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    <title><![CDATA[Marketing misconceptions about the shifting radio landscape]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[The pros and cons of augmented reality]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Gamification tips to bolster customer loyalty ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[As marketers and creatives, we need to put an end to the notion that there is a digital divide separating the physical and the virtual. Here are three brands that are ahead of the pack in this respect.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[A survival guide to SoLoMo (social, location, and mobile) ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[In the immediate future, people will be leaving their PCs and stepping out into a world of internet-connected devices and context-specific information services. Are you prepared?]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Bruce LeSourd ]]></author>
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    <description><![CDATA[Millions of Americans visit restaurants and bars weekly. By leveraging place-based video screens in these environments, you can boost your brand's reach.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Jeff Atley]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[7 habits of highly effective tablet marketers ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[We're still figuring out the best ways to engage with consumers on their tablets. Check out these surefire tips to help you through the process. ]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Andrew Solmssen]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[The 10-minute guide to digital out-of-home ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[With $3.5 billion in sales expected for 2011, DOOH is way too big for anyone to ignore. Get a succinct download on this fast-growing media category.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Today's moms are tech-savvy, tuned in, and ready to join the marketing conversation. If you are looking to reach this hot demographic, let McCann's chief technology catalyst show you when, where, and how to forge strong bonds. ]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Jodi Harris]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Why you should use CGI technology in your next campaign]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Want to save time and money on your next campaign? Check out how using CGI technology can help you do just that. ]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Michael Roth]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[What's working, and what's not, for tablet marketing ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Will tablets hit their tipping point this year? And what benefits do they provide over other digital channels? Find out what Organic's emerging platforms strategist sees for this booming technology. ]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Jodi Harris]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[April 08, 2011]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[3 ways to ensure your company is amazing]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The vital role that technologists play in startups is often overlooked. Here's how to guarantee that your company is creating game-changing technology, not mundane business solutions.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Eric Picard]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Tips for successful in-game advertising ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The elusive male 18-34 demographic just got a little easier to reach. Check out these guidelines for grabbing their attention through gaming. ]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Alex Sood]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[March 09, 2011]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[7 marketing tech trends you can't miss ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The future is now. Consider all these fancy new technologies and trends you have to look forward to this year.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Eric Anderson]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[March 07, 2011]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Findings and forecasts from the IPG Media Lab]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[iMedia talked with emerging media specialist Brian Monahan. Find out what trends, brands, and insights his company is keeping an eye on this year. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Brand identity: Accelerated to scale ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[P&G's former branded entertainment manager is now innovating on the agency and VC sides of the branding game. See what he has to say about how mobile mania, "technopology," and the entrepreneurial drive will affect digital this year.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Jodi Harris]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[February 10, 2011]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to keep the app from destroying the mobile web ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The app economy is taking off, but is the walled-garden approach sustainable as marketers race to add value? See why it might be time to rethink this strategy, and consider a simplified way of engaging consumers.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Adam Broitman ]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[February 01, 2011]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Top tech that will get marketers wired in 2011]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Ready for another year of helping your clients keep up with digital trends? Better brush up on your competency in these key areas if you want to stay ahead of the competition. ]]></description>
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    <date><![CDATA[January 25, 2011]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The dynamic content that makes sales more engaging]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Standing out from the crowd is easy when your sales team is armed with the right tools. This customer-centric message strategy is a great first step. ]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Gavin Finn]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Can TV and the internet peacefully co-exist in one device? ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Over the years, countless devices have attempted to combine TV viewing and interactive features. Have device manufacturers nailed it with the latest round of feature-rich TVs?]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Microsoft's take on the future of interactive TV]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Microsoft has played a big part in the development of social gaming and interactive TV. Take a look at what Breakthrough Summit speaker -- and Microsoft's GM of advertising -- Mark Kroese has to say about what lies ahead.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Why 2011 will be digital out-of-home's tipping point]]></title>
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    <author><![CDATA[Garry McGuire ]]></author>
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    <description><![CDATA[More and more Americans are going off the advertising grid. Learn what this means for your brand -- and digital marketing at large. ]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Matt Rosenberg]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Will Twitter's new ad model work for marketers?]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Advertising is coming to Twitter. Check out how the leading social media agencies are reacting. ]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Michael Estrin]]></author>
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    <description><![CDATA[The logistics of a DOOH campaign depend on your marketing objectives. Here's a quick look at how this medium is being successfully employed by different industries.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Jeff Atley]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[October 27, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[4 ways "shiny new toys" can be profitable ]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/0mx0ozgnRLs/27398.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Playing with our new toys can lead to inspired marketing ideas that translate into meaningful business success. See how.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Denise Zimmerman]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[515]]></authorid>
