links for 2008-08-30

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  IDC says U.S. online ad spending grew 20.1% in second quarter
  
  
  "In the quarterly report, IDC said that despite the current economic slowdown, the U.S. Internet advertising industry is not experiencing a pullback in spending. For the third quarter, IDC projects U.S. online ad spending will reach $7.70 billion, up 22% over the third quarter of last year."
  
  
  (tags: onlineadvertising economy advertising idc statistics stats digitalmedia)
  
  
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  EMarketer reports NBC attracted $5.75 million in Olympic video advertising
  
  
  “As a signifier for future online events, the games set a high bar for the competition, establishing that major sports events, tournaments and professional leagues ought to offer an abundance of video content online, not just snippets,” said David Hallerman, senior analyst at eMarketer.
  
  
  (tags: nbc onlinevideo streamingmedia sports tv television video emarketer advertising onlineadvertising richmedia)
  
  
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  Tom Bihn's Checkpoint Flyer: a TSA-approved bag worth owning
  
  
  
  (tags: laptop bags tsa airt tombihn macbook businesstravel briefcase)