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Backpage.com Responds To Attorneys General Letter On Child Prostitution

Editor — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:30:08 +0000

Backpage.com has responded to a request from attorneys general in Washington state and across the country. They want the online classifieds site to do more to protect kids who are being forced into prostitution. KUOW's Sara Lerner reports.

Adicio and impreMedia Strike Partnership

Editor — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:35:17 +0000

Adicio Inc., the leading provider of interactive classified advertising software solutions for media companies, announced a new partnership with impreMedia, the leading Hispanic news and information company. Adicio will provide online classified platforms in both English and Spanish for all of impreMediaâ€™s publications, including La OpiniÃ³n (which launched in November, 2010) in Los Angeles, El Diario (which launched in December, 2010) in New York, La Raza in Chicago, La Prensa in Orlando, El Mensajero in San Francisco and Rumbo in Houston.

Paywall plans: “This is a big risk”

Editor — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:14:03 +0000

In talking about the Dallas Morning Newsâ€™ plans to begin charging for digital content next month, Jim Moroney is surprisingly candid about the decision and the economics of the industry. When the publisher of the News told his staff about the decision, he said they must be prepared to be ridiculed and vilified for putting their content behind a paywall. â€œThis is a big risk â€” Iâ€™m not confident weâ€™re going to succeed,â€ Moroney told me. â€œBut weâ€™ve got to try something. Weâ€™ve got to try different things.â€

Google eBooks from your choice of booksellers and devices

Editor — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:06:14 +0000

Google eBooks from your choice of booksellers and devices

The Decline and Fall of E-Mail

Editor — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:10:50 +0000

I have in my computer every e-mail message I have sent or received since 1992. Minus the obvious spam, this database comes to about half a million messages from people as varied (or similar, if you think about it) as Larry Ellison and Larry Flynt. But lately my e-mail seems to be dying. Yours is, too. Whatâ€™s happening to e-mail is complex but comes down to changing contexts and competing media. Back in 1992 communication for me meant e-mail (which at that time for me was cc:mail, MCI Mail, and Internet mail), snail mail, Usenet newsgroups, bulletin board systems like The WELL, telephone, and fax. Today the mix has changed almost completely and I have Internet mail, snail mail, SMS, various chat systems (Skype, iChat, ICQ, etc.), twitter, Facebook and other social networks, and the big one for me â€” WordPress. BBSâ€™s are gone as are proprietary e-mail systems, my fax machine was thrown-away long ago and Usenet has been subsumed into the Internet as a whole.

eBay: E-Commerce To Be $1bn Biz In India By 2013

Editor — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:50:39 +0000

In an interview with CNBC-TV18's President & Editorial Director of TV18 Business Media, Senthil Chengalvarayan, eBay's President & CEO John Donahoe spoke about the company's India plans. Below is a verbatim transcript of the interview.

Gumtree hires Beta for TV campaign

Editor — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:11:18 +0000

Gumtree, the classified website, has appointed Beta to its ad account ahead of a planned TV campaign, which will break in early August. The account was awarded without a pitch and the incumbent was The Gallery.

Digg Losing Popularity

Editor — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:58:41 +0000

Digg is a popular social news website whose main purpose consists of letting people vote stories up or down, termed as digging and burying, respectively. There are millions of stories submitted daily basis, but among them only the most Dugg stories appear on the front page. Diggâ€™s popularity has encouraged the creation of other social networking sites with the same story submission and voting strategies.

Free car ads take on big media sites

Editor — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:34:09 +0000

The online motoring race has begun after motoring portal caradvice.com.au announced it will offer free ads on its new acquisition, carbuddy.com.au. Motoring editorial site caradvice.com.au bought carbuddy.com.au earlier this month from Jumbuck Entertainment Ltd and aims to give the big guns in online motoring a run for their money.

Five Things Old Media Still Don’t Get About The Web

Editor — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:45:55 +0000

Earlier this week, the New York Times company forced the iPad Pulse News Reader app to be pulled from the App Store. The reason? It took the Timesâ€™ RSS feed and put it inside its own app.

RacingJunk.com Powers Online Classifieds for Ignition Nation

Editor — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:56:33 +0000

Raceway Mediaâ€™s RacingJunk.com, the largest online motorsports marketplace, will power the online classifieds for Ignition Nation.com, an online community of â€œcool car and hot bikeâ€ enthusiasts.

Searching for husbands, muses, on “Craigslist TV”

Editor — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:40:07 +0000

The first three videos, all of which were shot in Los Angeles and are under 10 minutes long, debuted on Wednesday on the popular site where users can find a job or an apartment or sell the contents of their garage.

May We Suggest…More Relevant Ads

Editor — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 09:25:54 +0000

When digital advertising is well executed, it can be incredibly effective. More often than not, its ability to perform is directly related to its relevance to the consumer.

Can Microsoft’s ‘Pink’ Phone Challenge Apple, Google?

Editor — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:30:18 +0000

Microsoft has announced plans to make a cell phone geared towards social media, which it hopes will revitalize its struggling strategy in the Apple- and Google-dominated cell phone market. Code-named "Pink," the phone is being launched in partnership with Verizon and Vodafone

We the Six Billion: The Internet, Is it good?