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    <date><![CDATA[August 16, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Things that go Boing Boing in the night]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Journalist, researcher, and BoingBoing.net's mad scientist of sorts, David Pescovitz talks to iMedia about weapons of mass persuasion, the programmable world, and hacking reality.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Jodi Harris]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[3009]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <date><![CDATA[August 12, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[6 tips for building better iPad apps]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/iJaDVEmWQH0/27083.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[In today's New Media Minute, Daisy Whitney hits up the iPad Game Summit in San Francisco and shares key considerations that can help content creators succeed on the device.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Daisy Whitney]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[20622]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/daisywhitney70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[July 02, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Dead internet ideas: The silver bullet]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Interactive marketing is full of traditional concepts that are no longer practical. At the iMedia Agency Summit, Doug Weaver outlined a dozen ideas currently killing imagination.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Doug Weaver]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[June 08, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Are agencies ignoring the iPad?]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/plxAH7BjECg/26890.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Apple has sold more than 2 million units, but are brands ready to embrace the new device? Top digital marketers tell us what their clients have been doing with the iPad -- if anything.]]></description>
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    <date><![CDATA[June 03, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The iPad: Searching for answers to the wrong questions]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/Whc8K6idW6w/26865.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Apple's latest product is already impacting the worlds of consumers, brands, and marketers. Take a look at the core issues and concerns regarding the device.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Ian Wolfman]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[2726]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_wolfman_ian_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[May 28, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Foursquare: It's popular, but is it prosperous?]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/oR9Be0lNQ78/26766.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Location-based services are hot right now, but will the demand ever lead to dollars? In today's New Media Minute, Daisy Whitney explains why advertisers continue to dabble with Foursquare but won't dive in.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Daisy Whitney]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[20622]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
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    <date><![CDATA[May 19, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Marketing drawbacks and opportunities on the iPad]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/SnMMEB4H2s8/26669.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The iPad provides new opportunities for brands to offer compelling and useful content to consumers. Let's take a closer look at the platform's marketing implications.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Natalie Suski]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[30524]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <date><![CDATA[May 11, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Two new views on web innovation]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/okoQmm6yMOY/26409.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Learn to translate data into a visual interactive experience and explore the dimensions of a trendy new technology in these podcasts from the iMedia Breakthrough Summit in Coconut Point, Fla.]]></description>
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    <date><![CDATA[April 06, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to evaluate online media channels]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/4TY79SVD4c4/26256.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of Marketing Obsessions with Kevin Lee, Laura Santos, the director of e-commerce operations at Danskin, discusses how her company evaluates new media opportunities.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Kevin Lee]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[25068]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/kevinlee_play_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[March 19, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[3 brands making the most of new media]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/_lgh8oGYSI8/26199.asp</link>
    <description />
    <author><![CDATA[Daisy Whitney]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <date><![CDATA[March 17, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[An inventor's shocking forecasts for marketing technology]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/2KGot-eD5_8/26122.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Renowned futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil shares his bold predictions on virtual environments for marketing, the effects of an accelerated technological pace, and how information will transform communications.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Jodi Harris]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[3009]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
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    <date><![CDATA[March 09, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The importance of social media super users]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/S0ELlg-Uuf4/26097.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of Marketing Obsessions with Kevin Lee, Todd Whitley, VP of eMarketing at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, talks about the importance of loyal users in a social media campaign.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Kevin Lee]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[25068]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/kevinlee_play_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[March 05, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[3 emerging formats poised for a breakthrough]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/JM0q4hFzjeo/26087.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[eMarketer's CEO explains why social media, mobile, and video will finally get the money they deserve in 2010.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Geoff Ramsey]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_ramsey_geoff_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[March 05, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Twitter: Growing up or getting old?]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/1chX228GMPg/26083.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Watch as iMedia's marketer on the street discovers what industry leaders really think about Twitter and the implications of real-time search.]]></description>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/iMC_hs-video_kevinryan_vegas_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[March 04, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Creating cultural disruption on digital's terms]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/4p2PN-Vt5Hc/26019.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Wieden + Kennedy's Renny Gleeson fumes about agencies misusing client money, explains why you can't predict emerging technology expertise, and outlines the changes he wants to see in digital.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Jodi Harris]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[3009]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <date><![CDATA[February 25, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[6 ways to get a client to trust emerging tech]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/Ekh7qJbRQC0/25954.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Staying on the cutting edge of digital advertising is hard enough, but getting your client to join you there is the real challenge. Find out what strategies will help take your client into the future.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Michael Estrin]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[5184]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <date><![CDATA[February 18, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The next frontier for e-readers and tablets]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/pF1RfrjrS24/25946.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[In today's New Media Minute, Daisy Whitney discusses how tablet technology could mean big shifts for the comic book and graphic novel industry.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Daisy Whitney]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
