In its latest Global AdView Pulse report, global information and measurement company Nielsen announces that television remains the most favored means of advertising, with a 57.6% share of global ad expenditure in Q2 of 2013. Though internet advertising accounts for only 4.3% of global ad spend, it saw a 26.6% increase in spending year to… Continue reading Report: TV Ad Expenditure Continues to Dominate, Internet Ad Spend Steadily Rising
Month: October 2013
Beware the Keynote [COMIC]
Now that the most recent Apple keynote is over, and our new iProducts and MacBooks have been introduced, here are my two cents. No, literally, think of this as a deposit on a new Macbook Pro until I can finish paying off the financing on my (now close to obsolete) machine from 2012. Comic by… Continue reading Beware the Keynote [COMIC]
Micro or Macro Quiz: Can You Tell If It’s Big or Small?
This quiz from Smithsonian Magazine challenges you to test your sense of scale by choosing whether these images are microscopic or gigantic. Don’t guess wrong because you mixed up the terms: Micro photographs are close up images of teeny-tiny objects, sometimes so small you need a microscope to see them. Macro photographs are of bigger… Continue reading Micro or Macro Quiz: Can You Tell If It’s Big or Small?
Apple Unveils New iPads, MacBooks, and Mac Pro, Announces Free Mavericks Upgrade
At a press conference today Apple introduced a new lineup of iPads and MacBook Pro’s in addition to the powerful desktop machine, the new Mac Pro. The company also announced that OS X Mavericks, the next software version for Mac, is available as a free download starting today. iPad Air and iPad mini With… Continue reading Apple Unveils New iPads, MacBooks, and Mac Pro, Announces Free Mavericks Upgrade
Facebook Increases Referral Traffic to Media Sites by 170%, Is the #1 Driver of Social Traffic
If you run a media site and are looking to increase referral traffic, Facebook might be your best bet. In a recent blog post Facebook shared referral traffic data from media sites such as TV broadcasters, music startups and publishers that promote their articles through the network. It announced that in the past year referral… Continue reading Facebook Increases Referral Traffic to Media Sites by 170%, Is the #1 Driver of Social Traffic
New Free Expression Tools by Google Ideas to Help Fight Censorship Worldwide
For as long as people have had new ideas, others have stopped at nothing to try to silence them. Did you know that one out of every three people lives in a censored society? In the digital world, those looking to suppress speech can use filters to block pertinent content or even target attacks to… Continue reading New Free Expression Tools by Google Ideas to Help Fight Censorship Worldwide
Scrabble Typography Edition
Designer Andrew Capener’s new Scrabble set combines our two snobbiest hobbies: word games and typography. Why don’t I already own this? In this special edition Scrabble set, the maple tiles feature fifteen fonts never before seen on the classic board game. Perfect for font enthusiasts or people who just like their board games to be… Continue reading Scrabble Typography Edition
Introducing Google Media Tools for Newsgathering and Publishing
There are a ton of great ways journalists and publishers can use Google tools to help them report the news, visualize information, track data and improve their writing capabilities. For example, the Weather Channel used Google Earth to illustrate the damage of Superstorm Sandy through before and after satellite images and live YouTube video. The… Continue reading Introducing Google Media Tools for Newsgathering and Publishing
