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Big brands recruiting "Consumer Kids" to sell wares

Russians Worried that Cyrillic Web Domains Could Introduce Cencorship

The Kremlin has long been irritated by the way the United States dominates the Internet, all the way down to the ban on using Cyrillic for Web addresses — even kremlin.ru has to be demeaningly rendered in English.

Google Will Limit Some News Access

Google said late Tuesday that it would allow publishers of paid content to limit the number of free articles accessed through its Internet search engine, a concession to an increasingly disgruntled media industry trying to find ways to get users to pay for content .

Facebook index shows when you're happy | The Social - CNET News

Facebook is even more omniscient than you thought: it can now chart the world's collective hopes and dreams and highs and lows--sort of, at least.

How to Drive Traffic with Repeat Tweets

One of the dogmas of Twitter is that you should not repeat your tweets. This is bull shiitake, and I'll show you how I know. But first, a little history.

Scareware's pitches for fake security show up in odd places

Scareware has become the scourge of the Internet. Those deceptive promotions crafted to panic you into spending $30 to $80 for worthless antivirus protection can hit you just about anywhere you turn on the Web.

Poll: How Often do You Click Online Ads? In Which Media do You Invest Most of Your Adversting Dollars?

As I observe the fragmentation of traditional media and, in particular, see many print media outlets losing subscribers and going down the tubes because of lost advertising revenues, I know the Internet is playing a role.

The World Wide Web was Born 20 Years Ago

It all began 20 years ago with a frustrated 29-year-old programmer who had a passion for order. More Articles

FTC Staff Revises Online Behavioral Advertising Principles

Federal Trade Commission staff issued a report on February 12th, describing its ongoing examination of online behavioral advertising and setting forth revisions to proposed principles to govern self-regulatory efforts in this area.

Why Big Brands Struggle With Social Media

Social media continues to grow globally in terms of adoption, usage, interest and impact in a massive way. However, we still operate in a system defined by the old media world and consequently big brand involvement is still in the main tentative and sporadic.

Social Networking Sites' New Velvet Rope

If the first and second generations of social networking portals were about opening up the world, the third generation is about closing it again. Invitation only sites are popping up everywhere, creating exclusive, gated virtual communities that shut out the "masses."

Recruiting 2.0 - Entrepreneur.com

Ben Swartz, co-founder and president of Chicago-based interactive marketing advisory firm Marcel Media, estimates he's hired three-quarters of his 21-person staff using Web 2.0 resources.

Whopper Sacrifice - Sacrifice 10 Facebook Friends For A Free Whopper

Burger King has come up with another hilarious marketing scheme: Remove ten Facebook friends, get a free Whopper. Once you ditch a friend, he gets a notice that he's been sacrificed for a free Whopper. So far, 55,739 friends have been sacrificed.

Google Is Far From Safe

When it comes to this mobile ad market, Microsoft actually enjoys a number of advantages over Google: :: Being a distant third in online search is actually a benefit, because any increase starts looking like a big improvement and helps capture momentum.

Making Connections, Gadget to Gadget

Nearly everything is a little computer that wants to seek out and connect to other computerized devices, no matter who makes them. Then they will send your music, photos and video around your home, and get even more from the Internet.