Contextual pay-per-click advertising company Quigo will introduce video search capabilities to its network of Web partners later this year through a deal announced today with Pixsy Corp., a multimedia search platform. ...Read the whole story
A four-month-old mobile campaign from Ford Motor Co. is generating higher engagement for the Edge crossover vehicle than its Web site. That is a growing trend, according to the agency that created the campaign, which is rolling out in Europe. ...Read the whole story
A panel at Digital Music Forum East explored the challenges for marketers trying to navigate the digital music space and partner with established online music and video hubs. Even giants like Miller Brewing are trying to figure out which programs work, how to execute them, and how to measure effectiveness. ...Read the whole story
Women's lifestyle portal iVillage will launch a games channel featuring syndicated titles from Electronic Arts' casual games property Pogo. The deal taps into the demographic appeal of short-form games to older women. ...Read the whole story
Online video isn't yet a profit center for many magazine publishers, but it should achieve profitability in the near future, according to a panel discussing online video at an MPA event. Warned one editor: "If you don't have video, you can't have viewers. It's as simple as that." ...Read the whole story
Viewers who watch TV shows on network Web sites tend to favor the sponsoring brands--and many also watch the show more often on TV, reports a new study suggesting that the crossover TV-Web audience is worth cultivating, and has plenty of room to grow. ...Read the whole story
Setting its sights on bandwidth-efficient peer-to-peer distribution, broadband services company Roo Group has agreed to buy the assets of legal P2P service provider Wurld Media. The deal is expected to boost Roo's social networking, e-commerce and digital rights management offerings. ...Read the whole story
I'm a mom with two teenage daughters, and I'm trying to see how this new trend toward Web sites "helping" genders like mine get the ... ...More
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