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More people are online in China than in U.S.

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:51:00 PST

Internet usage in China has been expanding rapidly in the past year, with several research firms agreeing that the country has passed the 300 million Internet user mark in 2009. In doing so, China has become the top country in the world by number of...

Vertical Ad Networks Take Root, Grow

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:26:00 PST

Recent statistics and funding projects are a continued testament to the strong momentum of vertical ad networks' industry-specific approach to placing and distributing ads, Adify. The Entertainment vertical’s average CPM was $7.07 in Q3 2009,...

10.5% Rebound In U.S. Display Advertising in 2010

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:01:00 PST

In the advertising industry overall, revenues generated by direct and brand advertising are roughly split 50/50. The online world split is closer to 70/30 in favor of direct ads. Last year's display portion of the U.S. online advertising...

1/3 annonceurs français ont accru leurs dépenses en ligne en '09

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:27:00 PST

Malgré la crise, 36% des annonceurs français ont augmenté leurs dépenses en ligne en 2009, selon la troisième édition du Baromètre des investissements digitaux, publié par Digitas avec le concours de Performics. Internet est ainsi le média qui a le...

U.S. Online Holiday Spending Reaches $16 Billion for First 36 Days of the November-December Shopping Season

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:54:00 PST

For the holiday season-to-date, nearly $16 billion has been spent online, a 3% increase versus the corresponding days last year. 28% of those who have begun their holiday shopping this season indicated that social media has influenced their...

Online Will Take More Ad Dollars Than Newspapers By 2015

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:46:00 PST

Three industry forecasts are raising their expectations for next year’s ad spend… Magna Global is predicting a 6% GroupM just 0.8% ZenithOptimedia is raising its cross-media global advertising forecast for the first time in 18 months to...

Geotargeted Display to Grow 16% to $1.9B in 2013

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:02:00 PST

Though the bulk of today’s geotarged ad sales take place in the search arena, the geotargeted display ad market in the US is expected to grow from $897 million in 2008 to $1.9 billion in 2013, representing a compound annual growth rate of 16%,...

86% of Companies Plan Social Media Budget Bumps

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:59:00 PST

The majority of companies in a recent survey are planning to invest more in social media next year but are struggling to find the time and resources to manage their activity, Econsultancy and bigmouthmedia. 86% plan to spend more money on...

LeWeb real time search with avec http://GlamLive.fr

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:13:00 PST

Glam Live (beta) est un engin de recherche différent. Le Web change en temps réel. En partenariat avec Collecta, Glam Live vous presente l'information publiée a chaque instant sur les sites de news, blogs populaires et média...

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Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

Glam: two more verticals, Glam Live‘s real time search
Paris, France, December 3rd, 2009: Glam One, owner of the “glam” brand in France and developer of France’s first vertical media platform is announcing the launch of two more verticals, GlamZic.com and GlamSport.com, for music and sport’s independent professionals. In addition, Glam is announcing the release and integration of Glam Live’s real time
Glam: 2 nouveaux reseaux sociaux, recherche en temps reel
Paris, France, December 3rd, 2009: Glam One, owner of the “glam” brand in France and developer of France’s first vertical media platform is announcing the launch of two more verticals, GlamZic.com and GlamSport.com, for music and sport’s independent professionals. In addition, Glam is announcing the release and integration of Glam Live’s real time

Glam announces two more verticals, Glam Live‘s real time search and forms Advisory Board

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:42:00 PST

Paris, France, December 3rd, 2009: Glam One, owner of the “glam” brand in France and developer of France’s first vertical media platform is announcing the launch of two more verticals, GlamZic.com and GlamSport.com, for music and sport’s independent...

Tendances de la Silicon Valley et LeWeb pour l'IAB

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:50:00 PST

French Online Video Consumption Surges 141%

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:46:00 PST

French Online Video Consumption Surges 141% in the Past Year to 5.4 Billion Videos Viewed In Sep. '09, up 36 percent versus the previous year - comScore Google Captures 34% of French Online Video Market with 1.8 Billion Videos Viewed on...

