Online Ad Growth Higher in Great Britain than US

The New York Times has a lengthy article on the growth of online advertising in Great Britain, and how it's outpacing the U.S. In fact, online advertising in Britain is growing by 40% and is expected to account for 14% of all advertising spend - more than twice the percentage in the United States.

Google Eyes Portugal, Africa

In America, Google is pretty much omnipresent. Elsewhere in the world . . . well, it's getting there. The search engine company has announced plans to enter Portugal in order to access the African market indirectly.

Mainstream Pubs Encourage User Content

Lately I've noticed a few mainstream web publications making concerted efforts to solicit user generated content. Enabling consumers to submit news gives media access to millions of potential stories they might otherwise not know about, or not have a scoop on.

Is Your Email Marketing Software Hurting Your Business?

Ten years ago I started my first online business venture out of the basement office of my home. I put together a Web site selling scrapbook products on my wife's suggestion that scrapbooking was emerging as a hot niche in the crafting industry.