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Citizens, Industry Battle on Digital Billboard Regulations

Digital billboards continue to cause kerfuffles between the billboard industry and the public, in city councils across the country. Here’s a round-up of some of the digital billboard battles taking place this week:

Online Holiday Shoppers Enthusiastic about Their Customer Experience

A large majority of online shoppers - 82 percent - reported being very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with the customer support available during their online holiday-shopping experience this year, according to a Nielsen Online survey, writes MarketingCharts.

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‘Washington Post’ Ups Newsstand Price to Fifty Cents

The Washington Post is implementing a fifteen-cent price increase, going from 35 cents to 50 cents beginning with the Dec. 31 editions. Home delivery prices will not change, nor will the Sunday newsstand price.

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Viacom Snubs Google, Inks $500MM Ad-Content Deal with Microsoft

Viacom’s new $500 million advertising and content deal with Microsoft will see Viacom switching to Microsoft’s advertising system from DoubleClick.

MTV Snags Youths to Cover Presidential Election

MTV has recruited 51 youngsters - one from every state, plus another from Washington, D.C. - to cover the 2008 election.

FTC Gives Nod to Google-DoubleClick Deal

The FTC has approved Google’s $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick in a 4-1 vote.

IT Execs, Decision-Makers Rely on Social Media throughout Purchasing Process

IT decision-makers and influencers place significant trust in user-generated content not only as an information source for researching purchasing decisions but also rely most on topic-based and personal networks during the consideration and final evaluation stages.

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