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eBay To Implement Global Ban On Ivory Sales
eBay has announced it will institute a global ban on the sale of all types of ivory that will go into effect…
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Does Age Matter In Marketing?
Sometimes I can't resist a post that will result in a few irate responses. This is likely going to be one of them. It is essentially about my distaste for something that I have seen far too many marketers blindly rely on ... age statistics. Just about every web site that tries to sell advertising reports on the age stats of their visitors. Television programs…
Wal-Mart Launches Online Videos Of Presidential Candidates
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc has launched a video-based voter guide that allows both major candidates, Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain, to share their views on issues with the company's customers and employees.
Search Engines’ News Sites Seeing Growth Spurts
The economy's problems have, in some corners, elicited comparisons between now and 1929. Other experts don't even use the word "recession." However, it looks like the people in charge of the news sites run by Google and Yahoo are in a good position to visit the completely opposite side of the spectrum and focus on some silver linings.
Web Gets Kung Fu Election Game
It’s probably safe to say (I think, gulp) this election season has been an especially vicious one. So, if you feel your violent urges starting to get the better of you—like one rally attendee who reportedly kicked a journalist in the leg—release that tension with a killer Mortal Kombat-style Flash animation game called “Kung Fu Election” from Atom.com.
Pew: Internet Helps Make Some Families Closer
For years, the Internet lifestyle has been blamed for detrimental effects on personal and family life: bloggers dropping dead from heart attacks; vacation and leisure time diminished because of employees always being connected to work; less physical activity; and disconnectedness among family members at home.
