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Google Sites attract 76.7 billion searches in July
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comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world today released a study of the global search market showing that more than 113 billion searches were conducted in July 2009, representing a 41-percent increase versus year ago.
Google Sites attracted significantly more searches than any other engine with 76.7 billion searches conducted,...
Gas Station TV Chosen to Provide NBC Content to 30 million Viewers On-the-Go
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NBC Everywhere, the out-of-home unit of NBC Universal, and Gas Station TV, the largest provider of entertaining and informative TV at the pump, today announced the formation of a new exclusive strategic advertising and content partnership that brings NBCU content to gas stations across the country. This strategic partnership creates a platform...
BBM Canada Launches World’s Largest Combined TV and Radio Media Measurement Panel
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Arbitron Inc.has announced that the world’s largest combined panel for television and radio audience measurement is now live in Canada using Arbitron Portable People Meter technology. In April 2008, following a competitive process, BBM Canada chose the Arbitron and TNS Media Research joint solution to support this multi-media measurement...
Alexandra Postman named Editor-in-Chief of Body + Soul
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Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. has named Alexandra S. Postman Editor-in-Chief of Body + Soul, a magazine dedicated to healthy and sustainable living. She joins MSLO from ELLE magazine, where she has served as Executive Editor and helped develop the magazine’s annual “green” issue devoted to health and the environment....
ConsumerSearch.com Ranked Among TIME.com’s 50 Best Web sites of 2009
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ConsumerSearch.com has been ranked among TIME.com’s 50 Best Web sites of 2009. According to TIME.com, the annual list consists of Web sites that help make online life more efficient and fun.
ConsumerSearch.com, a business unit of the About Group, is a Web site that collects the best editorial and user-generated product reviews, analyzes...
Dan E. Shorter named VP , digital media , NYT
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The New York Times Company’s Regional Media Group has announced that Dan E. Shorter has been named vice president, digital media effective Sept em ber 8. Mr. Shorter will report to Michael Golden, president and chief operating officer, Regional Media Group, and vice chairman of the Times Company.
“ We are extremely pleased Dan is...
Tila Tequila Cuts Loose in Girls Gone Wild Magazine
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Los Angeles: After its debaucherous Drinking Issue, Girls Gone Wild Magazine offers readers a refreshing chaser – Tila Tequila. The October issue, on stands August 31, features an exclusive pictorial (and jaw-dropping centerfold) of the Shot At Love star and MySpace queen, shot on location at Girls Gone Wild Island.
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BBC launches Night Garden magazine in Australia
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In the Night Garden, the hugely popular pre-school TV series and brand, is to launch in magazine format in Australia at the end of this month (31 August). The monthly title will be the third to be published by Park Publishing, the joint venture business of ACP and BBC Worldwide set up in 2008, which already produces Top Gear magazine and...
BBC launches BBC Heritage website
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The BBC Heritage website, now called The BBC Story, will relaunch in September and offer users a richer experience in terms of new content and design.
The new site will give audiences a greater insight into the BBC and provide a range of dynamic routes into the unique history of the corporation.
The site was soft launched in June 2009, and...
FT garners 14.1% surge in UK readership
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The Financial Times has seen a 14.1% increase year on year in UK readership – to 430,000 readers – in the 12 months to August 2009, according to the latest National Readership Survey figures.
Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times, said: “There is a greater demand than ever for the Financial Times as a trusted guide during...