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    <date><![CDATA[February 17, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Calling all marketers: Start coloring outside the lines]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/MEn_VJjWFBw/25932.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[In this interview,&nbsp;Peter Horan, CEO of Goodmail Systems, talks about the staying power of new technology, which industries are rising to the innovation challenge, and how to bring edgy digital strategies to life. ]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Jodi Harris]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[3009]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_harris_jodi_V270x70.JPG]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[February 16, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Moving forward with motion-based marketing]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/oDIrKtzVVnU/25829.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The next step forward in user interfaces will bring a host of new considerations for marketers. Here are the four platforms where we'll see kinetic marketing experimentation take place.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Josh Lovison ]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[19085]]></authorid>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_lovison_josh_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[February 16, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to avoid a social media meltdown]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/ubOzKUhr9Es/25876.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of Marketing Obsessions with Kevin Lee, Paul Dunay, author of "Facebook Marketing for Dummies," talks about common blunders that will sink your social media efforts.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Kevin Lee]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[25068]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
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    <date><![CDATA[February 11, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Emerging platforms you should bookmark (or forget about) in 2010]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/_cE-Ljvsk4g/25783.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Need help separating the hype from the hits? Here is a breakdown of which emerging platforms aren't quite ready for primetime. ]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Michael Estrin]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[5184]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_estrin_michael_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[February 04, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Twitter exec talks development, measurement]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/TuHV2FbjAl0/25819.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[In today's New Media Minute, Daisy Whitney interviews Chloe Sladden, director of media partnerships at Twitter, about what we can expect from the microblogging platform in 2010.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Daisy Whitney]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[20622]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/daisywhitney70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[February 03, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[4 brilliant augmented reality campaigns ]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/CnKMxUDDcJs/25824.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Augmented reality is starting to get interesting. Here are some of the best brand executions that have been done to date.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Devora Rogers]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[19084]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_rogers_devora_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[February 03, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[6 marketing opportunities on Foursquare ]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/JcGCD87WfME/25745.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[With top marketing minds predicting that Foursquare will be the Twitter of 2010, now is the time to get a first-mover advantage with the platform. Here are the basics you need to know.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Tony Felice]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[27776]]></authorid>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_felice_tony_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[January 27, 2010]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to balance new media opportunities]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/trFr8n5Ptiw/25679.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of Marketing Obsessions with Kevin Lee, Chris McCann of 1-800-FLOWERS discusses the methodology behind determining which new media possibilities make the grade.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Kevin Lee]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[25068]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <description><![CDATA[As people increasingly hide behind self-selected personas online, should marketers target the avatars or the people who created them?  ]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Success in mobile social networking will come for online marketers when they learn to make investments in the user's flow experience.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Web-based apps aren't tied to the desktop anymore. Find out how your brand can leverage these more robust programs and how they can lead to more impactful campaigns. ]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Start looking for an agency that understands the nuances of the consumer conversation because media is about to shatter. Are you ready for it?]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[With all the advertising opportunities available in our digital world, brands discuss the most over- and under-hyped products today.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Is it widgets, wireless or mobile? Agencies discuss what they think will be the next big thing in interactive.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Creating an immersive, multimedia game to promote your brand may seem like an out-of-reach pipe dream, but it could be easier than you realize -- and worth more than you can imagine.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[VIDEO: Find out why games are important and how you can highlight your brand as in-game advertising continues to grow. ]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[We've become quite accustomed to the neutral internet. Telecoms and ISPs, however, could threaten to upset that apple cart. Here's the threat to digital marketers.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[With the cost to get involved coming down and the return on buy increasing, it's time for marketers to gamble on games.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Virtual worlds have yet to reach their full potential as viable and durable marketing platforms. See how to avoid the traps Comcast, NBC, Kraft and others have fallen into.]]></description>
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    <author><![CDATA[Dave Wilkie]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[How OTT Will Change Everything]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Mediasmith's CEO defines "Over the Top" technology and explains why marketers need to add it to their media plans.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[David L. Smith]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Case for a New Industry Association]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The newly launched Association for Downloadable Media will provide standards for advertising and audience measurement for episodic and downloadable media.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Susan Bratton]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[iPhone: The New Apple of a Marketer's Eye?]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The wait for the iPhone is over. But what does it mean for Google and others? MediaSmith's Derek Leedy explains.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Derek Leedy]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Industry Reporting Standards and What Really Works]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The missing variable in today's measurement and optimization philosophy is the "sphere of influence" effect. Here's why.