http://www.marketingvox.com The Voice of Online Marketing en-us 2008-05-09T16:43:59Z This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~3/286905607/ 2008-05-09T08:40:56-05:00 RealNetworks plans to spin its casual gaming division off as an independent entity. The division will better position the casual games unit more competitively against the market, said RealNetworks.... <p><a href="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?a=RSrZzp"><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?i=RSrZzp" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/286905607" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.marketingvox.com/realnetworks-to-spin-off-casual-games-unit-038499/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~3/286814281/ 2008-05-09T08:30:47-05:00 With the growth of broadband subscriptions, and an increasing number of online viewing options, online video use has expanded in the past year, according to consumer research from Leichtman Research... <p><a href="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?a=jtWqpS"><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?i=jtWqpS" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/286814281" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.marketingvox.com/online-video-growth-fueled-by-the-young-038490/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~3/286938649/ 2008-05-09T08:30:27-05:00 Best Buy has purchased a 50 percent stake in The Carphone Warehouse, a European mobile phone vendor, for $2.1 billion. The deal includes The Carphone Warehouse's 2400 stores, which span nine European... <p><a href="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?a=xY7qx8"><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?i=xY7qx8" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/286938649" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.marketingvox.com/best-buy-forks-21b-over-for-50-of-the-carphone-warehouse-038512/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~3/286884527/ 2008-05-09T08:20:16-05:00 A quote from a photo retoucher for Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty has generated questions about how "real" any of the beauties actually were. In the May 12 issue of the New Yorker, Pascal Dangin —... <p><a href="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?a=ApLemV"><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?i=ApLemV" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/286884527" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.marketingvox.com/photo-retoucher-defends-dove-real-beauty-campaign-038507/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~3/286797560/ 2008-05-09T08:00:55-05:00 A growing number of global mobile phone users are accessing social networks over the mobile internet, according to research from Nielsen Mobile - via MarketingCharts. In the US, over 4 million do... <p><a href="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?a=otuqig"><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?i=otuqig" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/286797560" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.marketingvox.com/mobile-social-networking-starting-to-gain-momentum-038486/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~3/286909664/ 2008-05-09T07:44:50-05:00 Reuters reports that MySpace users will now be able to share information on sites like Twitter, Yahoo and eBay. MySpace users may control what information — such as profile pictures and contact... <p><a href="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?a=ZxKRRT"><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?i=ZxKRRT" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/286909664" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.marketingvox.com/myspace-profiles-follow-users-to-twitter-ebay-elsewhere-038497/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~3/286814282/ 2008-05-09T07:30:51-05:00 The vast majority of Boomers say it is important that their physician have specialized training in dealing with older patients, but a majority say they cannot find such a doctor, according to the... <p><a href="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?a=7ciFbA"><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?i=7ciFbA" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/286814282" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.marketingvox.com/as-boomers-retire-a-lack-of-specialized-medical-care-038488/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~3/286892661/ 2008-05-09T07:10:37-05:00 Following the withdrawal of its Yahoo bid, Bill Gates says Microsoft will focus on growing its online ad and search businesses. The Associated Press reports Gates express confidence about Microsoft's... <p><a href="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?a=FhsCyG"><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?i=FhsCyG" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/286892661" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.marketingvox.com/bill-gates-pursues-greener-pastures-in-growth-sergery-brin-gloats-038501/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~3/286814283/ 2008-05-09T07:00:44-05:00 Federal tax rebates will give retail sales a significant and much-needed boost in the next two quarters, predicts TNS Retail Forward, saying retails sales growth will improve by as much as three... <p><a href="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?a=REDeSG"><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?i=REDeSG" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/286814283" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.marketingvox.com/retail-sales-forecast-big-boost-from-tax-rebates-038492/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~3/286905608/ 2008-05-09T05:22:11-05:00 Half of DVR owners had watched shows online, but just four percent do so on a weekly basis, according to Performics. Google's DoubleClick Performics unit examined the commercial watching behavior of... <p><a href="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?a=WrFVuK"><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?i=WrFVuK" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/286905608" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.marketingvox.com/performics-ads-ignored-on-tv-and-online-038495/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~3/286938648/ 2008-05-09T04:35:21-05:00 Proprietary rich media techologies, such as Flash and Silverlight, threaten the open nature of the internet, warned the founder of Mozilla Europe this week. Mozilla's Tristan Nitot made the... <p><a href="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?a=WXtPqg"><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?i=WXtPqg" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/286938648" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.marketingvox.com/beware-the-ides-of-proprietary-rich-media-platforms-mozilla-warns-038510/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~3/286237401/ 2008-05-09T01:53:59-05:00 To buttress users against inappropriate conduct and content, Facebook has joined ranks with 49 Attorneys General. "Building a safe and trusted online experience has been part of Facebook from its... <p><a href="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?a=SFHvev"><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?i=SFHvev" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/286237401" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.marketingvox.com/facebook-soups-up-security-partners-with-49-attorneys-general-038485/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~3/286197567/ 2008-05-09T00:49:59-05:00 A source for the Wall Street Journal claims Microsoft has asked Facebook whether it is interested in selling. Last year, Microsoft purchased 1.6 percent of Facebook for $240 million. Microsoft's... <p><a href="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?a=8ZHlX3"><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~a/marketingvox/rss?i=8ZHlX3" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.marketingvox.com/~r/marketingvox/rss/~4/286197567" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.marketingvox.com/microsoft-creeps-up-facebooks-skirt-yahoo-suitors-drop-like-flies-038482/?camp=rssfeed&src=mv&type=textlink