News tagged with media marketing

Finding good music in noisy online markets

In 2004, a trio of researchers at Columbia University began an online experiment in social-media marketing, creating nine versions of a music-download site that presented the same group of unknown songs in ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Facebook deflates any thought of new tech bubble

The horrendous stock market debut for Facebook suggests investors are not ready to jump in and create another tech bubble despite big expectations for social media, analysts say.

Technology / Business

created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook windfall to help California fill budget hole

Facebook's initial public offering will make lots of its staff in California rich -- and should therefore help the perennially cash-strapped state fill a whopping $16 billion budget hole.

Technology / Business

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

I more than 'like' you: Company diversifies Facebook buttons

Sure, you can "like" a store on Facebook, but you can't easily tell all your friends you "want" that new pair of jeans, "love" that handbag or "own" that sleek electric guitar.

Technology / Internet

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Stock traders look to Facebook, Twitter for tips

The next big stock tip might be as close as a Twitter feed. Professional traders are developing computer programs that scour Internet posts in search of the next stock market darling. Their technology analyzes everything ...

Technology / Business

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Video games depict religion as violent, problematized, study shows

In the past few years, the video game industry has grown from a niche market into a major part of mainstream media. This increase in popularity and use of technology has allowed video game developers to insert more detail ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 43

Demand Media stock soars as 4Q results renew hope

(AP) -- Demand Media Inc.'s stock soared by more than 30 percent Friday after the online content publisher's fourth-quarter earnings and outlook for this year gave investors hope that it is starting to recover from diminished ...

Technology / Business

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

P&G marketing layoffs new sign of the times, expert says

Consumer goods giant Proctor & Gamble’s move to lay off some 1,600 employees globally, many in the marketing area, foretells a trend in which more companies will move their advertising dollars from traditional to digital ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Social media fuel small businesses from startup stage

Laid off after 23 years in the mortgage lending business, Dede Parise couldn't find a job. So she took a marketing class to reinvent her career, and before long she turned an assignment into a company.

Technology / Business

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Marketer optimism rises to highest level in two years

Top marketing executives at U.S. firms are more optimistic about the U.S. economy and their own companies, with company performance indicators such as revenue, profits and new jobs climbing across the board.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Asia budget carriers eye social media to cut costs

Asian budget carriers are increasingly using social networks like Facebook to boost their business and even channel customer criticism, without resort to print advertising, industry chiefs said Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

IDC: iPad accounted for 87 pct. of 3Q tablet sales

(AP) -- The market for tablet computers is exploding - and almost entirely because of the iPad - research group IDC says.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Create intimacy with consumers or donors: Ask for their input

People feel closer to businesses and nonprofits that solicit their advice, but soliciting expectations can distance potential customers, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

India 3G auction to be held on schedule: minister

India's long-awaited auction for third generation (3G) mobile telecom services will be held on schedule next month, a minister said Friday, dismissing media speculation of a delay.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Time Warner Cable to Comcast: Integration not easy

(AP) -- The chief executive of Time Warner Cable Inc. offers this warning to Comcast Corp. on its purchase of a controlling stake in NBC Universal: Mixing content and distribution is harder to accomplish than it looks.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0