Dominate ‘Cloud Computing’
TechWeb

Zattoo offers live TV streaming
Vnunet.com

Where’s The Money in User-Generated Content
InternetNews.com

Adobe Pushes Broader Mobile Strategy For Flash
Information Week

Telcos ask TRAI to fix channel price for IPTV
The Economic Times

AT&T to broadcast television shows to mobile phones
AFP

Nielsen Online Launches Digital Strategic Services Group; Focus Areas to Include Brand Advocacy and Defensive Branding
Nielsen//NetRatings

Web 2.0 helps firms innovate, allows closer monitoring of marketing spend
Business Standard

Dockers Dabbles in TV/Social Convergence
ClickZ Network

Mobile: Small Screens, Small Revenue
eMarketer

blinkx Partners with Hearst Digital’s Handbag.com to Bring the Hottest Women’s Lifestyle Content to Viewers
blinkx

Teamwork By Wiki: New Web-Based Collaboration
Microsoft

Standardizing Online Video Ads
eMarketer

24/7 Real Media Becomes First Network to Deploy Psychographic Targeting from Mindset Media
24/7 Real Media

Microsoft abandons Yahoo! bid
Telegraph.co.uk

Brad Vettese Joins Wireless Marketing Agency ipsh!
Quote Media

Cox Shells Out $300M to Cash in on Vertical Web Ads
internet.com

Mobile Analytics Firms Seek In-Roads
ClickZ Network

Ajit Balakrishnan named Chairman Emeritus as Sanjeev Bikhchandani takes over as IAMAI Chairman
Internet & Mobile Association of India

Voxant network offers advertisers unique opportunity to capture clicks of web users outside of the major portals
Voxant network

Yahoo could announce Google ad deal in a week: report
Washington Post

Where Is Ad Spending Headed?
eMarketer

Infomedia, Alibaba.com develop online community for Indian SMEs
Agencyfaqs!

GenieKnows.com Partners with Click Forensics to Improve Traffic Quality
PR Newswire

Cox Shells Out $300M to Cash in on Vertical Web Ads
internet.com

Google Primes for Mobile Search Surge
eWEEK

Google Lets AdWords Users Buy TV Ads
Information Week

Aegis a media darling thanks to digital strength
Telegraph.co.uk

comScore Plan Metrix Tightly Links Consumers’ Online Media Usage to their Offline Behavior with Enhanced Monthly Reporting
comScore

DOUBLECLICK MOBILE INTEGRATES WITH MOBILE AD NETWORKS
DoubleClick

Mobile Coupons To Edge Out Paper
eMarketer

Nine of 10 e-mails are spam
Indiainfo.com

Mobile Content Platform Market Reaches $3.4 Billion
Econtent

Asia’s Online Ads and Search Buzz
iWon.com

Criminals Try To ‘Copyright’ Malware
NewsFactorTopTechNews

Strong Uptake of On-deck and Off-deck Mobile Social Networking Services
Phone Content

Hackers launch Trojan spam attack
What PC?

Older Japanese go online in search of love
Yahoo! UK & Ireland

Mobile Internet Extends the Reach of Leading Internet Sites by 13%
Nielsen Media

Spam Pledge calls for end to junk email
VNUNET.COM

Spam reaches 30-year anniversary
BBC News

ONLINE PROMOTIONS: THE BIG SHIFT (Apr ‘0
Borrell Associates

Consumers Use Social Media to Vent
eMarketer

Teens Signal Shift in Internet Usage
eMarketer

Wi-Fi Will Be in 99% of North American Universities by 2013
ABI Research

Instant messaging attacks spike in April
InfoWorld

Google Warns Users About Phishing
Information Week

Teen Social Networking Still Growing
eMarketer

Mobile IM to Surpass Texting
eMarketer

‘Local Search’ to become a Key Application for over 30% of mobile phone users by 2013, according to Juniper Research
Juniper Research

Canada E-Commerce Growing Quickly
eMarketer

Nearly All US Teens Use the Internet
eMarketer

BABELFISH - Top Headlines Apr 28, 2008

Safely Building Your Brand on UGC
Adotas

Money Can’t Buy LOVE (Or Conversions)
Adotas

Cinematically correct: The formula
StrawberryFrog

The Social Experience: A Relationship Renaissance?
Experience Matters

To Thine Own Customer Be True
Adotas

Three Reasons Your Visitors Don’t Convert to Leads
ClickZ News

Users Demand Expertise at How-To Web Sites
New York Times

Survey: Web Generates Consumer Feedback
ADWEEK ONLINE

Olay Translates Killer Online App to Retail Aisles
Advertising Age

Web Metrics and Grains of Salt
New York Times

BABELFISH - Other Headlines Apr 28, 2008

WEB 2.0 - Firms getting blind-sided by social networking
Computerworld Australia

Univision, Grupo Televisa Will Finally Take Battle to Court
Advertising Age

HMV tries to Get Closer with social networking test
Telegraph.co.uk

‘One of A Kind’ IPTV ‘LOV Box’ Wows 2008 NAB Attendees
PR Newswire

India Today Group Digital in video distribution deal with video search engine Blinkx
exchange4media.com

