• Just An Online Minute... The Parenting Report
    For all of you out there who were latchkey kids, the trend may be in the process of reversing itself. In fact, the findings of a new report from Yankelovich called "Parents Y*Report: Exploring the New Family Dynamic," points to the fact that parents are "taking back parenting."
  • Just An Online Minute... Record Labels Warm To The Web
    Are major record labels making peace with the Web? Possibly, at least judging by recent events.
  • Just An Online Minute... Teen People Shuttered
    Time Inc.'s announcement that it will shutter Teen People is not so surprising given media companies' Webbish land grab mentality of late.The magazine's Web site, www.teenpeople.com, will continue. Fifty sales and editorial employees will be cut, and it's not clear whether some of them will be repurposed for the site. Producing magazines is an expensive and labor-intensive proposition, to be sure.
  • Just An Online Minute... Search Vs. Display Advertising
    JupiterResearch reports that search advertising dollars will outpace display advertising over the next decade. A new report by the research outfit also says that online ad spending will reach $25.9 billion by 2011, representing nearly 9 percent of the total U.S. ad market.
  • Just An Online Minute...Click Interpretation
    A federal judge is mulling Google's offer to settle a click-fraud lawsuit, but an expert's report in the case casts doubt on whether search engines and marketers will ever be able to resolve their differences over click fraud.
  • Just An Online Minute... UGC Continues Its March Forward
    MTV Networks is launching a new TV channel in the United Kingdom that will air video clips provided by consumers, according to a report in today's Financial Times. The channel, MTV Flux, also allows users to personalize the offerings by selecting the music videos that will air on their screens.
  • Just An Online Minute... Survey: College Students Web-Happy
    It's well-known by now that college students spend a lot of time on the Web. Between reading articles, visiting MySpace, and checking out video clips, around four in 10 students spend at least 10 hours a week online, according to a study released this week by Experience.
  • Just An Online Minute... Toward A More User-Friendly Music Format
    Yahoo this week put a music track for sale online in MP3 format, meaning it that it has no built-in digital rights restrictions.
  • Just An Online Minute...Food Marketers Harness The Web
    The marketing of junk food to kids has drawn a lot of attention lately, with some observers wondering whether ads promoting high-calorie, low-nutrition items have contributed to a rise in the number of overweight children....
  • Just An Online Minute... Survey: Web Health Info Lacking
    Seventy-one percent of Web users seek health information online, but the vast majority are disappointed with the quality of material available, according to a new report by JupiterResearch.
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