Salesgenie Criticized Over Super Bowl Ads

In the history of Super Bowl ads, there were those that got forgotten as soon as the game resumed.  There were those that got mentioned around the water cooler.  And then there were those that got a company called racist.  For examples of this last group, you can look to Salesgenie.com.

China To Crackdown On Podcasting, Web Video

The Chinese government says it is cracking down on Internet-based audio-visual programming like podcast and video-sharing sites to ensure content doesn't pollute the spiritual and cultural ideals of the country. And yeah, that includes pirates, too. That the expanded measures against user-generated media come just months before the Beijing Olympics is just a coincidence.Right?

Performance Of Social Media Marketing Decidedly Mixed

It's one of those life lesson clichs: you win some, you lose some.  And where social media is concerned, you may also just give up some, because a new study found a wide mix of results when social media was used for marketing efforts.

Yahoo Deal Could Blackout Google Display Ads

Yahoo has been very good at working the display advertising business, and although weakness in the automotive and financial markets depressed that business, Microsoft's deal could strengthen it again.