New York - U.S. Internet ad revenues rose 11% in the third quarter from the same period a year ago, and 2% from the second quarter, to nearly $5.9 billion, according to a report from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. While double-digital annual growth continues, IAB said, the quarter-to-quarter curve remains relatively flat compared to recent past performance.

New York - U.S. Internet advertising revenues for the first half of 2008 totaled $11.5 billion, an increase of 15.2% from the same period a year ago, according to a report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Revenues for the second quarter were up 12.8% over the same period of 2007, but showed a slight decline of 0.3% from the first quarter.

New York - Internet advertising revenues reached $5.8 billion in the first quarter of 2008, representing an 18.2% increase over the same period of 2007, according to data from the Internet Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

New York - Internet advertising revenues from 2007 are expected to come in at $21.1 billion, in a year that saw record revenue levels in all four quarters that propelled the market up 25% over 2006's record $16.9 billion, according to data from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Still, the gain of $4.2 billion in revenue in 2007 was still less than the $4.3 billion in growth, and 35% revenue increase registered between 2005 and 2006.

New York - Internet advertising spending in the U.S. spiked 25% in the third quarter of 2007, to a record $5.2 billion -- also marking the third consecutive quarter in which a new record was achieved -- according to a report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

New York - Online ad spending in the U.S. during the first half of 2007 hit a record near $10 billion, with second quarter sales climbing over 25% from the same period a year ago to reach $5.1 billion -- another record -- according to a report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

New York - The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has announced that an industry dispute over the accuracy of website ratings from dueling providers comScore and Nielsen/NetRatings is in the process of being resolved, as both companies have acquiesced to its request they submit to third-party audits.

New York - Citing "a multiplicity of reported discrepancies" in the Web audience measurement data of rival providers comScore and Nielsen/NetRatings, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) announced that it has asked the firms to submit to a third-party audit of their measurement processes.