Geotargeted display ads to reach $1.9 billion

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:36:00 PST

With the rise of consumer mobility, mobile handsets and the increased use of laptop computers, geo-targeted advertising revenue is set to skyrocket over the coming three years. In 2008, geographically targeted display ads brought in just under...

U.S. Ad Impressions up 21 Percent in October

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:49:00 PST

Ad impressions for October up by over 20%, with growth in almost every vertical category, according to Nielsen Online. In 2008, however, overall impressions grew just 3% over the previous month.

French court slams eBay with €1.7M fine over LVMH product resale dispute

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:00:00 PST

A commercial court in Paris has fined eBay €1.7 million euros (roughly £1.6 million) for allegedly not sticking to an injunction banning users from selling on products of luxury goods conglomerate Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH in...

SocNet Users Enhance Relationships, Lose Inhibitions

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:56:00 PST

Online social networking is becoming entrenched in everyday life and is profoundly affecting how US consumers connect with family and friends, shop and interact with retailers and brands, and participate in political and humanitarian issues,...

Marketers Find Web Chat Can Be Inspiring

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:43:00 PST

International Business Machines and a handful of other major marketers, including casino operator Harrah's Entertainment and software giant Microsoft, are experimenting with developing ad campaigns based in part on what consumers are chatting about...

Mobile Social Networks: Marketing by Location Shows Potential

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:38:00 PST

Social networking is one of the fastest-growing activities among mobile users and has become a significant driver of Internet usage on mobile devices.

Demand for ROI Fuels Online Growth in Europe

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:10:00 PST

More than eight in 10 European marketers say they increased their online advertising spending during '09 - European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA). 93% of European marketers expect to further increase their online advertising...

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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Press & Blogs - Glam vertical social media
Glam.fr est une plateforme de vertical social media offrant aux individus et organisations du conseil en personnalités et célébrités, des showrooms de talents, des outils de productivités et de branding personnel, des espaces de communication et des ecommerce storefronts.

Glam Who? Glam Media Faces French Competition From Glam One

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:12:00 PST

by Patrick Smith @psmith - Nov 3, 2009 3:39 PM ET Before it has even launched in France, Glam Media is facing competition from a French online media company with a very similar...

Glam One Launches First Socially Integrated Vertical Media Platform in France

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:42:00 PST

- For immediate release - Paris, France, November 3rd, 2009. Glam One (http://www.glam.fr), owner of the “Glam” brand in France and the glam.fr domain name, is announcing the release...

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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Glam One Launches First Socially Integrated Vertical Media
Paris, France, November 3rd, 2009: Glam One, owner of the “Glam” brand in France and the glam.fr domain name, is announcing the release of France’s first integrated social media platform. The Glam vertical marketplaces bring together professionals into communities organized around targeted sectors. Self-employed independent

Only 9% of SMBs Use Twitter for Marketing

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:33:00 PDT

32% of SMB advertisers plan to include social media in their marketing mix in the next 12 months (Facebook, Linkedin or MySpace) - BIA/Kelsey. 39% of SMBs plan to include customer ratings or reviews 23% plan to incorporate video...

One in five Americans publish, read status updates

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:24:00 PDT

19% of internet users use Twitter or another service to share updates, up from 11% in Dec. '08 The more devices someone owns, the more likely they are to use Twitter or another service to update their status 39% of internet users with four or more...

Google Says Internet Advertising Picked Up Steam in Third Quarter

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:37:00 PDT

Google says its advertising business picked up in Q3. Revenue increased 7% from last year to $5.94 billion, comparing to 3% year-over-year Revenue was up 8% sequentially after being flat from Q1 to Q2 Net income rose 27% to $1.64...

Facebook Sees Nearly 200% Visit Boost, While Twitter Traffic Also Soars

arnaud@glam.fr (Arnaud Fischer) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:48:00 PDT

Facebook logged 58.6% of all U.S. visits among 155 social networking Websites in Sep. '09, 194% increase Sep. '08. Twitter growth, up 1,170% from Sep. '08. Facebook netted 58.6% of all U.S. social networking visits in Sep. '09 In Sep. '08,...