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[A new study reveals the growing potential of game advertising.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Virtual Events to Boost Demand and Revenue]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Unisfair's CEO explains why virtual events are the next big thing in marketing, giving data and examples to support their&nbsp;growing popularity.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Guy Piekarz]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[5 trends to watch... or else!]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Which current consumer habits will impact digital marketing most profoundly? Ubercool Trend Analyst Michael Tchong lends his insight.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Michael Tchong]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Interactive Media's New Role in Elections]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[FeedBurner's VP of advertising describes how presidential hopefuls are creating online content and predicts the impact it will have on elections.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[10 Things to Know About Digital Billboards]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Digital billboards give advertisers the power of outdoor combined with the flexibility of broadcast. Watchfire Digital Outdoor's division manager outlines what you should watch for.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Darrin Friskney ]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Google RSS: What It Means for Marketers]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[With the growth of RSS on the rise, real value lies in optimizing RSS marketing efforts to stay ahead of the competition.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Game content offers marketers a way to connect with consumers on a deeper, more meaningful level.<BR>]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[The new royalty rates have put a crimp in the side of internet radio, but the medium is still ideal for many marketers.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Dave Newmark and Rockie Thomas]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Is Second Life Right for Your Brand?]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[You've heard about the new virtual realities, and you're thinking about creating a presence there, but should you? Underscore Marketing's president shares the six questions you need to ask before plunging into Second Life.<BR>]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Tom Hespos]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Open Secrets of Podcast Measurement]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[RadioTail's CEO discusses the metrics that matter when working with podcasts.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Put Podcasting on the Marketing Menu]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Mass marketing will get you reach, but Podcast Ready's founder and CEO says you also need to employ podcast marketing to target more relevant audiences.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Russell Holliman]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Marketing Reality of a Virtual World]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Virtual Reality site Second Life offers marketers unique opportunities. Dandelife.com's CEO explains.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Kelly Abbott]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Nintendo/Sony Consoles Offer Ad Ops]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[This past weekend's double launch of game consoles affects you more than you realize. GameDaily's founder/CEO tells you why, and how you can capitalize on them.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Indie Net Radio: The Next Ad Frontier]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The CEO of Bid4Spots discusses revenue potentials with independent internet radio and its affluent, tech-savvy audience.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to Keep Your Podcast Legal]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Two lawyers from Brown Rudnick explain the legal dangers of podcasting, and how to avoid them.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Jeffrey P. Hermes and Samantha L. Gerlovin]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[GameDAILY: Update on the AOL Takeover ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Mark Friedler talks with iMedia's&nbsp;editor in chief about what GameDAILY is doing, and how AOL's acquisition has improved both of the companies.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Brad Berens]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[GameDAILY: Update on the AOL Takeover (Page 3 of 4)]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Friedler explains how to get involved with holiday marketing]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Brad Berens]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[GameDAILY: Update on the AOL Takeover (Page 4 of 4)]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[In-game advertising and maintaining audience approval]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Brad Berens]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcasting Tips: A Year in the Life]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[BearingPoint director of global field marketing discusses marketing lessons learned after starting his first podcast initiative a year ago.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[RadioTail's CEO explains why podcasting is a viable marketing medium, and debunks five common myths about the platform.]]></description>
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    <date><![CDATA[September 15, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[6 Steps to Market Your Brand in Games]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Market in and around video games with these easy steps.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Josh Larson]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Emerging Platforms' Future]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to Ensure Your Podcast is Found]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The CEO of Oneupweb explains how to optimize your podcast for search.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Lisa Wehr]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[August 23, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Take Risks with Emerging Platforms]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[iMedia's managing editor talks with Freestyle Interactive's media director about emerging platforms.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
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    <title><![CDATA[Virtual Worlds Return Real Results]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Numedeon's COO describes the advantages of advertising within these online communities.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Jay Goss]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[August 15, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: How to Use Emerging Platforms]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/fQRF663obhI/10729.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Media Contacts/MPG's VP, group account director talks about his take on emerging platforms and recommendations for marketers interested in getting involved.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[August 09, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Do You Need to Podcast?]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/xoE1DQxov04/10636.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Refinery's senior designer explains how to approach podcasting-- whether your budget is big or small.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Elle Mitchell]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[August 09, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Interactive Content Evolution]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/pGvsLYlMhy4/10532.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Broadband Enterprises' CEO discusses the current online video landscape, and what's happening with emerging platforms.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <date><![CDATA[July 26, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Avenue A | Razorfish ]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/0MoiuuIRglc/10493.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Avenue A | Razorfish's senior account director speaks with iMedia about how emerging platforms have affected her company's strategy.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <date><![CDATA[July 25, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Best Practices for Engagement]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/VeqJDHYD_sQ/10382.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Our managing editor talks with FrontGate Creative's Partner/VP Keith Pape at iMedia's Breakthrough Summit about effective emerging platform techniques.