In a move expected by some marketing and SEO or paid-search experts, the European Commission (EU) has opened an antitrust investigation into allegations that Google abused its dominant position in online search results for paid and organic. Complaints of unfair treatment in unpaid and paid-search results, as well as preferential placement of Google's services, prompted the formal probe. 
Online sales rose 19 percent on Cyber Monday this year, compared with Cyber Monday 2009, and the day was the biggest Internet shopping day of the year so far, according to Coremetrics. Sales for Internet retailers were up nearly 16% last week for Black Friday. In addition to overall consumer spending increases from the previous [...]
Travel Ad Network (TAN) made another step toward becoming an integrated digital media company and away from an ad network. The company will announce Tuesday the purchase of assets from TravelMuse, a travel planning Web site. Financial details of the acquisition will not be disclosed. 
A modem manufacturer is accusing Comcast of violating the Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality principles by recently implementing rigorous and unnecessary testing standards that effectively limit consumers' ability to purchase cable modems from retail outlets. 
Amid unprecedented online holiday spending, Millward Brown wanted to know what keeps physical stores afloat -- and by extension, what online retailers can do to capture even more market share in the future. The answer to the first question? Atmosphere, inspiration, thoughtfulness, and the almighty "touch" factor, according to the WPP research unit. 
Walk into a Barnes and Noble to find the No. 1 New York Times bestseller. Tap on the book with a smartphone for information about the author, along with news and reviews. If the consumer walks out of the store without the book, serve up a coupon on their handset. Near field communication (NFC), a short-range, high-frequency wireless technology, will make it possible next year as Google, Nokia and others adopt compatibility features. 
Q: How do I add a tracking code url for special sales or coupons for my affliates on my blog site? I am using WordPress. A: The process for creating an affiliate link in WordPress is the same as creating any link for a blog post. You can get a text link from the affiliate [...]
Videos of educational sessions from Affiliate Summit East 2008, which took place August 10-12, 2008 in Boston, MA, are all available to watch online for free. The full-length videos, including session descriptions and speakers, are available on YouTube. Click titles below to watch the sessions. Keynote from Cory Booker Affiliate Marketing Basics for Merchants Anatomy [...]
Online sales were up 15.9 percent on Black Friday, compared with Black Friday 2009, and consumers had an average order value (AOV) of $190.80 (up from $170.19), according to Coremetrics. The report also indicates that social shopping is playing a role, thanks to Facebook primarily, though traffic from social networking sites only amounts to about [...]
Ethical Issues in Affiliate Marketing panel from Affiliate Summit East 2008, which took place August 10-12, 2008 in Boston, MA. Speakers: Haiko de Poel, Jr., Managing Partner, dp internet services, LLC DBA ABestWeb (Moderator) Connie Berg, CEO, FlamingoWorld.com, LLC Chuck Hamrick, Affiliate Manager, affiliateCREW.com Michael Jones, Chief Operating Officer, Pepperjam Brian Littleton, President / CEO, [...]Data Feed Problems and Missing Information panel from Affiliate Summit East 2008, which took place August 10-12, 2008 in Boston, MA. Speakers: Beth Kirsch, VP of Online Marketing, CallWave (Moderator) Mitul Gandhi, Director of Marketing, Collectibles Today Asif Malik, CEO, GoldenCAN Christopher Penn, CTO, Student Loan Network Bryan Rhodes, Affiliate Manager, Schaaf Consulting Data feeds [...]
Ecommerce spending for the first 21 days of the holiday season exceeded $9 billion, marking a 13% increase over the same period last year, according to comScore.
"The beginning of the online holiday shopping season has gotten off to an extremely positive start, outperforming our earlier expectations," said comScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni. 
I recently spent two weeks attending directory industry events and meeting with companies in the space in Europe and Asia. Many of the issues facing the industry are amazingly consistent across geographical boundaries. There is a need to transform, and quickly, in the Philippines as well as Scandinavia, not to mention the United States. Some ...
Research firms have already predicted a big uptick in shopping via mobile device this holiday season. IDC, for instance, has projected mobile will account for 28%, or $127 billion, of the $447 billion the National Retail Federation forecast that U.S. consumers will spend over the coming weeks.
Copywriting Clinic panel from Affiliate Summit East 2008, which took place August 10-12, 2008 in Boston, MA. Speakers: Lisa Riolo, Founder, Hammock Ventures (Moderator) Adam Gilad, CEO, Gilad Creative Media, Inc Scott Polk, CEO, Purplestream Marketing Anik Singal, CEO, Affiliate Classroom, Inc. Panel of copywriting experts discuss the dynamics of producing high performance copy. More [...]
The term "digital divide" is less prevalent these days, but there's still a gap between higher- and lower-income Americans when it comes to Internet access and usage. Some 95% of Americans living in households earning $75,000 or more a year use the Internet at least occasionally, compared with 70% of households earning less, according to a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project. 
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A coalition of privacy groups and other advocates are asking the Federal Trade Commission to probe whether online health marketers engage in deceptive practices by tracking users across the Web in order to serve them targeted ads. While some privacy advocates have long argued that behavioral advertising techniques violate consumers' privacy, the complaint alleges that targeted ads for pharmaceutical products raise more concerns than for other types of merchandise.