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Great News for Finance Professionals on the Go

There's good news for finance professionals. Google Finance is now offered for the Android and the iPhone. The mobile version has almost all of the same functionality and features as the popular version that is used on desktops. This means that busy finance professionals everywhere will be able to s.... More »

Google Changes AdWords Advertising Policy on Alcohol

Google has changed its AdWords advertising policy on alcohol and is not allowing ads that promote the sale of hard alcohol and liquor. It is an extension of an earlier policy change that allowed ads which promoted the branding of alcohol and hard liquor. This extension now allows the promotion .... More »

Social Media and the Beatles 2 Million iTunes Sales

Over the past few weeks, we watched as the Beatles finally came to iTunes after decades of having issues with Apple. If you have been on the internet you would also have watched as the iTunes downloads got to the 2 million mark and over shot it. What left most people wondering was how the meteoric i.... More »

Google and ASA on Paid Links in the UK

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK has decided that it’s going to pay closer attention to claims and sales practices on websites. This might extend to investigation of PPC campaigns. This new development is being carried out in collaboration with Google. Econsultancy.com explaine.... More »

YouTube Increases Upload Time

YouTube announced an increase in the upload time of videos to its social network. The previous upload limit was 15 minutes but for users who have regularly been in compliance with the YouTube Community Guidelines and copyright rules, this restriction will be raised. It is not yet clear how long the .... More »

Hulu has recently announced on their blog they will be offering a subscription and making it available to devices such as iPhones and in the near future the PlayStation 3. The subscription will cost $9.99 per month. It will allow CBS to provide content through Hulu as they have previously stated they won’t place their content on Hulu if it remained to be free. The paid revenue from Hulu’s advertising has been stagnant. Earlier this year, Viacom pulled out their Comedy Central programs” The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” from Hulu’s website.

The Hulu Plus subscription will offer current and past seasons of TV shows such as Glee, Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy, and The Office. Past seasons of favorite shows such as Arrested Development, X-Files, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer but keep in mind that Hulu will still has their free side of the service. The Hulu Plus will have availability to those who subscribe Samsung Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players with the application ability to be downloaded from the Samsung app store. Hulu Plus service will also be available through 3G, or Wi-Fi on the Apple iPad, iPhone4, iPhone 3GS or 3rd generation iPod Touch.

Hulu hasn’t place any ad-supported content on their broadband-enabled TVs and other connected-like devices. Viacom, and Time Warner have left out connected TVs out of their “TV Everywhere” their online on-demand programming but limited it to just laptops, mobile devices and computers.