Mobile traffic for both Groupon and LivingSocial site now exceeds that on the desktop, according to comScore. If mobile use continues to expand for Groupon, it could also lead to higher conversion rates and higher spending per customer. ...Read the whole story
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed a method to aggregate and organize fragmented information from across the Web, which competes with Google projects called Knowledge Graph and Google Sets. ...Read the whole story
Social sharing and video views led Music Interactive to bring publishers an ad unit allowing site visitors to download a free piece of music in exchange for a tweet. The social tool is part of a partnership with Jivox announced Thursday. ...Read the whole story
Siding with eBay, a federal judge has dismissed allegations that the online auction violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by requiring sellers to use a telephone to verify their identities. ...Read the whole story
Bonnier Corp. on Thursday announced an initiative to fund digital media start-ups and provide training at a new facility at its Boulder office. Through the project, four start-ups will be chosen to participate in a 14-week program at the newly created Bonnier Innovation Lab to accelerate their growth. ...Read the whole story
Carat, the flagship media agency of London-based Aegis Group, has downgraded its global ad spending forecasts for both 2012 and 2013, estimating that the year's spending will now be up 5%, not the 6% growth it estimated in March. It did not change its U.S. forecast, modestly upgrading the outlook for 2013 to 5.3% ...Read the whole story
Mitt, Barack And The Persuadables
People tend to complain about being bombarded with nasty advertising during presidential elections, and fighting dirty has been a staple of the cycle since way ... ...More
Top-10 Stupidest Top-10 Lists
I see that Forbes has released its "World's 100 Most Powerful Women" ranking -- and once again, I was left off. ...More
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