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <date><![CDATA[July 21, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Mobile Marketing]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/w6Rj5D3j-3c/10383.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[ipsh! CEO Nihal Mehta discusses mobile marketing techniques with our managing editor.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <date><![CDATA[July 20, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Budgeting Emerging Platforms]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/EGHj9BHsUIk/10356.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Our managing editor asks MediaVest's VP, associate director of digital media &amp; innovation about how to budget for emerging media, growth in the industry and finding the right media mix.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[July 19, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Improving Emerging Platforms]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/aH_hjqdxoKk/10358.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Media Contacts' Rob Griffin speaks with our managing editor about emerging platforms-- the current&nbsp;landscape, and what's in store.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[July 13, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Best Emerging Media Solutions]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/zt4rdZKVehY/10308.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[iMedia's managing editor talks with the VP, director of emerging media of Interpublic Emerging Media Lab about what top advertisers are doing to bring clients to emerging media.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <date><![CDATA[July 12, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Emerging Platforms & Metrics]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/RSDACadV09o/10241.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Our managing editor asks TS Kelly, VP, director of research and insight, Media Contacts, how to manage measurement of emerging media.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <date><![CDATA[July 07, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Emerging vs. Traditional Media]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/5f1_wGe7Zj8/10201.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[iMedia's managing editor talks with the West Coast director of OMD Digital about growth in the industry, gaming and earlier testers.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[June 28, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Q&A with GSW's Colleen O'Kane]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/tU_cOh8GyDA/10076.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[iMedia's managing editor talks with the SVP of brand communications about challenges and opportunities with emerging platforms.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1198]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <date><![CDATA[June 23, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Matching the Best Emerging Media]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/iSmfpAnfwvw/10113.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Universal McCann Interactive VP Group Media Director Cari Weissberg discusses the right emerging media mix.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
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    <date><![CDATA[June 21, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcast: Q&A with IQ's Tony Quin]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/CpRzmM2UCKQ/9976.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[iMedia's managing editor talked with IQ Interactive's founder and CEO about emerging platforms at the iMedia Breakthrough conference earlier this year.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1198]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/podcast_70x70.gif]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[June 14, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Keys to Podcast Advertising]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/tx6xp9detlo/9614.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The CEO of RadioTail outlines five tips for successful podcast advertising.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Gregory Galant]]></author>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/060526_galant_greg_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[May 26, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Marketing Mobile Music]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/gMzwWRgu4wg/9747.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[eMarketer looks at some factors marketers will face in their campaigns to sell mobile music.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[John Gauntt]]></author>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/logo_emarketer_70x70.gif]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[May 26, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Tips for Marketing with RSS]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/7FRGjIXz4ko/9458.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Pheedo CMO discusses ways to leverage the control of the consumer and ensure successful RSS marketing campaigns.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Bill Flitter]]></author>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_flitter_bill_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[May 12, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Reaching Gamers: Your 10 Minute Guide]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/3vSccfFqx1k/9507.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[See five different ways to market your brand in video games.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Josh Larson]]></author>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_larson_josh_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[May 10, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[A Marketer's Guide to Web 2.0]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/SMbDI19lLMI/9451.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Red Door Interactive's director of information strategy defines Web 2.0, explains why marketers should care, and then lists his favorite Web 2.0 apps.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Kelly Abbot]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_abbott_kelly_70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[May 10, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Adding RSS to the Marketing Mix]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/MMqH-OcRfWI/8800.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Silverpop CEO explains why RSS (Really Simple Syndication) will soon become the internet content delivery channel of choice, and why that's good for marketing.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Bill Nussey]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[3634]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_nussey_bill_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[March 27, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bold New Opportunities in Virtual Worlds]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/vrG7fXzopW0/8605.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Marketers are beginning to recognize the benefit of engagement from these computer-simulated environments.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Joyce Schwarz]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[4546]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_schwarz_joyce_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[March 10, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Alternate Reality Gaming 101]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/HdEdi--1TBo/8508.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Curious about ARGs and how to use them in your campaign? Get the history of, and best uses for, this up-and-coming marketing technique.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Joyce Schwarz]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[4546]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_schwarz_joyce_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[March 03, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[In-Game Advertising Dos and Don'ts]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/fQoIPhYVc5w/8489.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The Mediaedge:cia strategic planning director shares a few words of wisdom about advertising in games.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Fran Kennish]]></author>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_kennish_fran_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[March 03, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Q&A with Denuo's Nick Pahade]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/Y1rSJwnA1ms/8490.