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Ad Network Helps National Advertisers Reach Local Markets

The new national advertising network, DotConnect Media, which launched last week, provides direct access to over 1,550 newspaper websites, writes BtoB. DotConnect Media’s subsidiary, TownNews, combines its network of 1,110 daily and weekly newspapers with the 450 newspapers it acquired from ZWire in March to make up the new network.

According to the company, the network “connects the dots” between electronic and print media and online and traditional advertising to help national advertisers address local marketplaces.

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Chicago Tribune Cuts 12 in Newsroom

Next in the long list of companies cutting jobs comes Tribune Co., which is slicing positions at The Chicago Tribune.

About 12 employees at the Trib were given the rest of the week to clean out their desks; more cuts…

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Target Builds Snow Globe Effect as iPhone App

Target is one of the first brands to create an iPhone application. The Target “gift globe” allows iPhone users to shake their phones to launch a snow-fall effect.

When the snow clears, a gift idea from Target is revealed. Users…

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NBCU, Like Viacom, Making Major Cuts

NBCU is launching its latest round of layoffs, with up to 500 jobs, or 3% of its work force, expected to be cut.

NBC News bureaus in Dallas and Los Angeles will be affected, writes TV Newser. L.A. correspondent John Larson,…

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Display Ads Put Searchers in a Branded State of Mind

A Specific Media study finds the presence of display advertising significantly affects click-through and search style across both paid and organic searches.

In the “travel and tourism” category, display advertising engendered a 274% lift on both paid and organic search.…

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Dell Snags Wall Street Journal Cover Wrap

Today’s Wall Street Journal is running a cover wrap for Dell. The ad covers a third of the front page and all of the back.

Though the New York Post and the Daily News commonly use cover wraps, the move…

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