YouTube Launches Promoted Videos In Australia

YouTube's Promoted Videos program has spread again. In addition to Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the U.K., and the U.S., promoted videos are now available in Australia and Japan.

If you're not familiar with the Promoted Videos program, the following video does a pretty good job of explaining its purpose (odd motorcycle accident metaphor aside):



As for what the effect of the expansion will be, a post on the YouTube Biz Blog explained, "This is great for content creators in Japan and Australia -- who will now be able to drive views of their videos in-country -- but it also makes it possible for our existing Promoted Videos advertisers to get their content in front of a truly global audience. Anyone who runs a Promoted Videos campaign can choose to have their video promoted in any (or all) of these ten countries."

And it's reasonable to bet that the number of countries will soon increase. The inclusion of nine nations (Promoted Videos launched in the U.S.) in two weeks' time established quite a pace, after all, and with the holiday season almost here, YouTube has a special reason not to slack off now.

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News Tags: YouTube, promoted videos, Australia, Advertising, Japan
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New Bing Commercial Inspired

Microsoft must be really into Halloween this year, as they've relesaed two "Halloween oriented" commercials for their latest search engine, Bing.

The first advertisement, which we told you about earlier this week, features the latest craze for "tweens" everywhere a Vampire. The latest commercial, entitled Haunted Hotel, was inspired by the great Stanley Kubrick film, The Shining. Below is the description that accompanies the video on YouTube:

"You know what they say- all searching and no deciding makes the Web a dull place. And a confusing one as well, from the look of things. Don't get lost in the search overload maze: use Bing."


So, what did you think of the latest Bing commercial? Tell us what you think.

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News Tags: Bing, Halloween, The Shining, Viral marketing, Search Engine
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Jeremy Muncy has been a part of the WebProNews team and the iEntry Network since 2003. Follow him on Twitter @jmuncy.
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By Bonnie Burns (WPN reader) - Fri, 10/30/2009 - 11:54
Bing Shinning Commercial...
I laughed at the commercial. I loved the movie and the take-off of it was very funny and amusing for sure. Thought it was very clever for a search engine commercial. At least I waited till it was over before I got up for a snack :-)

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By Michael Walker (WPN reader) - Fri, 10/30/2009 - 11:17
I found the Shining Bing
I found the Shining Bing commercial rather amusing. That could be since I like the movie so much. The commercial must be doing its job, since there are lots of people discussing it.

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Mobile Phone Market Shows Signs Of Improvement

The global mobile phone market saw slight growth in the third quarter, according to IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker.

Year-on-year growth remained negative, but improved from the first half of 2009. Mobile shipments totaled 287.1 million units worldwide in Q3, down from 6 percent from the previous year, but up 5.6 percent from the second quarter.

"The mobile phone market is showing the first signs of improvement since the onset of the economic crisis," said Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC's Mobile Devices Technology and Trends team.

"During the third quarter, we saw a number of channels promoting older devices at significantly lower prices. For many, this was enough to spur demand and push volumes higher. Now that we have moved into the fourth quarter, vendors are setting the stage for further gains by launching their flagship devices to meet pent-up demand."

The North American market posted mixed results for Q3. The United States posted positive results, with mobile devices and prepaid handsets once again driving growth. The Canadian mobile phone market declined for the third straight despite double-digit mobile device growth.

Nokia took the top spot in market share with 37.8 percent, but its year-on year growth dipped 8 percent. Samsung landed in the second spot with 21 percent market share and positive year-on-year growth of 15.9 percent.




"Although some regions are still reeling from problems associated with the economic crisis, the third quarter served to cleanse the channel while providing the signs of stability necessary for additional improvement in the fourth quarter," said Will Stofega, research manager of IDC's Mobile Devices Technology and Trends team

Google Maps Takes Another Crack At Real Estate

There's about a month left before the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit becomes a thing of the past, and - perhaps like many individuals - Google's not going to let this opportunity slip away. The search giant's upgraded Google Maps's real estate options in several different ways.

Did you forget that Google Maps can be used to research real estate? Well, that's one problem that's been addressed. A post on the LatLong Blog announced, "First of all, we've made it easier to find real estate listings. Now, you can simply select 'Real Estate' from the 'More' button on the top right of any Google Map to discover listings. From there, it's a simple matter to refine your search using the left hand panel - price, bedrooms, bathrooms, and so on."

