• Milan Prosecutor Seeks To Jail Google Execs For User-Generated Video by Wendy Davis

    Italian law enforcement officials are seeking jail terms for four Google executives charged with violating the country's privacy laws by allegedly allowing the hosting of an offensive video. The case stems from a 2006 incident in which a high school student posted a clip of himself and three others bullying a 17-year-old with Down syndrome. The three-minute video, which went live in September, was taken down Nov. 7, after Google received complaints about it. ...Read the whole story

  • Adding Up: More Publishers Sign On To AdMeld by Gavin O'Malley

    As publishers seek a bigger bang for their digital bucks, ad optimization technology provider AdMeld has doubled the size of its client base since June. The latest additions include AccuWeather.com, Answers.com, Billboard.com, Daily Kos, Hearst Television, The New York Post and Time Out New York. ...Read the whole story

  • Search Is A Learning Activity by Laurie Sullivan

    While the news should not come as a shock to those in the online advertising and marketing biz, the findings might comfort a few worried souls. Pennsylvania State University researchers found that rather than a simple source for information, search engines have become part of the learning process for everything from making purchases to verifying facts. ...Read the whole story

  • Scion Unveils Facebook Game To Complement Banner Ads by Laurie Sullivan

    Scion will launch a casual video game Monday on Facebook to unveil a limited-edition car scheduled to go on sale in December. The game aims to augment a banner ad campaign supported by Interpolls and designed by Optimedia that launched last week and will run through March. ...Read the whole story

  • Black Friday Sales Bode Well For Cyber Monday by Laurie Sullivan

    Online retail sales experienced better-than-expected results. The average online order on Black Friday reached $170.19 -- up from $126.04 in 2008, according to Coremetrics, a data collection and analysis firm. Google says people googled "black friday" on Thanksgiving and Black Friday more often this year, compared to last. Searches rose more than 20% year-over-year, according to the search engine. ...Read the whole story

  • American Express Debuts Twitter Tool by Mark Walsh

    Expanding its social media services, American Express OPEN forum has launched a new tool allowing small business owners to share Twitter posts through the site. The new feature, dubbed Pulse, will display tweets from OPEN forum members through an applications programming interface (API), and help them promote themselves and connect with other small businesses. ...Read the whole story

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