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GoogleClick and Yahoo! make online ad market

OK, so I can’t let another day pass without even mentioning Google’s recent $3.1 BILLION bid to buy DoubleClick. If the deal gets past anti-trust scrutiny, and I haven’t heard anyone saying it won’t, it would give Google control over 80% of the $28.8 BILLION online advertising distribution business (more from Yahoo! Finance).

How much [...]

Web 2.0 has its ups and downs

I got an E mail last night from an NFL colleague who’s out in S.F. at the Web 2.0 Conference. I have to admit I’m a bit jealous.
Here’s the latest news from the Web 2.0 conference
Here’s more broad conference coverage

New study says participation is low (Read CNET release)
Web 2.0, a catchphrase for the [...]

Myspace has to galloping, greedy gimmies?

My dad used to say, “…people have no sense of humor about money.”
Another case in point: MySpace is blocking photobucket

On the one hand, I totally understand MySpace’s actions here. It’s not saying it won’t allow Photobucket photos anymore. It’s merely saying it doesn’t want Photobucket’s sponsors gleaning page views (and making money) off Myspace [...]

Myspace money going to the dog(sters)?

People are beginning to their profiles “myspace” pages, even when those personal pages are inside other social nets. Yet even as “Myspace” is becoming the “kleenex” of social networking sites, marketers are beginning to branch out into niche oriented sites to pursue more targeted opportunities. This is music to my ears.

According to a recent Brandweek [...]