Editor — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:55:13 +0000

It has been said that the innovations of the 20th century that have had the biggest impact on our lives have been the automobile, television, and the atomic bomb. I think it is time to acknowledge a fourth humanity-shaking innovation of the 20th century - the Internet - which is changing our lives in ways that we are just beginning to comprehend.

Coming Soon to a Mobile App Near You

Editor — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:34:22 +0000

Offerpal Media this morning said it has acquired Tapjoy in a move that signals the advancement of offer-based ads into mobile. Terms of the deal werenâ€™t disclosed.

Craigslist’s Newmark on Media’s New Curator Role

Daype — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:34:16 +0000

At the intersection of old media and social media, there's an emerging need to be more judicious in both the coverage and placement of news on both sides of the street, said Craigslist's founder Craig Newmark at Digital Media Conference West. Newmark, the unassuming media mogul whose site is among the most widely-visited on the Internet, discussed media's evolution, social media, and his own classifieds destination during a fireside chat-style keynote with Richard Hart, founder of The Next Step.

When Will Newspaper Movie Listings Go ‘poof?’

Daype — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:24:19 +0000

I'm a big movie fan and New York Times Sunday newspaper reader. I still find myself reading up on movies in the Sunday Times. But it's a rarity these days. Most of the time, I'm checking out SFGate.com for reviews and times on my iPhone. It does beg the question: How well are brand marketing dollars doing for movie ads and listing in newspapers?

Using Twitter for Business

Daype — Mon, 25 May 2009 09:58:22 +0000

PRLog (Press Release) â€“ Social media networking is proving real successful in bringing together on basis of interest groups and activities. This can prove helpful in so many ways for individuals as well as business point of view. In this era of social media, twitter is known as one of the simplest tools that can help you improve your business.

Fairfax Woes a Sign Of The Times

Editor — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:31:46 +0000

The Fairfax newspaper group, whose mastheads date back to the 19th century, is finding itself coming to grips with 21st century reality. Already hit by a slump in circulation and profits, Standard and Poor's thinks Fairfax's advertising revenue is in for a tumble and has downgraded its credit rating as a result.

Investors Bet on Smaller Newspapers

Daype — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:29:04 +0000

While big newspapers across the country fight for survival, small-markets papers are drawing new investment from industry veterans. Last month, for instance, Tennessee Valley Printing, a family-owned publisher of smaller papers, agreed to buy a paper owned by the New York Times Co. in Florence, Ala. The price: about $12 million.

Four Ways to Measure Print Advertising Effectiveness

Daype — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:58:26 +0000

Print advertising is a waning media vehicle. It has become less effective in the post-interruption era. However, in spite of this decline, printed display advertising and classifieds can still provide a solid return on investment (ROI) for some ecommerce merchants willing and able to measure and optimize their print campaigns.

AutoTrader.com Ad Network Extends Reach

Daype — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:30:42 +0000

AutoTrader.com Access aggregates a portfolio of sites to give AutoTrader.com's advertisers greater reach to car shoppers through one media buy across multiple publishers.

Media General posts loss; Ad sales fall

Daype — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:13:34 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Media General Inc (MEG.N) reported a wider net loss on Friday and an 18 percent drop in revenue because of falling newspaper advertising sales, sending its shares down 10 percent.

Tribune Advertising Revenue Down, Job Cuts Planned

Editor — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:05:05 +0000

The Chicago Tribune is planning a reorganization that will result in job cuts throughout the paper, as the economy continues to batter the newspaper industry. But experts said the challenges the newspaper faces may also be caused by internal factors.

New Classified Ad Syndication System Announced

Editor — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:00:16 +0000

Killer Marketing Arsenal announces the addition of a syndicated classified advertising service to their members. The service offers syndication of classified ads to over 200 sites at a low, recession-busting price.

RockeTalk Collaborates with Indiatimes for Mobile Content

Editor — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:55:02 +0000

With Internet fast replacing the television, social networking has become an integrated part of the Gen-X. Orkutting, Facebooking have become terms commonly used by one and all. RockeTalk tops it all by providing an easy-to-use Mobile 2.0, social application accessible on any GPRS-enabled mobile.

Internet Ads Say Goodbye to Glory Days

Editor — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:17:47 +0000

Growth in online advertising largely ground to a halt in the final months of last year in major markets like the United States and Britain, according to several reports published last week. And forecasters say it may have gone into reverse since then, as the economic downturn has deepened and marketers have continued to pare their budgets.

AsiaXPAT Stays Strong in its Business

Editor — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:41:41 +0000

As the effects of the weak economy impact global and local businesses, companies are increasingly looking to AsiaXPAT for cost-effective advertising solutions that deliver proven results to help them weather the storm.

10 iPhone Apps to Manage Your Job Search on the Go

Editor — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:00:24 +0000

These days, the job search is happening 24/7, and itâ€™s important to arm yourself with tools that can help provide you with an advantage. You can create a social media resume, connect with recruiters on Twitter, and if you have an iPhone, there are several useful applications you can use to track job listings and networking opportunities on the go.