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The president of the Publicis Groupe's new &quot;futures practice&quot; sits down with our executive editor to talk about the group.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Brad Berens]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1909]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_padahe_nick_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[March 02, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Power of RSS]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/H2pgqUDezug/8415.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[VML's Matt Anthony discusses the impact of RSS on the online marketing community and consumers.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Matt Anthony]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_anthony_mark_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[February 27, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Search for Commonality]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/zTQUEEm747M/7958.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Contributor Rob Graham tells marketers to look at casual gaming sites to find an emotional connection with this audience.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Rob Graham]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[2093]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_graham_rob_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[February 03, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[iMedia Podcast: Reaching Your Audience]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/RUjkVQvjx-I/8119.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Cory Treffiletti, Carat Fusion's engagement architect,&nbsp;explains how to leverage emerging technology to successfully break through the ad clutter.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Masha Geller]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/podcast_70x70.gif]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[February 01, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[iMedia Podcast: The "New New Thing"]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/33jy6gxvnGk/7830.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Emerging media and technology specialists separate myth from reality in this session recorded at a recent iMedia Summit in La Quinta, California.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Cory Treffiletti]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[145]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
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    <date><![CDATA[January 17, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[iMedia Podcast: Emerging Platforms]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/6fWn43HCp5c/7696.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[NetPlus Marketing's Denise Zimmerman summarizes the Summit discussion about emerging platforms.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Masha Geller]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[2525]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/podcast_70x70.gif]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[January 04, 2006]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Cutting Edge -- iMedia's Best, 2005]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/bcRvt5TmHM0/7671.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[During this week between the holidays, we're bringing you some of the best iMedia stories from 2005. Today's focus: what the cutting-edge present and near future will bring.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Brad Berens]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1909]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_berens_brad_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[December 29, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[A Virtual Tour of the X Channel]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/tA3zvQpAMJY/7583.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Red Door Interactive's technology director gives you a run down of the top Web 2.0 -- or, X Channel -- applications and how advertisers can leverage them.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Kelly Abbott]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[3856]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_abbott_kelly_70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[December 21, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Revealing the Unveiling of Xbox 360]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/9cQBxu_TFbU/7577.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[A marketer chronicles the marketing of this once-in-a-lifetime launch event, from initial invitation emails to viral post-event product hype.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Jeff Ferguson]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[455]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_ferguson_jeff_70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[December 16, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Advergaming Goes Mainstream]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/DcTdLSNjhN4/7362.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Since online gaming is reaching an ever larger number of customers, advertisers increasingly are developing branded games.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Rob Graham]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[2093]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_graham_rob_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[December 05, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Personalized Online Marketing]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/zM-R_h2_9Ag/7366.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The internet is changing in favor of personalization; Wunderman EMEA's COO advises using RSS to take advantage.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mark Taylor]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_taylor_mark_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[November 28, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Xbox 360: Good News for Advertisers?]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/ZBisZ5r8Bwk/7353.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[With today's launch of Microsoft's next-generation console, we asked the GameSpot SVP to give us a rundown on the present and future of in-game advertising.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Suzie Reider]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1098]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_reider_suzie_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[November 22, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Anatomy of an RSS Breakthrough]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/XVuvkKf1xNs/7296.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[A new campaign matching Diet Coke with Reuters places an innovative use of RSS at the center of a broad integrated play.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1198]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_sgambelluri_mario_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[November 16, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Podcasting Channel]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/uN7FKMX-gbQ/7179.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Podcasting is changing the fabric of how we will communicate with one another in the future -- and how marketers can reach desired audiences.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Rob Graham]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[2093]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_graham_rob_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[November 15, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[A Case for Interactive Digital Signage ]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/-sTIVUyDKUs/7225.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Amidst major changes in media consumption, GO!Network's CEO suggests digital means of reaching people outside the home.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Sean D. Brown]]></author>
    <authorid />
