Las Vegas, NV - New digital media--especially social networking and mobile platforms--still offer big promise, but many problems remain. Speaking at CES, Carter Brokaw, chief revenue officier of Meebo, calls it "a crisis of confidence" in social media.
S&P's analysts noted that McDonald's and Burger King each achieved "meaningful" same-store sales increases last year, reflecting their leveraging of breakfast, snack and late-night opportunities. In addition, their stable-to-improved margins reflected their advantages as franchisors that directly operate only small percentages of their total restaurant systems.
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Davis 1 hour ago Model's Case Shows 'Streisand Effect' Model Liskula Cohen went to court this week to unmask the blogger behind the site Skanks in NYC because she...
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TODAY'S ONLINE NEWS AND HEADLINES
Model: 'I Am Not A Skank' 10 hours ago Model Liskula Cohen is asking a New York court to order Google to reveal the identity of the blogger who insulted her by calling her a "skank." In a lawsuit filed in state court, Cohen alleges that she was defamed by the blog Skanks in NYC. The...
Search Ad Industry Won't Go On Hiatus 10 hours ago Despite analysts' focus on the bleak news that 2009 will become the first year U.S. search advertising growth slows below 20% annually, all estimates predict an uptick at a slow and steady rate. An eMarketer report released Tuesday suggests a not-so-grim future for U.S. online search advertising. Marketers,...
Judge: Veoh Eligible For 'Safe Harbor' Protection10 hours ago A federal judge has handed online video site Veoh a major victory in a copyright lawsuit brought by Universal Music Group. Judge Howard Matz in Los Angeles ruled that Veoh is entitled to qualify for "safe harbor" protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act even though the site...
Cross MediaWorks Says Hola To Azteca Sales57 minutes ago
A 2-year-old rep firm has purchased contracts that add dozens of Spanish-language stations to its portfolio. Cross MediaWorks' acquisition primarily allows it to handle national spot sales for affiliates of the Azteca America network, a distant competitor to Univision and Telemundo....
Wachovia: Radio Revenues To Drop 13% In '091 hour ago
The hits just keep on coming. In her latest note to investors, Wachovia analyst Marci Ryvicker revised her already negative prediction of 8% for 2009 revenues sharply downward, now forecasting a 13% drop--if the radio industry is lucky. Besides a failing economy, under 25s listen to iPods and...
Arbitron Settles With NYS, NJ Attorneys General 2 hours ago Arbitron has struck deals with the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey that will settle the lawsuits filed in October 2008 alleging violations of executive, business, and civil rights statutes....
At The Inauguration: Pepsi, Ft. Lauderdale, Silver Diner 1 hour ago Pepsi will present the Creative Coalition Inaugural Ball, a benefit gala for the nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) advocacy arm of the arts and entertainment communities, Ft. Lauderdale hauling a beach around the capital, and the Silver Diner is offering Red, White & Blueplate specials until Jan. 21....
Buyers Move Away From Small Cars Or Any Cars 2 hours ago
One recent study is showing that consumers are holding off buying cars and trucks because they don't really need new ones, they can't afford new ones or they are worried about the economy. But another study finds that those who are buying new vehicles are edging away from...
Scion Ads Show How Parts Compose The Whole 3 hours ago
Two initial spots, which focus on variety, with puzzle-like creative set to electronica, show modified versions of the vehicles sliced and diced to show how owners personalized them. "We are still focusing on the core target; overall, we are not trying to broaden our target audience," says Attik's...
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Model Liskula Cohen is asking a New York court to order Google to reveal the identity of the blogger who insulted her by calling her a "skank." In a lawsuit filed in state court, Cohen alleges that she was defamed by the blog 
Despite analysts' focus on the bleak news that 2009 will become the first year U.S. search advertising growth slows below 20% annually, all estimates predict an uptick at a slow and steady rate. An eMarketer report released Tuesday suggests a not-so-grim future for U.S. online search advertising. Marketers,...
A federal judge has handed online video site Veoh a major victory in a copyright lawsuit brought by Universal Music Group. Judge Howard Matz in Los Angeles ruled that Veoh is entitled to qualify for "safe harbor" protection under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act even though the site...
Arbitron has struck deals with the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey that will settle the lawsuits filed in October 2008 alleging violations of executive, business, and civil rights statutes....
Pepsi will present the Creative Coalition Inaugural Ball, a benefit gala for the nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) advocacy arm of the arts and entertainment communities, Ft. Lauderdale hauling a beach around the capital, and the Silver Diner is offering Red, White & Blueplate specials until Jan. 21....