News arrived yesterday that Google is shutting down their Print and Radio ad systems. It’s unfortunate news for brand advertisers and the traditional media formats.

An ironic tag-line for Google’s Print & Radio Platform
With eBay …

I spend a lot of time on ESPN – particularly their mobile properties… which for big media brands – really are the best available. And while I have been critical of ESPN.com’s relaunch, I respect …

Almost as soon as I published my “I guess iStockphoto is Going Mainstream” article, Google AdSense started running iStockphoto ads. Amazing.
It shows just how good Google AdSense is (literally seconds after publishing the article) …

iStockphoto is doesn’t get much attention. It is rarely discussed on the big Web 2.0 blogs. It somehow is never included with other ‘hot’ companies like Digg, Twitter, Pandora, WordPress, etc… despite having a large …

Widgetbox has released the Blidget Pro product: the next generation of our successful Blidget tool. Also worth noting, it is our first subscription-based service ($3.99 / mo or $29.99 / year).
The Blidget Pro is …

One of the benefits of contextual, online ad systems is the automation. Add Google AdSense once to your template and you’re set.
Of course, without being editorialized, there is always potential for conflicting or misplaced ads… …

This weekend, I spent time experimenting with Pligg and have Rankible.com to show for it… and while it’s not much yet (!), it’s already revealed quite a lot about Google AdSense. Yesterday I wrote about …

Quietly, it appears that Google AdSense’s rich media inventory is growing nicely… even despite the economic climate which has many online advertisers scaling down.
I don’t have any hard data to prove the point – …

With the new year fast approaching, I’ve put together a list of 20 digital media trends I predict in the forthcoming year. I plan to write specific posts about each – so for now, these …

I’ve recently spent a lot of time on Boston.com tracking Red Sox free agency rumors. I’ve been very impressed with Boston.com’s revamped sports section and blogging efforts (the best I’ve seen for online newspaper sources) …

Much has been made of Google’s willingness – and now need considering the economic downturn – to monetize Google Images search. Google has even suggested that it may mean an incremental $200 million.
But they’ve …

If I was unsurprised that P&G was struggling to advertise on Facebook, 247WallStreet was convinced. Their reaction to the New York Times piece illustrating the struggles of Facebook-based brand campaigns was… And?!
And they provide three …