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_brown_sean_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[November 14, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podcasting 101]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/_bXOynocDWM/7184.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Considering a podcast to get your brand or company message out?&nbsp;Don't start without this thorough guide to the art and science of podcasting.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Rob Graham]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[2903]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_graham_rob_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[November 08, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Tipping Point in Youth Marketing]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/srhX0-0bQxk/7206.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[I want my wireless games and a Big Mac! GameDAILY's CEO looks at McDonald's new deal with Nintendo.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mark Friedler]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1965]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_friedler_mark_70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[November 07, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[iMedia Podcast: Online Gaming]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/DOPf7lQt_Zw/7178.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[GameDAILY CEO Mark Friedler discusses advertising plays in online gaming with Editor at Large Masha Geller.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Masha Geller]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[2525]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/podcast_70x70.gif]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[November 02, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Feeding Market Growth with RSS]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/rVbIHiU45I8/7074.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[ContextWeb's CEO explains the opportunity for marketers of tapping into RSS.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Anand Subramanian]]></author>
    <authorid />
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_subramanian_anand_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[October 27, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[iMedia Podcast: New Ad Opportunities]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/MstOP1YqgvQ/7002.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Upstream Group President Doug Weaver talks about the online content renaissance, and what it means for advertisers.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Masha Geller]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[2525]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/podcast_70x70.gif]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[October 19, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Podvertising: Niche Not Reach]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/cJzhJ2Gp2Vc/6923.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[AvantGo/iAnywhere Solutions Crystal King looks at the current podcasting landscape. ]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Crystal King]]></author>
    <authorid />
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_king_crystal_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[October 10, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Gaming Evolution Comes to SF/BIG]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/pz0LgfHuvro/6901.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Interactive marketers gathered at San Francisco's City Club to talk about how games and gamers might alter the future of marketing.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Emma Brownell]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[2409]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/icon_sfbig_70x70.gif]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[October 05, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[RSS: What, Why & Where are the Ads?]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/FwRlkXauliQ/6902.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[It has been around longer than Google, but RSS is finally breaking out of the tech dungeon and into the mainstream -- so where's the advertising angle?]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mario Sgambelluri]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1198]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_sgambelluri_mario_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[October 05, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[In-Game On]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/Am60FkQfC8Y/6478.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[iAnywhere Solutions' Crystal King covers the interactive marketing aspects of in-game advertising.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Crystal King]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/computer_gaming_70x70.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[August 08, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Instant Messaging Finally Clicks]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/d2MN7fm0Dbk/5673.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[A growing number of advertisers are realizing the potential of this medium for direct response as well as branding.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Gunjan Bagla]]></author>
    <authorid />
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/im_100x100.gif]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[May 04, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Digital Entertainment: Is the Hype Ripe? (Part 2 of 2)]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/eypUdOni9Yo/5397.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Digital Hollywood shared new thoughts on old topics: emerging technology, accountability and integration.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Rebecca Weeks]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1719]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/cont_digitalhollywood.gif]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[April 04, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Digital Entertainment: Is the Hype Ripe? (Part 1 of 2)]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/odNgDVFaJYU/5395.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Digital Hollywood shares new thoughts on old topics: emerging technology, accountability and integration.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Rebecca Weeks]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1719]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/cont_digitalhollywood.gif]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[April 01, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[R-U-GAME?]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/nHG7ldArsqY/5354.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Recent conferences have highlighted new opportunities for in-game marketing.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Joyce Schwarz]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[4546]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/icon_frogger.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[March 28, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Monetizing the Social Network]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/fTGI26UsBtw/5335.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[A review of ways marketers can align with these consumer hot spots.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Michael Jones]]></author>
    <authorid />
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/personals3_100x100.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[March 25, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sony's "PlayStation Portable" Premieres!]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/2C8hhl5pIx8/5333.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[GameDAILY CEO Mark Friedler writes that the youth entertainment revolution has begun, and you can play it online.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mark Friedler]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1965]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/playstation_100x100.gif]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[March 24, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Online Personal Sites Seek Relationships]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/Qd825f2l1u8/5121.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[With the growth of users to online personals sites slowing, the industry is looking to third parties to convert them into long-term customers.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Neal Leavitt]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[3725]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/personals3_100x100.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[February 23, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Rolling the D.I.C.E.]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/xZvaR5J1KOc/5087.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[GameDAILY CEO Mark Friedler tells us to forget Fashion and TV: the real vanguard of pop culture is video games.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mark Friedler]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1965]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/dicesummit_100x100.gif]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[February 16, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Is Handheld Gaming the NEXT Big Thing?]