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Texas City Bans News Boxes in Downtown Corenew
Grapevine, a city of about 50,000 residents near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, has instituted an outright ban on news boxes in its historic downtown area. While the ban affects all public property, publishers can place boxes on private property in the affected area if the property owner agrees. Five city council members voted for the measure, and two voted against, including Darlene Freed. She is concerned the ban might violate the First Amendment, and wishes the council had talked with the newspaper owners before voting. Publishers have until Thursday to remove the boxes, or they will face a $100/day fine.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
11-21-2008 9:00 am |
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Tags: Circulation, Management
Video Ads: White Knight For Local Advertisers?new
Online Media Daily |
11-21-2008 10:15 am |
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IBM Study: Consumers Will Accept New Forms of Advertisingnew
Seybold Online |
11-21-2008 9:05 am |
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What's In Store for the 2009 Online Ad Spend?new
While Borrell Associates recently predicted that online ad spending will top out next year, Online Media Daily reports that some industry leaders are challenging the firm's prognosis. One eMarketer senior analyst says that while they see the slowest year of growth since '03, "we do see growth." Meanwhile, another study, by Advertiser Perceptions Inc., finds that the number of media brands ad executives plan to place ads in over the next six months is expanding for online media, but declining for print outlets. And in another bit of online ad news, mobile web ad provider Admob reports that requests for iPhone ads have increased 1000 percent in four months, making it the top device on the Admob network.
Online Media Daily | The Industry Standard |
11-20-2008 10:46 am |
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Are Yelp Salespeople Offering to Play Up Positive Comments for a Fee?new
That's what some businesses in California's Sonoma County tell the Press-Democrat. The owner of a local pastry shop says a Yelp salesperson offered to rearrange reviews of her pastry shop for $300 a month. But according to Yelp's website, reviews cannot be rearranged. Representatives from the popular user-generated review site did not return the Press-Democrat's calls seeking a comment.
The Press-Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.) |
11-20-2008 11:32 am |
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Dan Savage Responds to Utah Invite: 'I'm Not Ready to Make Nice'new
"I get it, I get it: you're not all bigots and haters, and people marched against Prop 8 in Salt Lake City this weekend," Savage writes in response to Salt Lake Tribune columnist Sean P. Means' invitation for Savage to visit the state to see the "real" Utah. "But I'm not ready to make nice -- on purpose or by accident -- with the bigots and haters from Magic Underpants Inc. who donated money and time to Prop 8." MORE: Savage has been "a teeny bit over the top with his rhetoric, Salt Lake City Weekly's John Saltas says, before reprising Means' invite and offering to pay Savage's way. "We'll introduce him to local GLBT leaders, many of whom are equally pissed that he walked away from them."
The Stranger |
11-20-2008 9:12 am |
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Michigan's Alt-Weeklies Weigh In on Auto Industry Bailout
As chatter increases about a potential federal bailout of the foundering American automotive industry, Michigan's alt-weeklies are addressing the crisis. Lansing's City Pulse is "having some serious doubts about this bailout," adding: "Like giving spare change to an alcoholic outside a liquor store, it would be a waste to hand these companies $25 billion and expect everything to be OK." In Detroit's Metro Times, longtime columnist Jack Lessenberry takes a different tack, arguing that it would be "extremely foolish" to let the auto makers fail, and that it would lead to "something very like the Great Depression."
City Pulse | Metro Times |
11-20-2008 8:24 am |
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Auto Marketers' Ad Spend Drops 10 Percent in First Half of '08new
Media Daily News |
11-20-2008 10:48 am |
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Websites That Dig for News Rise as Watchdogsnew
The New York Times |
11-20-2008 8:27 am |
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Citysearch Geo-Targets Locations, Adsnew
Online Media Daily |
11-20-2008 8:25 am |
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Boise Weekly Raises Nearly $13K at Cover Art Auctionnew
On the seventh anniversary of the event, the Weekly once again auctioned off a year's worth of cover art to fund a worthy cause. Last week's haul brings the total to date raised by the event to more than $78,000. The beneficiary of this year's auction has yet to be determined, but in the past the paper has funded causes like childrens' arts organizations and a work of public art.
Boise Weekly |
11-18-2008 11:00 am |
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Columnist Invites Dan Savage 'To See the Real Utah'new
Salt Lake Tribune columnist Sean P. Means says he doesn't "like that Savage and others have singled out Utah for their wrath" with a proposed boycott over the Mormon Church's support of California's ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage. But Means says he'd "rather engage Savage in this discussion," so he has invited him to come to Utah. Means says he'd even buy drinks for Savage and Salt Lake City Weekly founder John Saltas, who publicly dropped the "Savage Love" column last week, "to let the healing begin."
The Salt Lake Tribune |
11-18-2008 9:55 am |
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Former Alt-Weekly Columnist Running for Chattanooga, Tenn., Mayornew
Joe Lance, who wrote the "Civic Forum" political column for Chattanooga's The Pulse until earlier this year, has entered the Tennessee city's 2009 mayoral race. "I have decided that the best way to encourage my fellow citizens to get involved in our local government is by asking them to allow me the honor of serving them as our next mayor," Lance says.
The Chattanoogan |
11-18-2008 8:33 am |
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Tags: The Pulse
Video: More from Washington City Paper's Office Consolidationnew
Washington City Paper |
11-18-2008 12:45 pm |
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Two New Motions Filed in Creative Loafing Bankruptcy Casenew
Last week, Creative Loafing asked a bankruptcy judge to authorize CEO Ben Eason to hire the investment banking firm that brokered the Reader/City Paper purchase to evaluate the company's business plan, seek new financing, and prepare the company to be sold if necessary, Atlanta Magazine's Steve Fennessy reports. Meanwhile, Eason's largest creditor, Atalaya Capital Management, asked the judge to lift the automatic stay that prevented CL from defaulting on its loan, arguing that the value of the company is falling with each passing day due to the bankruptcy filing and to "downward trends in the advertising industry." Eason tells Fennessy he stands by his decision to expand. "I think it's one of the smartest things we've done," he says. "I'd rather be navigating [the economic downturn] with Washington City Paper and Chicago Reader and [syndicated column] Straight Dope than without them." MORE: The Reader's Michael Miner weighs in, and City Paper consolidates its office into one floor.
Atlanta Magazine |
11-17-2008 12:11 pm |
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