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Friday Brain Candy: Jerry Seinfeld, Martin Sorrell, and Hearst’s App Ambitions

| 3 days, 6 hours ago

We’ve gathered together some of the stories from the week that you might have missed, and made them skimmable for a quick Friday read.

Television

Jerry Seinfeld’s The Marriage Ref started out strong with its premiere and its first episode in its… More »

Google Offers Local, Real-time Inventory Status for Few Retailers

Direct | 3 days, 7 hours ago

Google has introduced a new application that lets mobile users search local retailers’ inventory to see if a particular item is in stock.

Here’s how it works: users type in the name of a product and the app pulls up the local participating retailers… More »

YouTube Mobile Gets Monetized with Banner Ads

Television | 3 days, 7 hours ago

Google is testing banner ads on YouTube’s mobile website in the U.S. and Japan.

“This is our first step in testing mobile advertising for YouTube - it will give you a new way to interact with content on the go, while allowing us to learn how… More »

Almost Half of Marketers Use SocNets

Interactive | 3 days, 8 hours ago

Close to half of global marketers currently use social media in their marketing efforts, according to [pdf] a new study from marketing technology provider Unica (via MarketingCharts), and nearly all global marketers will use social media in the future.… More »

‘BusinessWeek’ Axes 25 Staffers

Print | 4 days, 7 hours ago

About 25 editorial staffers of Bloomberg BusinessWeek are being axed today.

The move follows a 22.4% drop in ad pages this year through its March 1 issue, according to the Mediaweek Monitor.

As the publication becomes more integrated with its new owner, Bloomberg LP, it is at work on… More »

Pumptop TV’s Lotto Live Updates State Lottery Amounts

Outdoor | 4 days, 8 hours ago

Outcast Media and PumpTop TV have unveiled a new product for state lottery advertisers, Lotto Live, which lets state lotteries reach consumers with real-time jackpot information as they fuel their vehicles.

Lotto Live displays the real-time jackpot on the screen alongside high-definition creative… More »

CBS Radio Strips Various Sports Talkers across Four HD Channels

Radio | 6 days, 6 hours ago

CBS Radio is the first broadcaster to take advantage of four HD channels to offer listeners in the Washington, DC, area a variety of sports listening options.

CBS Radio is calling the four HD channels The FAN Sports Network, which is… More »