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Freewebs of the District named Liddy Manson, former vice president and general manager of online classified, search and e-commerce businesses for WashingtonPost-Newsweek Interactive, chief operating officer…
Washington Post, 2-5-2007
First Ghost Rider TV Spot Hits
You can now watch the first TV spot for Ghost Rider at Freewebs, where you'll find a few other features as well.
Written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson, the film stars Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley, Sam Elliott, Donal Logue and Peter Fonda. Ghost Rider opens on February 16.…
Comic Book Resources, 1-12-2007
AOL Alumni Seek Excitement of Start-Ups; AOL Alumni Seek Excitement of St
When Chris Marentis joined America Online Inc. 10 years ago, the fledgling Internet empire was growing at a frenzied pace. As senior vice president of business development, he worked 60-hour weeks and spent holidays closing multimillion-dollar deals…
Washington Post, 12-18-2006
Web-Page Clocks and Other 'Widgets'
To generate buzz for this winter's launch of the film "Freedom Writers,"
Paramount Pictures decided it needed a cutting-edge Internet advertising strategy. Blitzing the Web with
banner ads wasn't good enough…
Wall Street Journal, 11-21-2006
Widgets Keep Advertisers On Users' Desks And Minds
Ad executives often say that good creative cannot be churned out like so many "widgets," a handy catchall term signifying any commodity. But now advertisers are using the term to describe a specific new application, one they hope will break through Internet clutter to connect with consumers…
AdWeek, 11-13-2006
FreeWebs.com, of Silver Spring, a privately held, free, do-it-yourself Web site builder, said it opened an office in Manhattan's SoHo district to help grow relationships within the interactive advertising industry. The office currently is staffed by advertising sales representatives…
The Daily Record, 11-6-2006
The Widget Widget Web: How can advertisers/marketers/brands use widgets?
As you would know from my previous posts, I am a fan of Widgets and I believe in the potential of Widgets (both web and mobile) to transform the web experience as we know it.
When I spoke at Ajaxworld , Adam Sah of Google gave a fascinating presentation about Widgets…
Open Gardens, 10-25-2006