Digital & Technology

Campaign studies by Podtrac and TNS found that podcast advertising is three times as effective as "traditional" online advertising, and seven times more so than TV ads. What’s more, in 2007, podcasts served 18.5 million… Continued

The E-Media Circus: The overwhelming majority of media and entertainment industry leaders generate revenue from new forms of media, according to Accenture’s 2008 Global Media Content Survey. The poll revealed that such revenue has grown… Continued

The Upward Viral Spiral Continues: A comScore Video Metrix survey has revealed that Internet video continues to grow at astounding rates. The survey found that during March 2008, U.S. Internet users watched a total of… Continued

It’s no secret that the mobile platform works best for news, information, directions and, of course, retail. In today’s Media Post blog, Min Digital Media Editor Steve Smith asks us to imagine the world of… Continued

After failing to acquire the company over the past several months, Microsoft Corp. has proposed to buy Yahoo Inc’s search business and take a minority stake in the Web pioneer, stopping short of a full-out… Continued

The debate of whether or not Hollywood actors should get paid for Getting Hollywood actors should get paid for the clips of themselves that float around on the internet performances is shaping up as one… Continued

Media industry professionals enjoyed a hearty digital breakfast last week at the ABM Spring Meeting in Palm Springs. Steve Morris, EVP of Advanstar and Cimarron Buser, SVP of Texterity shared their take on generating revenue… Continued

BusinessWeek.com is furthering its focus on reader engagement efforts with the launch of Business@Work, a collaboration between readers and BW editors in which readers can, over the course of the rest of this month, vote… Continued

According to Aon’s first Global Risk Management survey, the increasingly diverse, complex and exotic risks faced by multinational corporations make risk management difficult and ineffective. The results reveal that: The top five risk concerns were:… Continued

The wave of Chinese-made product recalls, including those of toxic pet food and faulty or lead-contaminated toys, may spell trouble for consumer packaged goods companies worldwide. According to an extensive investigation into blog responses to… Continued