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Authored by Jay Baage on December 29, 2006 - 10:43pm.
 The controversial Russian low-price online music store AllofMP3.com plans to stay open. Mediaservices, the company behind AllofMP3.com, claims that current US lawsuits are not of any particular concern to the company and offers users a 20% price cut over New Years: “Certainly the (record) labels are free to file any suit they wish, despite knowing full well that AllofMP3.com operates legally in Russia”, blogs an unnamed senior representative of the company on their site.
As the year comes to a close, it's time to look forwards to next year and what are shaping up to be some key trends for marketers to track through the year. To add to the already vibrant discussion of trends to pay attention to, here is my stab at a few top marketing trends that I will be watching in the new year (in no particular order):
Authored by robert on December 29, 2006 - 6:40am.
Authored by Hitwise on December 28, 2006 - 11:24pm.
 The following is a blog post from LeeAnn Prescott at Hitwise: When Google Blog Search launched last year, I wondered if it would surpass the the recognized "authority" in blog search engines, Technorati, in market share of visits. This week Hitwise data show that the market share of visits to Google Blog Search indeed surpassed visits to Technorati for the week ending 12/23/06.
 Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire: I had the honor of being selected as a contributing writer for an article published in the Business section of the LA Times today about innovations that will change the way we work, play and communicate in 2007. Co-authors included Microsoft's chief executive Steve Ballmer and Wired's editor in chief Chris Anderson.
Authored by robert on December 28, 2006 - 7:26am.
Authored by robert on December 27, 2006 - 7:31am.
"By the way, the combined cash flow of Spot Runner, LinkedIn and Facebook is less than that of one Costco store." — Todd Dagres General Partner, Spark Capital [Source: WSJ, Dec. 27, 2006]
Authored by robert on December 27, 2006 - 6:47am.
Authored by robert on December 26, 2006 - 10:56am.
 While searching for video of Jennifer Hudson on YouTube recently, my wife came across a refreshingly unique take on the new movie Dreamgirls, in which Hudson, a former American Idol contestant, outshines her most established co-stars – in particular Beyonce Knowles and Jamie Foxx – in her underdog role as Effie White. The reviewer, AKA Buck the Hustler, aptly conveys his fun and over-the-top style with the clip’s title: Beyonce Threatens to KILL Jennifer Hudson if she WINS OSCAR!
Authored by robert on December 26, 2006 - 7:35am.
Online recruitment spending has surpassed print recruitment spending for the first time, according to my friends and former colleagues at Borrell Associates Inc. The line was crossed in 4Q 2006 (now) and online now accounts for $5.9 billion, while print accounts for $5.5 billion. Borrell further reports that newspaper Web sites have 18.6 percent of that market, or $1.1 billion.
Authored by robert on December 22, 2006 - 6:04am.
Authored by Jay Baage on December 21, 2006 - 12:34pm.
Authored by Jay Baage on December 21, 2006 - 11:36am.
  Social networking has been one of the hottest areas of interest since Web 2.0 took off as a concept and media buzzword. In one of the most high profile media deals of 2005, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation bought MySpace for $580 million, a staggering amount at the time. This year, viral video has become the latest hot category with the defining Internet deal of 2006 being the sale of YouTube to Google for $1.76 billion, when the startup was less than 2-years old. So what is ahead in social networking in 2007? One of the hottest areas will most certainly be Virtual Worlds and Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs or MMOs).
Authored by Jay Baage on December 21, 2006 - 11:17am.
 As the newly appointed President, North America for Sulake Corporation, Teemu Huuhtanen will be instrumental in leading the continued growth of one of world’s most popular online social networking and gaming communities for teens, Habbo.com, Sulake’s top property. Since its launch in 2000, Habbo has grown to over 7 million users worldwide, and has been launched in 29 countries on five continents. Its highly-trafficked North American sites, headed by Huuhtanen, receive over 2 million unique active users per month.
Authored by Jay Baage on December 21, 2006 - 11:03am.
 Philip Rosedale has an extensive background in the development and pioneering of streaming technology, having built his first computer in 4th grade, and started his first software company while still in high school. In 1995 he developed FreeVue, a low bitrate video conferencing system for Internet-connected PC's, resulting in the acquisition of his company in early 1996 by RealNetworks. For three and a half years, Rosedale served at RealNetworks as Vice President and CTO, where he was responsible for the development and launch of RealVideo, RealSystem 5.0, and RealSystem G2. In 1999 Rosedale returned to San Francisco, joined Accel Partners as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and began the basic research that would become the technology behind Linden Lab. Rosedale holds a BS degree in Physics from the University of California at San Diego.
Authored by robert on December 21, 2006 - 10:54am.
Authored by robert on December 21, 2006 - 10:50am.
Authored by robert on December 21, 2006 - 10:46am.
Authored by robert on December 21, 2006 - 8:27am.
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