Then Google threw a bone to people who haven't quite saved up a down payment, as the post continued, "We've also added the ability to search for rental listings in the US."



Finally, so that either buyers or renters can figure out whether they'd be moving in next to a charming old movie theater or a hospital with a helipad, icons show "the names and location of businesses and prominent features of the neighborhood."

This represents a nice round of upgrades that should mesh well with the mortgage comparison ads Google recently introduced.

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مفاجآت شركة ifc markets مستمرة واخيرها ....!!!

الاخوة الكرام تستمر شركة اي اف سي ماركتس بتقديم خدماتها ومفاجآتها
1- منصة التداول "الميتاتريدر 4 " العملاء الكرام!

يسر شركة أي إف سي ماركيتس أن تحيطكم علماً, و حرصاً منها على توسيع نطاق تقديم الخدمات و التحسين من جودة خدمة زبائنها الكرام عن إنضمام شركة أي سيكوريتيس غلوبال إل تي دي, و الحاصلة على رخصة العمل على منصة التداول المشهورة الميتاتريدر 4 إلى مجموعة شركاتها.
بإنضمامها إلى مجموعة أي إف سي ماركيتس ,ستقوم شركة أي سيكوريتيس غلوبال إل تي دي . بتقديم مجمل خدماتها لعملاء الشركة, بما يخص المتاجرة في اسواق المال على منصة التداول الميتاتريدر 4.

نحن نسعى لأن يكون عمل كل تاجر مريحاً

2- وضع 2% سنوية من باق الاموال التي لا يتم التعامل بها
السادة العملاء!

إذا كنت تستخدم في التجارة قسماً من مبلغ الايداع, أو إن كنت ترغب بأخذ قسط من الراحة في تجارة العملات, فإن أموالك المتبقية لن تكون عاطلة عن العمل و بغير فائدة, و إنما ستجلب لك دخلاً إضافياً.!

يسرنا أن نعلمكم بأنه إبتداءاً من 01 أكتوبر ( تشرين الاول ) 2009 سيتم إضافة 2% سنوياً من رصيد الاموال الحرة !

كيف و متى سيتم إحتساب الفوائد السنوية:

سيتم وضع الفوائد لتلك الاموال و التي لا تشارك في العمليات التجارية, أي إف سي ماركيتس على الهامش المتاح, و التي تحسب على أنها Equity (قيمة الحساب مع الصفقات المفتوحة. و يتم تحديد هذه القيمة بالصيغة التالية: الميزان زائدا الربح (الخسارة) العائم ). .
يومياً و بحسب وضع الحساب التجاري في تمام 00:00 حسب توقيت الموفر سيتم حساب و تراكم المبلغ اليومي للفائدة السنوية.
سيتم وضع المبلغ و الذي كان قد تراكم على مدار الشهر على الحساب التجاري في فترة من 01 و حتى 05 للشهر المقبل. .
هذا العرض لا ينطبق على الحسابات الاسلامية.
لن يتم وضع المبلغ المتراكم على مدار الشهر على الحسابات التجارية التي لن يتواجد عليها نقود لحظة وضع الفائدة, و سيتم تأجيل وضعها لذاك الشهر الذي سيكون به على الحساب نقود. .
نحن نسعى جاهدين كي يكون عمل كل شخص من زبائننا أكثر ربحاً و فائدة !

3- بشرى سارة
السادة العملاء الكرام !

يسر شركة أي إف سي ماركيتس وكما عودتكم دائماً أن تقدم الى عملائها الكرام افضل عروض البونص.

مدة العرض: من 1 أكتوبر ( تشرين الاول ) 2009 و حتى 31 أكتوبر ( تشرين الاول ) 2009 .

قيمة البونص: 50 دولار غير قابلة للسحب على كل 1000 دولار

يسري العرض: على كافة الحسابات الجديدة او المفتوحة مسبقاً لدى الشركة.

شروط الحصول على البونص: أن يقوم المشترك بإيداع مبلغ لا يقل عن 2000 دولار .

إضافة البونص : يمكن اضافة البونص بعد كل إيداع جديد لا يقل عن 2000 دولار.

يمكن سحب البونص 50 دولار بعد القيام بمايلي:

1 - ان يقوم التاجر بشراء و مبيع 10 لوتات. .
2 – ان يكون حجم اللوت الواحد 100000 وحدة من العملة الاساسية. .