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Column: Investment Tip for 2009: Branded Video (TVWeek)
It may not be as catchy as Year of the Rat or Year of the Dragon, but I'm declaring 2009 the year of branded Web video. I'm not just talking about brand integration-i.e., product placement-in a Web series, though I think that category will continue to thrive as online video spending keeps rising next year. (Remember, eMarketer predicts 45% growth in online video advertising dollars in 2009. Not ... Utah woman making case for tourism support (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Midvale » Michele Michalewicz spent part of her childhood moving from one national park to another with her father, a health inspector for the National Park Service. Need to Make Profits Online? It CAN Be Done (Editor & Publisher)
After my December column, some asked: How exactly do we make enough money to sustain, let alone grow, our newsgathering organizations? How do we continue to serve our communities' information needs adequately -- while making a profit? Baraka ends 8-year run, Cetrella goes on hiatus (San Francisco Chronicle)
First-time restaurateurs Michelle and Justin Hughes have called it quits with Baraka, their Mediterranean-Moroccan spot on San Francisco's Potrero Hill (288 Connecticut St.). It closed on Friday after an eight-year run. The Hughes took over in 2007. Michelle... News: Best Buy now offering refurbished iPhone 3G (iLounge)
Electronics retailer Best Buy is now offering refurbished iPhone 3G units in its stores. Like the refurbished iPhones available from AT&T, Best Buy is offering 8GB refurbs for $149, and 16GB units for $249; a two-year service contract is required. "This is focusing on customers' needs, trying to provide as wide a range of products and networks for our consumers," said Scott Moore, vice president ... 5 Common AdWords Myths Absolutely Destroyed (Search Engine Journal)
#1 Myth: AdWords Is Media Placement This is a misconception of ad agencies and clients who have done more media placement than pay per click. In media placement, you place your ad somewhere for a set fee, and that's it. We can make analogies between that and pay per click, but it's not [...] Business Observer (The Fayetteville Observer)
Jon Warren has been named general sales manager at Flow Buick-GMC-Mazda for its Fayetteville Auto Campus. He has 10 years of experience in the retail automotive business and more than 30 years of total retail sales experience in the community. Employers 'may be feeling more positive' (Sydney Morning Herald)
Some employers may be feeling a little more positive about hiring people despite the economic gloom, according to the latest Olivier Job Index. '08 a wild year for area athletes (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
2008 will be remembered in Memphis as one of triumph and disappointment, elation and sadness. Above all, the local sporting scene was packed full of excitement and memorable moments. Your 10 questions (The Star)
Celcom CEO Datuk Seri Mohammed Shazalli Ramly exudes a passion that makes him stand out in Corporate Malaysia. Yet he is also a simple man who likes to hang out at mamak shops and watch football. He fi elds your 10 Questions this week.
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