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Jeromy Stallings

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Current Trends in Online Advertising

There's a lot of exciting, innovative things going on in the crazy world of online advertising.  Innovators out there are constantly experiemnting with new ways to enhance brands' online presence, create customer relevance, and making it easy for consumers to find what they want/need when they do their consumasurfing.  This is something the team at Ninthlink fully emphasizes when we work with clients. Here are some recent trends in online advertising... (more…)
March 12, 2009
Development

Social Networking on the Global Rise

Social Networks and blogs are visited by over two-thirds (67%) of the global online population, making them the fourth most popular online category ahead of email, this according to Nielsen's new "Global Faces and Networked Places" report. The social network and blogging audience is also becoming more diverse in terms of age: the biggest increase in visitors during 2008 to "Member Community" web sites globally came from the 35-49 year old age group (+11.3 million). Meanwhile, mobile continues to play an…
March 10, 2009
Marketing

The New Online Payola — Good or Bad?

Payola scandals rocked the music world in the late '50s and '60s, calling into question if "hit" songs were from natural talent or forced onto music` fans by constant paid-for airplay. Online music site Jango, which boasts having in excess of 6 million users, is trying to resurrect the concept with a new model offering the chance for indie music artists to buy plays in a variety of packages to try and incubate fans for their music.  (more…)
March 10, 2009
Marketing

“If Demi is Reading it…” — Ninthlink Book Review Blog #5

Twitter pal Ashton Kutcher tweeted that wife Demi is reading a book called The Shack, with an eye on buying the film rights for them to do, so naturally we had to check out what this book is about. The Shack is "a  guy-meets-God Novel that has literary integrity and spiritual daring," says Mike Morrell at zoecarnate.com "It cuts through the cliches of both religion and bad writing to reveal something compelling and beautiful about life's integral dance with the Divine.…
March 4, 2009
Marketing

Future Trends: Mobile TV in Your Hand

Mobile TV will finally begin to blossom in 2009-2010 in the U.S. thanks to a convergence of trends, according to a new study from research firm NSR. With commitments to launch mobile DTV services from 63 TV stations in 22 U.S. markets -- covering 35% of television households nationwide -- the format has a good chance to take hold. Why? Consumers welcome free ad-supported service during tough economic times. (more…)
March 4, 2009