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/EEtShxS5mSA/4961.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[GameDAILY's Mark Friedler reports in from CES: for gamers, there's no such thing as too much video.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mark Friedler]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1965]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/nintendo_100x100.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[January 26, 2005]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Games & Online Marketing: Winding Up]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/tiXf9ik8O38/4792.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Our online panel discussion concludes with one last post, and a reader writes in with his thoughts.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Brad Berens]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1909]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/icon_frogger.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[December 15, 2004]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Round Table: Games & Online Marketing 5]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/ZHggcUWSpMs/4772.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Our online panel discussion continues! Why is online marketing missing the boat when it comes to games and the game consumer?]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Brad Berens]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1909]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/icon_frogger.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[December 13, 2004]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Round Table: Games & Online Marketing 4]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/KLZH2vyYPZo/4743.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Part four of an online panel discussion about why online marketing is missing the boat when it comes to games and the game consumer.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Brad Berens]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1909]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/icon_frogger.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[December 09, 2004]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Pondering Podvertising Possibilities]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Savvy online marketers have a whole new medium to exploit: It's called &quot;podcasting.&quot; Could this be the next BMWFilms.com?]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Steve Rubel]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[2172]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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    <date><![CDATA[December 08, 2004]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Round Table: Games & Online Marketing 3]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/MG2Ps9ub8MI/4739.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Part three of an online panel discussion about why online marketing is missing the boat when it comes to games and the game consumer.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Brad Berens]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1909]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
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    <date><![CDATA[December 08, 2004]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Round Table: Games & Online Marketing 2]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/S4A6w-Kcpes/4728.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Part two of an online panel discussion about why online marketing is missing the boat when it comes to games and the game consumer.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Brad Berens]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1909]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/gaming_041206.gif]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[December 07, 2004]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Biggest Game You Missed ]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/wcmxUTHCrQw/4707.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[What if the biggest entertainment premiere in world history happened and you missed it?]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mark Friedler]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1965]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/041201_halo2.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[December 01, 2004]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Playing the Video Game Consumer]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/_uftI6he0Ao/4525.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Gamers are much more than date-deprived geeks: GameDAILY's CEO takes us on a tour of the different game consumers.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Mark Friedler]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1965]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/icon_supermario.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[November 03, 2004]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Advertiser is Watching]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/4R2vZw_e578/4230.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Consumers say they want control of the messages they get, but does too much personalization get creepy?]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Alan Chapell]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[2147]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/iconMonitor.gif]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[September 16, 2004]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Digital Hollywood]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/70C9COsGZFo/3183.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Conference participants talk opportunity as TV continues to fragment, VOD grows and gaming gets stronger.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Rebecca Weeks]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1719]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/icon_digHolly.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[April 08, 2004]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[More and More, Marketers Got Game]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/oTDHyxn8uJQ/2699.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[According to GartnerG2's Denise Garcia, ads are popping up in online games and on game consoles, leveraging branding and sales environments that reach 40 percent of Internet users. ]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Nancy Wong Bryan]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1280]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
    <image><![CDATA[/images/content/hs_garcia_denise.jpg]]></image>
    <date><![CDATA[January 26, 2004]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Advergaming Equals Attention]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/yujeTnv8xjw/1060.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Advergaming has the ability to involve users; to get them to interact; to entertain and engage them; and in doing so, facilitate the sought-after Utopian attention value exchange.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Joseph Jaffe]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[347]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
    <sectionurl><![CDATA[/emerging/index.asp]]></sectionurl>
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    <date><![CDATA[May 05, 2003]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[How to Leverage Instant Messaging]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/waJPY47dXoI/2004.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[With millions of people – and not just teens – using instant messaging, why have we not seen this platform take off as a viable online advertising vehicle? Here’s what it offers.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Underscore Marketing]]></author>
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    <section><![CDATA[EMERGING PLATFORMS]]></section>
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    <date><![CDATA[April 30, 2003]]></date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Announcing New Summit: Breakthrough ]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[GameDAILY: Update on the AOL Takeover (Page 2 of 4)]]></title>
    <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/iMediaConnectionEmergingPlatforms/~3/Mn9Ilf6Y1kU/12270.asp</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Friedler responds and talks about what GameDAILY brings to AOL and vice versa.]]></description>
    <author><![CDATA[Brad Berens]]></author>
    <authorid><![CDATA[1909]]></authorid>
    <section><![CDATA[Emerging Platforms]]></section>
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