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Google shares edged below the $700 mark Monday as investors sussed out a report that the Internet giant is exploring a method of selling newspapers’ advertising space online.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks began the last trading day of the year in the red Monday on what was expected to be a relatively light session ahead of the the New Year's Day holiday. Among bellwether tech stocks, Google Inc. shares fell $4.67 to $697.81 amid a report that the company is in discussions with several newspaper publishers to sell advertising space online. Declines also came from Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Dell Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. . The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index fell 11 points to 2,663.

According to both armchair critics and advertising pros, 2007 ranked with the best of times for TV and online video commercials ...

The rise of social networks such as Facebook and wireless gadgets such as the iPhone has set off a small stampede of companies hoping to build on or replicate their success. Many are counting on advertising to pay the bills.

Zach Brooks pocketed $1,000 this month blogging about the cheap lunches he discovers around midtown Manhattan ($10 or less, preferably greasy, and if he's lucky, served from a truck).

Online advertising jumped 25 percent this year, raking in a cool $20 billion, but Internet executives say that figure could have been even higher if advertisers had reliable and consistent ways to measure online audiences. Unlike traditional media...

After European Union set new rules on online advertising, U.S. Federal Trade Commissions published these days a proposed set of privacy principles governing online behavioral advertising.

AFTER colonising cyberspace, Google is going into the newspaper business. The search engine giant is in talks with several newspaper publishers to sell space in their pages to its online clients.

In the weeks leading to Christmas, an online wine retailer gave 15 percent discounts to anyone who sent in a photo of its newspaper ad snapped with a camera phone.

A new study by Simmons, a unit of Experian Research Services, indicates that people who view TV ads online are way more engaged with those ads (and with the content, too) than when they're viewed on a TV set. As...

At the turn of the century the insurance industry was presented with new technology that would allow their agents and brokers to condense claims processing and other paperwork from the typical 90-120 days to just -- amazingly -- a few hours, potentially saving these companies millions of dollars. But the typical sales cycle for a technology company to sell in their innovation was about 18 months, and in some cases this extended timetable occurred even without any competitors in the picture. I fear we are seeing the same type of scenario in the online advertising world, especially as it relates to the use of video.

Zach Brooks pocketed $1,000 this month blogging about the cheap lunches he discovers around midtown Manhattan ($10 or less, preferably greasy, and if he's lucky, served from a truck).

"Microsoft is growing its global footprint again, this time putting a geographic stamp on Europe by buying Multimap, a leading British online mapping company, for an undisclosed sum…"

Achtung!

The online dating service Chemistry.com plans to unleash a new advertising campaign that seeks to depict its competitor, eHarmony.com, as out of touch with mainstream American values.

Trinity Mirror Stock342.50p Questor saysBuy IT'S BEEN a dismal year for shareholders in media stocks. Valuations are at levels not seen for decades. Whether broadcast, print or radio, investors have decided that the traditional media is dead. When it comes to advertising, only online and outdoor are showing any kind of growth. In this kind of environment, Trinity Mirror, under the leadership of chief executive Sly Bailey, has done all it can to mitigate the effects through a tough self-help programme. New advertising systems have helped to cut costs but, more dramatically, Trinity has drawn to a close a process that has been

WITH US antitrust clearance for its DoubleClick purchase, Google's focus now turns to European regulators, who are expected to be more critical of the top search engine linking up with a market leader in online advertising. The proposed US$3.1-billion transaction, which is strongly opposed by privacy advocates, cannot be completed without approval from the European Commission, whose review deadline is April 2. The Federal Trade Commission said that the deal would not significantly lessen competition in the online advertising market, rebuffing complaints from Microsoft Corp and AT&T Inc that it would give Google a dominant position. "The FTC's strong support sends a clear message - this acquisition poses no risk to competition and will benefit consumers," Eric Schmidt, Google Inc's chief executive, said. "We hope that the European Commission will soon reach the same conclusion." The European Commission declined to comment on the FTC's decision, spokesman

A deeper look at the entertainment industry and movie theater advertising, including consumer demographics, viewers, advertisers, ad types and sizes

The Federal Trade Commission Thursday approved Google's pending $3.1 billion merger with DoubleClick, ruling that the deal isn't likely to harm competition in online advertising or otherwise have an adverse impact on consumers.

[Research] "Small businesses still see strong value [in directory advertising], but they're also eager to get online," Bob Mueller, executive director of business operations for ATandT tells Marketing Daily. "The fact is, consumers are using all sorts of places to get their local information."