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Yahoo’s Twitter Releases an API
Yahoo has released an API for Meme, the company's microblogging service, which is still in beta. If you're not familiar with Meme,…
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Majority Of Consumers Will Shop Online During The Holidays
More than half (62.8%) of consumers plans to spend the same or cut back on their holiday purchases compared to 2008, according to a new survey by Burst Media. Although consumers plan to be thrifty with their spending this holiday season, the majority (85.3%) will shop online. With the current economic concerns, the survey found only 14.6 percent of respondents plan to spend more this…
Ask Introduces New Deal Feature
Ask.com has added a new feature to its search engine homepage designed to help online shoppers find the best deals on the Web. The IAC owned property has introduced "Ask Deals," a proprietary database of more than 1 million savings offers from national and local retailers across hundreds of product categories. The Ask homepage now features a new tab labeled "Deals" for users who only…
Only Video Footage of Anne Frank Appears on YouTube
The only known video footage of Anne Frank has been posted on YouTube by The Anne Frank House museum of Amsterdam. This is a fascinating look at how new media can preserve history. The footage shows the wedding of Anne Frank's neighbor on July 22, 1941. Take a look:
AdSense Gets Optimized for Smartphones
Google has announced a new feature for AdSense mobile publishers, which lets them serve text and image ads on their sites, specifically optimized for high-end smartphones like the iPhone, Android devices, and the Palm Pre. With the launch of the feature, publishers can run larger AdSense ads on these phones, whereas before, they could only serve smaller ads.
Online Ad Revenue Tops $10 Billion
Internet advertising revenues reached $10.9 billion in the first half of 2009, a 5 percent decline from the same time in 2008, according to a new report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Search and display advertising continue to account for the largest percentages of overall advertising spend. Search revenues amounted to more than $5.1 billion for the first six months of 2009,…
