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Google exec: 2005 the turning point for online ads

Search giant's advertising sales vice president says advertisers have switched from testing to investing in the decade-old medium.

November 30, 2005 6:37 PM PST

Hello, this is Google, your operator, speaking

Search giant tests click-to-call service to connect Web surfers with advertisers over the phone.

November 28, 2005 6:06 PM PST

Wall Street agog over Google

Analysts set share price targets all the way up to $500, but others worry a lack of revenue diversity could hurt.

November 28, 2005 5:20 PM PST

Ads soon searchable with TiVo

DVR maker to provide searchable ads for selected categories as part of joint effort with several media, advertising agencies.

November 28, 2005 6:42 AM PST

Ad dollars threaten bloggers' rebel reputations

Many Web logs have laid out welcome mats for corporate America in the last couple of years.
The New York Times

November 27, 2005 11:10 AM PST

No, Idaho, there isn't a Santa

Well not anymore, as officials in the tiny Idaho town of Santa vote to rename the hamlet Secretsanta.com to hype Web site.

November 22, 2005 12:09 PM PST

Web ad sales hit another record high

In annual study with PwC, Interactive Advertising Bureau finds that sales are on track to reach more than $12 billion this year.

November 21, 2005 10:20 AM PST

How Google tamed ads on the wild, wild Web

Without intending to do so, Google set in motion multilateral disarmament by telling its first advertisers in 2000: text only.
The New York Times

November 20, 2005 2:55 PM PST

Google leads advertisers to publisher Web sites

Search behemoth is launching new feature that lets publishers of AdSense partner Web sites sign up advertisers on their own.

November 18, 2005 9:00 AM PST

AOL forces friends on AIM customers

Search portal drops two shopping 'bots' into buddy lists of AIM users, raising hackles of many.

November 17, 2005 5:27 PM PST

Networks: TiVo may not be the enemy after all

Digital video recorders that let viewers skip ads and watch shows at their leisure will actually boost audiences, major networks say.

November 16, 2005 5:24 PM PST

Interactive billboards you can walk around in

Sam Goody is the first retail chain to install high-tech ad displays nationwide.

November 16, 2005 3:09 PM PST

Microsoft eyes ads as consumers close wallets

Software giant gets only about $2 for each copy of Works on new PCs, and there is no money in Money, CNET News.com has learned.

November 16, 2005 4:00 AM PST

Microsoft eyes making desktop apps free

Documents show some insiders are questioning whether existing software should be supported by ads, CNET News.com has learned.

November 14, 2005 12:52 PM PST

Google to offer free analytics service

The service will let companies see how visitors interact with their Web sites and how their ad campaigns are faring.

November 13, 2005 7:00 PM PST

Audible unveils podcast-monitoring service

A downloadable-audio clearinghouse offers podcast monitoring to provide usage data to marketers.

November 11, 2005 11:18 AM PST

All the news that's fit to blog

CNET News.com's Charles Cooper asks what kind of wake-up call old media needs before it gets a clue.

November 11, 2005 5:00 AM PST

Microsoft's ad pitch underpins Net moves

The company is betting on its AdCenter tool to help it realize its grand ambition to deliver free software over the Internet.

November 11, 2005 4:00 AM PST

More Google classifieds buzz

Word of yet another Google patent related to classified ads surfaces, fueling talk of company's plans to conquer Web by becoming one-stop info shop.

November 9, 2005 5:43 PM PST

Home movies? Veoh has got 10,000 online

Do you have a desire to show your cinematography to the world? Veoh has room for you on its network.

November 9, 2005 1:23 PM PST