Product Placement Comes Closer Into Focus: Part III
Television is becoming more and more interactive, bringing us closer to a day when we'll have pull-based content and ad delivery. IPTV promises a lot here, by virtue of its…
ShopLocal ’08 Summit: Retailers Focus on Promotions
It is an awkward time for a company to be holding an affiliate meeting right after it has been sold. This week, ShopLocal was put in this position for its…
TKG Data and Analysis: A Weekly Recap
Here are last week’s highlights from the TKG blog, in case you missed any posts. Click below to read each post in full. On How Many Sites Do SMBs Advertise?…
Main Street Under Attack … Again
Ran across this interesting piece via Topix that was produced by the local ABC7 affiliate here in the Bay Area. The story uncovers a nervousness among local SMBs that the…
Sensis’ Trading Post Challenges eBay in Australia
Sensis has announced the offering of online auctions on its Trading Post Web site. According to an article in The Sydney Morning Herald: “some two million people already use the www.tradingpost.com.au…
Microsoft Offers Cash Back to Online Shoppers
Microsoft will announce a new Live Search product today at Advance08, which gives cash back to users who purchase products through the system. The aptly named Cashback feature will place…
NearbyNow’s Trifecta: Partnership, Funding, iPhone
NearbyNow had a three-pronged announcement today including a $12 million series C round, a distribution partnership with TheFind.com and a new iPhone app. The funding was led by Norwest Ventures…
More on Location Awareness From TTT
Today, I'm at ThinkPanmure's Think Tomorrow -- Today VC summit in Half Moon Bay, California. As Where 2.0 is happening as we speak on the other side of the hill,…
User View V: 56% of Online Consumers Watch Video
Wave V of The Kelsey Group’s annual consumer tracking survey, User View, was just completed in March. The survey asks online consumers about 30 questions, covering topics such as information…
Local Distribution Deals Keep Rolling: Marchex Taps New Vertical Partners
There seems to be no shortage of announcements from local players that wish to increase incoming content and distribution. In the past few months we've seen Citysearch feed content and…