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23% Year-Over-Year Increase Demonstrates Growing Importance of Digital Marketing & Advertising NEW YORK, NY (May 26, 2011) — Internet advertising revenues in the U.S. hit $7.3 billion for the first quarter of 2011, representing a 23 percent increase over the same period in 2010, according to figures released today by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) … Continue reading Internet Advertising Revenues Hit $7.3 Billion in Q1 ’11Highest First-Quarter Revenue Level on Record According to IAB and PwC

Amazon repeated its 99-cent promotional offer for Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ album, acknowledging it was unprepared Monday, when customers flooded the online retailer with requests. Original Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303654804576347690026027506.html?mod=rss_media_marketing via my6sense

Gerald Adler Wrote:Some very good food for thought… Every presentation I do is customized for the audience in the room. That means I get to spend loads and loads of time across many industry verticals, see many many campaigns, translate many many foreign websites (thanks Google Chrome for auto-translate!) and meet many many many executives … Continue reading 11 Digital Marketing “Crimes Against Humanity”

Motivations differ from general population. Luxury marketers take note, according to a February 2011 Affluence Collaborative survey, wealthy internet users connect with brands on social networks for s via emarketer.com

By Steve Stecklow and Julia Angwin, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal A draft House bill with bipartisan support would prohibit companies from tracking children on the Internet without parental consent, restrict online marketing to minors and require an “Eraser Button” that would allow parents to eliminate kids’ personal information already online. The draft of the … Continue reading House Releases ‘Do Not Track’ Bill [Voices]

Tablets encourage new shopping experiences. The features of Apple’s iPad and competing tablets have made them an ideal entertainment and media consumption device, but many tablet owners also have a st via emarketer.com This will be interesting to monitor, especially as media companies continue negotiating with Apple, and developing and releasing apps.

Time Inc. reached a deal with Apple to make all its iPad editions free for print subscribers, marking a break in the impasse between publishers and Apple and lending support to Time’s contention that it’s business-as-usual after the ouster of its CEO. Original Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703703304576296980128055282.html?mod=rss_media_marketing via my6sense

Google has posted before-and-after images of the terrible devastation left behind by the tornadoes that hit the South earlier this week, with close-up views particularly of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The easiest way to see the images is through a Picasa album that the company has posted. It explains more about these here. Below is a montage … Continue reading Google Releases Alabama Tornado Destruction Images & Maps Of Tornadoes

Quick, easy viewing more important than social experience. Online video viewing is on the rise around the world. In the US, eMarketer estimates 158.1 million internet users will watch video online at via emarketer.com

Facebook introduced Deals late Monday, an effort by the social network giant to tap into the consumer frenzy over online discounts. With Deals, which had long been expected, Facebook is entering a crowded market led by overnight sensations like Groupon and LivingSocial. For now, Facebook is releasing Deals as a “test” in five cities: Atlanta, … Continue reading Facebook Is Latest Rival to Groupon and LivingSocial