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Six Apart, Adify Try To Bring Bloggers Into the Black

Written on
April 21st 2008
Author
Kathleen

ADOTAS – Recent reports suggest that blogging is detrimental to one’s mental and physical health, sleep patterns, fashion sense, waistline, social life and hair line. But bloggers’ notoriously light wallets may soon bulk up … Six Apart and Adify today announced the launch of an online ad server for 100 [...] more...

Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Web 2.0

Written on
February 19th 2008
Author
Yvonne DiVita

The women’s market is a vast landscape full of mystery and intrigue. At least, that’s what the online world would have you believe. That age old question, “what do women want?” continues to baffle men (and some women) the world over. The answer isn’t half as hard as they think, [...] more...

LiveJournal Sold To Russian Media Firm

Written on
December 3rd 2007
Author
Editor

It was announced on Sunday that LiveJournal, the personal blogging site, which popularized the online activity in Russia, has been sold to a Russian business partner by its U.S. owner. The Russian acquirer will operate the business independently. SUP, a Russian-focused online media firm run by a British and American team [...] more...

Yahoo China Launches Blog Network

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April 10th 2007
Author
Editor

Blogging, photo-sharing and networking tools are just some of the services integrated into Yahoo China’s new blogging service, as it expands its business to the world’s second largest online subscriber base. The Yahoo Space service resembles Yahoo Inc.’s Yahoo 360 blogging service in the US. Yahoo China is operated by Chinese [...] more...

Banking on Blogs: Offering Another Viewpoint on Monetizing the Blogosphere

Written on
March 14th 2007
Author
Bryan Brickley

Unless you’ve had your head buried in the sand over the past couple of years, you would have noticed the meteoric rise of a new source of content, namely the blog. Once only referenced in small, almost “cult-like” circles, blogs have become the new media resource for consumers seeking honest, [...] more...

Voxant Adds AP to Viral Syndication Network

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February 27th 2007
Author
Editor

Viral syndication network Voxant today announced an agreement with AP Digital, a division of the Associated Press, to give websites and blogs access and redistribution rights to a large selection of AP news, videos, articles and photos. In a press statement, Jane Seagrave, VP and director of AP Digital, says, “The [...] more...

Adify to Power Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Blogroll

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February 23rd 2007
Author
Editor

Adify Corporation’s Build Your Own Network has been handpicked this week by Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive to power the latter’s Blogroll advertising initiative. The WPNI Blogroll program was launched today, although separately announced, and is an effort to build upon advertising packages that reach the national audience of Washingtonpost.Newsweek. Blogs are organized [...] more...

Blip.tv MAKEs DIY Advertising a Reality

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February 12th 2007
Author
Editor

Video blogging site Blip.tv has created a new do-it-yourself advertising system for video bloggers that can promote anything from products and video blog-specific merchandise to commercial services and content partners. The system lets video blog producers create their own ads, ensuring that the ad content matches up with the rest of [...] more...

AOL Gets Super Bowl Fever

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January 24th 2007
Author
Editor

Once again, AOL will be hosting the annual Super Sunday Poll, which lets users watch and vote for their favorite Super Bowl ads on AOL Sports. The web portal will also be covering the big game with Sports Bloggers Live, AOL’s online sports radio program webcasting direct from Miami during [...] more...

Political Blog Pushes for Online Debate in ‘08

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January 12th 2007
Author
Editor

Popular liberal political blog The Huffington Post wants to host an online debate between presidential candidates for the 2008 election, says the Reuters news agency. Despite the site’s liberal bent, founder Ariana Huffington describes the Huffington Post, AKA “HuffPo”, as a blog that covers both sides of the fence. To that [...] more...