AAN News

Busted Prostitution Ring Placed Ads in Alt-Weeklynew

Nancy Geraldine Scott, an advertising client of AAN-member Oklahoma Gazette, has pleaded guilty to felony counts of pandering, maintaining a house of prostitution and encouraging a minor into prostitution, according to Oklahoma County Newspapers. When a local detective responded to one of Scott's ads, which also ran in a Southwestern Bell publication, he was put in touch with a 14-year-old offering sex for $220, according to court records.
The Sun  |  12-18-2006  11:41 am  |  Industry News

Nielsen: Ad Spending Up 5.1% -- But Local Print Media Is Left Outnew

New numbers released by Nielsen Media Research show ad spending for the first three quarters of 2006 up 5.1 percent over the same period last year. Increases are spread across most major media sectors, including the Internet, national newspapers and top television markets. Growth remained flat or decreased for several other media, including local newspapers, however. "As consumers continue to make the Web a part of their daily media mix, so do advertisers," a Nielsen spokesperson tells BrandWeek.
Brandweek  |  12-14-2006  11:56 am  |  Industry News

Google to Post Realtor MLS Datanew

Silicon Valley Business Journal via MSNBC  |  12-11-2006  9:57 am  |  Industry News

Zillow Upgrades Site, Adds Features For Home Sellersnew

Online Media Daily (reg. req.)  |  12-07-2006  9:36 am  |  Industry News

U.S. Home Prices Falling Across Selected Marketsnew

New York Times (reg. req.)  |  12-06-2006  12:51 pm  |  Industry News

British Lead the Way in Web Advertisingnew

The Internet this year will account for 10.5 percent of British ad spending, or almost twice as much as the percentage in the U.S., the New York Times reports. Reasons for the disparity: In Britain, most advertising is national and advertisers work directly with Web publishers, while in the U.S., local advertisers have been slow to move money online and ad buyers have less control over the placement of their ads since much of the advertising is sold through online networks.
New York Times (reg. req.)  |  12-04-2006  9:11 am  |  Industry News

Podcast