Well, you can chalk one up for Sarah Palin. This one required relatively little of her involvement. No convention. No book tour. The young man responsible for hacking into her Yahoo account in 2008 was convicted of obstruction of justice and misdemeanor computer intrusion…with the courts dropping the felony wire fraud charge. The obstruction of [...]
The 2008 Presidential election changed the political landscape forever. Not only did we see a historical election unfold, with a Cinderella candidate if there ever was one…but, the Obama campaign harnessed something more powerful and effective than anyone had ever seen: the online ad Yes, Howard Dean was one of the first to pioneer the [...]
One minute AOL is a media empire, while the other minute turns into total mayhem. Months after deciding to part ways with entertainment giant Time Warner, AOL is back to their consolidation ways by downsizing global operations in over 40 countries. This news comes on the heels of reports stating AOL is planning on creating [...]
Ok, so Europe has made it clear they don’t like Google. With Germany threatening to fine users of Google Analytics, France is now tossing around ideas to tax the online giant’s ad revenue, in order to support creative industries…such as authors, film and music producers. According to a recent article in the France Liberation, the [...]
Even as airlines are starting to offer Wi-Fi to more passengers, TSA has taken another step backwards. If you think you’ll be able to bust out another blog post before landing, think again. In lieu of the recent near terrorist attack on a Christmas Day, Detroit bound Delta flight, government officials and airlines have cracked [...]
As one year turns to another, and a new decade quickly takes shape, what does this mean for online advertisers…or anyone trying to make money online? In some sectors it will be a year for growth, and for others it will be trying to regain lost footing and making up for the recent economic downturn. [...]
Well, it looks like all of Sarah Palin and Ashton Kuther’s hard work has paid off. It’s been reported in the past few days, after signing deals with Microsoft and Google, Twitter is officially profitable. The two search giants reached combined agreements worth $25 million which will make all ofTwitter’s content searchable. According to investment [...]
It’s been widely reported in the past few days on major news networks and online marketing blogs that Friendster, the popular social networking site (at least in Asia) will be sold to the Chinese internet investment firm, Tencent Holdings. Tencent, a publicly owned company whose other investments include QQ.com (a large Chineese web portal), is [...]