Investors Pour $184M into Virtual Worlds
Red Herring

Gannett, Meredith Tap Ripple6 To Launch Branded Social Nets
MediaPost Publications

Yahoo to Rewire for Social Networking
NewsFactorTopTechNews

Understanding Data Security Risks of P2P
eWEEK

YieldBuild Discusses “Four Pillars” of Successful Text Ad Optimization at Web 2.0 Expo
Quote Media

Nielsen To Report Ratings For Place-Based Video Networks
MediaPost Publications

Mobile Digital TV Is Coming, But There Will Be Many Flavors
TechWeb

Videophlow tries to enliven YouTube
CNET

‘Revolutionary’ collective intelligence of users touted at Web 2.0 Expo
Computerworld

Web 2.0 Buzz Measurement Software from SentiMetrix Wins First Annual UM Institute for Systems Research Faculty Venture Fair
via CMPnet.asia

Second Life Nabs Organic Chief, Will Brands Return
ClickZ Network

Affles SMS2.0 becomes the largest mobile media in India
exchange4media.com

Print Magazine To Publish Interactive Ads
ADOTAS

Yahoo, CNet Expand Content/Advertising Partnership
MediaPost Publications

Online advertising start-up AdYouNet raises NIS 3.5m
GLOBES Israel’s Business Arena

Web ad optimization co MediaBoost in fund raising round
GLOBES Israel’s Business Arena

Silverpop Scores $15M for Email Marketing
Red Herring

B&H Leverages Coremetrics to Deliver a Superior Customer Experience
Coremetrics

Making It Past the Spam Folder
eMarketer

S’pore gets location-based mobile ad service
ZDNet Asia

Baidu Profit Jumps as Chinese Internet Use Spurs Marketers to Advertise
Bloomberg

Tellme Intros Mobile Voice Search
NewsFactorTopTechNews

Ballmer on Yahoo!: Microsoft prepared to walk away
Silicon.com

Mobile Marketing Assoc Publishes Advertising Guidelines
Cellular News

Coremetrics Drives Global Momentum in Search Marketing
Coremetrics

Justice Dept. involved in Google, Yahoo test
MSNBC

Dubai firm developing tools to restrict Facebook access
Gulf Times

Instant Messaging Via Mobile Set to Challenge SMS Traffic
Cellular News

Web 2.0: Whatever Google Knows About Spam, It Isn’t Saying
Information Week

17 per cent of digital companies offer share in profits to employees: IAMAI-Ma Foi study
exchange4media.com

170,000 broadband users in Belarus
DMeurope

BFSI sector to gain most from increased online ad spend
Agencyfaqs!

Q1 cell phone growth fastest since 2006
Computerworld

Mobile Device Market Exceeds Expectations to Deliver 289 Million in 1Q 2008
ABI Research

Nearly Half of Brits Would Switch Operators to Avoid SMS Spam
Cellular News

Canada online sales keep double-digit growth for six years
Xinhua News

Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Payment Users to Total 33 Million in 2008
Gartner

US Teens Compose Constantly Online
eMarketer

Affluent Prefer Buying Online
eMarketer

CEA FINDS AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS SPEND AN AVERAGE OF $1,400 ANNUALLY ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
CEA

BABELFISH - Other Headlines Apr 24, 2008

Remember Podcasting? Listeners Do
eMarketer

Research: Security gaps open when ISPs hire third parties
The Associated Press

CBS Outernet Joins Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau (OVAB)
PR Newswire

NTT Com Launches Industry’s First Service for Affiliate Video Ads with DRM
JCN Network

Web 2.0: Microsoft’s Live Mesh To Reinvent The Platform
InformationWeek

American Express Launches New Online Travel Community, Members Know, Exclusively for Cardmembers to Share ‘Insider’ Travel Experiences and Insights
PR Newswire

Watch digital TV and films without disruptions thanks to mathematical model
Physics Org

Google Sued Over Ambiguity Of Blank AdWords Input Box
Information Week

Streaming Video R&D Cuts Into Netflix Profits
Yahoo!

Adap.tv Launches First Open and Universal Online Video Advertising Platform: Adap.tv OneSource
via CMPnet.asia

IAB Europe Embarks on Expansion and Restructuring
ClickZ Network

GoldSpot Media Unveils First Rapid Prototyping Platform for Evaluating Mobile Broadcast TV Advertising Models
PR Newswire

The Web Analytics Association and the Interactive Advertising Bureau Increase Collaboration on Web M
Quote Media

Unicorn adopts Mirial technology to develop 3G video services
DMeurope

Six Apart Acquires Apperceptive, Expands Offerings For Bloggers
Information Week

Google introduces brand-image ads for phones
International Herald Tribune

FastWeb selects WebTrends to optimize online marketing campaigns
DMeurope

Google’s search for business customers
ZDNet UK

EBay sues Craigslist ad website
BBC News

Coremetrics Drives Global Momentum in Search Marketing
PR Newswire

Yahoo Q1 profit jumps with marketing services growth
The Economic Times

Interwoven Certifies Leading Interactive Marketing Agency Partners on Interwoven Optimost
PR Newswire