Archive for the 'internet' Category

IAB releases 2007 Internet advertising revenue report - 25% growth to $21.1B

And the sleeping giant in the room keeps getting bigger. Some people jumped in long ago. Some more recently. Some must be waiting until they see $100B. Anyway you slice it… the Internet is not your fathers Internet any more (as if that makes sense; hey remember those Oldsmobile cars…didn’t think […]

Huckabee’s secret weapon: Bloggers

Republican Presidential candidate, Mike Huckabee, thanked bloggers recently and called them his “secret weapon.”
I’ve left politics off this blog so far because we have a ways to go.  But, when a come-from-behind candidate calls bloggers his secret weapon… I think it is worth noting.  Hmm, sounds a little like NBC’s The Office.  That said, it […]

No more Netscape

While this does not come as a complete surprise, given that I really don’t think about Netscape anymore, it is still an uncomfortable moment in history.  AOL will stop development on the Netscape browser on 2/1/08.
Wow, I remember when I first used Netscape: I had been using Telenet (tab to go from link to link, […]

2007 wrap-up: busts, headlines, deals

I always like this stuff.  In a world of constant change and hype, we all need to reflect on the ideas, dollars and energy that did  not pay off.  Techcrunch has its Deadpool (busts) list for 2007 here.
Here is a snapshot of Techcrunch’s 2007 headlines.
And, Techcrunch has a list of deals in 2007 here.

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I want my GPhone

…more information is out here (Feb?), here and here (prototype?).   Looks interesting.  I’m ready.  Bring on the tease campaign.

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Writers strike to benefit online media

Will Internet TV and online media get a catylst?  It has to some degree, but it may come faster than we thought if this strike keeps going.  There is a lot being said about this topic, here is just one good article from FT.com…
Hollywood warned ‘writers will move online’
The head of the union representing striking […]

CNBC gets smart with Yahoo deal

CNBC is a great TV brand, and one that has been arming for battle with Fox Business.  With that said, it is not nearly as powerful online as it could be.  I wish it was, I like it.  I think my peak useage of the site was back in 2000 when stocks were flying high […]

Nielsen list: Top 10 online news destinations; Top ad sizes

Top 10 Online Current Events and Global News Destinations

Brand or Channel
Unique Audience (000)
Active Reach (%)

Yahoo! News

17,881

13.28

CNN Digital Network

15,018

11.15

MSNBC Digital Network

13,483

10.01

AOL News

11,663

8.66

NYTimes.com

7,142

5.3

Tribune Newspapers

6,058

4.5

Gannett Newspapers and Newspaper Division

4,973

3.69

Google News

4,419

3.28

USATODAY.com

3,986

2.96

washingtonpost.com

3,612

2.68

Source:  Nielsen Online, NetView Week ending Nov 18, 2007 US, Home and Work

Top Ad Sizes

Dimensions
Impressions (000)
Share of all Impressions

Non-Standard Dimension

 

25,150

61.8%

Leaderboard

 (728×90)

3,599

8.8%

Medium Rectangle

(300×250)

2,951

7.2%

Square Button

 (125×125)

2,788

6.8%

Large Rectangle

 (336×280)

2,215

5.4%

Button #1

(120×90)

1,635

4.0%

Wide Skyscraper

 (160×600)

1,221

3.0%

Button #2

(120×60)

339

0.8%

Rectangle

(180×150)

299

0.7%

Skyscraper

(120×600)

187

0.5%

Full Banner

(468×60)

163

0.4%

Micro […]

Facebook dinged by tracking Beacon

So Facebook puts a tracking beacon on its site that gives it information about its users to others. And, people don’t like it. For a site that should be all about the User, this is a sizable PR ooops. To be fair, this beacon stuff isn’t unique to Facebook. I wish […]

New local ABC television websites

A couple days ago ABC O&O’s (owned and operated) launched a new website template/design. See one at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/ They feature a larger video player that has some YouTube-like functionality. Although, I think some users may struggle with the functionality of the player.  The Spot Center is interesting; we’ll have to […]