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Sites like Buzznet and iMeem have been moving fast as social networking sites not named MySpace continue to make gains as they…
The creation of the Presidential Election 2008 "über site" at Yahoo represents the portal's desire to be the 'town hall for voters across America.'
Over the next week, I'll posting some of the other insights I will be taking from the event, but in the meantime here are just a few marketing ideas that struck me as remarkable or noteworthy from SxSW:
Microsoft is no stranger to the courtroom given its involvement in antitrust allegations and its efforts to squelch software piracy. Proving that there is indeed no rest for the weary, the legal team at Microsoft is now expanding its efforts to cracking down on cybersquatters who, as the company claims, are profiting off of their brand.
The automotive industry is the largest US advertising category and automakers and dealers have recently focused less on advertising in traditional media and have begun to put their ad dollars into digital media.
So Viacom has slapped Google (or YouTube) with a $1-billion lawsuit for blatant copyright infringement on a massive scale, according to the entertainment conglomerate’s claim. On a side note, have you ever noticed how people invariably get slapped with lawsuits? Not just hit — slapped. And a big thick lawsuit would hurt, I bet. Especially legal paper.
