What earnings reports have revealed about ads

Several companies that sell advertising have been reporting their quarterly earnings. Here are highlights from selected Internet and media companies and what they say about the state of spending on advertising:

? July 16: Gannett Co. says advertising demand was "uneven" and "choppy." Ad revenue at Gannett's newspaper publishing segment fell 8 percent to $594 million. Broadcasting revenue climbed 11 percent to $205 million, helped by stronger political and auto-related TV advertising, as well as growth at Gannett's Captivate business, which shows ads in elevators. The company expects the Olympics and political spending to bolster results in the second half of the year.

? July 17: Yahoo Inc. says revenue for the latest quarter dipped 1 percent to $1.22 billion. After taking out ad commissions, Yahoo's net revenue totaled $1.08 billion. That figure fell about $16 million below analyst estimates. The net revenue, a focal point for investors, was slightly higher than the same time last year. That marked the second consecutive quarter that Yahoo had posted modestly higher net revenue.

Omnicom Group Inc., which owns marketing agencies, says its U.S. business helped lift second-quarter net income 1.5 percent, making up for a decline overseas. Domestic revenue grew 5.4 percent, while international revenue fell 1.3 percent.

? July 19: Google Inc's earnings hit analysts' target as refinements to the company's Internet search technology lured more Web surfers to click on its revenue-producing ads. Google's revenue, excluding that from a recent Motorola purchase, stood at $8.36 billion after subtracting the ad commissions paid to its advertising partners. That was about $70 million below analyst projections. The number of total clicks on Google's ads during the second quarter increased 42 percent from the same time last year. The increasing volume in clicks helped Google shake off a deepening decline in its ad prices.

Microsoft Corp. takes a $6.2 billion accounting charge because its 2007 purchase of online ad service aQuantive hasn't yielded the returns envisioned by management. With that, Microsoft's online services division reported a loss of $6.7 billion, compared with a loss of $745 million a year ago. Revenue fell 8 percent to $735 million.

? July 25: AOL Inc. reports stronger-than-expected revenue and its fifth straight quarter of advertising growth ? signs that its efforts to turn its business around are starting to pay off. AOL's advertising revenue grew 6 percent to $338 million.

IAC/InterActiveCorp reports better-than-expected results for the second quarter thanks to sharply higher revenue from its family of websites and applications. Revenue from IAC's search segment, which includes ads and applications, grew 46 percent to $349 million.

? July 26: Interpublic Group of Cos., a holding company for advertising and marketing agencies, says second-quarter net income fell 3 percent, hurt by some U.S. account losses in 2011 and the stronger dollar. Account losses included consumer products maker S.C. Johnson & Son Inc.

The New York Times Co. reports that second-quarter revenue increased slightly. Most of the revenue gain stemmed from higher newspaper circulation, especially in its digital editions. That helped to offset advertising revenue declines. The company says its advertising revenue decreased 7 percent to $244 million.

Meredith Corp., publisher of Better Homes and Gardens and Fitness magazines, says advertising revenue rose 11 percent to $210.3 million, helped by the acquisitions of the Allrecipes.com, EveryDay with Rachael Ray and FamilyFun brands.

? July 31: Discovery Communications Inc. says ad revenue grew 7 percent in the U.S. thanks to higher pricing, while ad revenue grew 11 percent abroad.

? Aug. 1: Time Warner Inc. says ad revenue at its TV networks increased 2 percent largely because of higher ad rates and an increase in the number of NBA games shown on its channels. But ad revenue at news networks in the U.S. and entertainment networks abroad fell. Ad revenue at the Time Inc. magazine division fell 7 percent. The company says ad sales may be slower in the current quarter partly because advertisers are diverting money to the Olympics. It also expects to be showing fewer baseball games during the quarter, but that will be made up with a heavier fourth-quarter schedule.

Comcast Corp. says ad revenue at NBCUniversal cable networks increased 4 percent. The networks include CNBC, MSNBC and Bravo.

TV station operator Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. says political ad spending has been three times higher than the company expected. Political ad revenue came to $11.4 million in the quarter, up from $1.2 million a year ago. Some of that is from buying additional stations.

? Aug. 2: CBS Corp. says advertising revenue fell 3 percent to $2.14 billion. In the current quarter, CEO Les Moonves conceded that the market for last-minute ad buys is showing some "softness". He blamed NBC's coverage of the London Olympics for taking away a lot of the available viewers and ad dollars.

Time Warner Cable Inc. says ad revenue increased 18 percent to $265 million, in part because of increased in political spending.

? Aug. 3: Viacom Inc. says U.S. advertising at its TV networks fell 7 percent. Viacom has been struggling with a ratings decline for key channels, particularly Nickelodeon. The company says the timing of certain awards shows also cut into advertising revenue. Last year, both shows were in the third quarter; this year, neither was.

? Aug. 7: The Walt Disney Co. says ad revenue at ESPN rose in the "mid-teen" percentages thanks to higher prices, sales volume and bigger audiences.

? Aug. 8: News Corp. says ad revenue at its U.S. cable channels grew 5 percent in the latest quarter, led by growth at its regional sports networks and National Geographic channels. Ad revenue at channels abroad grew 18 percent because of improving ad markets and viewership. Broadcast television saw lower national advertising revenue largely because of lower ratings for "American Idol."

Coming up:

? Aug. 30: WPP Group PLC

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/earnings-reports-revealed-ads-230629505.html

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StatCounter: Windows Phone Will Blow Past BlackBerry By November 2012

statcounterusAt least three major research firms believe that Windows Phone will overtake iOS by 2015, but peering that far into the mobile ecosystem's future is damn near impossible. We can, however, get an idea of what will be happening in the next few months, and StatCounter predicts that Windows Phone will overtake BlackBerry very soon. According to WMPowerUser, Microsoft's mobile platform will surpass BlackBerry in the United States by November of this year. However, that has very little to do with Windows Phone's success, and far more to do with BlackBerry's almost impressive failure.

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Marea de arena: Don't Catch These Two Diseases

One of my favorite motivational speakers is a guy by the name of Brian Tracy, who is one of the world's top experts on success psychology and personal achievement. In case you haven't heard of Brian, he is sort of like a calmer, more "laid back" version of infomercial guru, Tony Robbins.

Not long ago, I had the chance to attend a seminar Brian held at the Jacob Javitz center here in New York City. One part of his talk really grabbed my attention, and I'd like to share it with you?

Brian said that that there are two diseases running rampant across America and much of the industrialized world today. If you had to hazard a guess, which two do you think they are? Cancer? Diabetes? Heart Disease? Osteoporosis? Obesity?

Guess what? They're NONE of the above. In fact, they're not even physical diseases ? they are mental diseases.

The first mental disease, according to Tracy, is called something-for nothing disease. Something for nothing disease is contracted by people who believe they can take more out than what they put in. These are the people who want all the rewards without paying full price, or as Brian put it, "They want to go through the revolving door of life on someone else's push."

Quick fix disease is the second of the mental diseases. According to Brian, this disease is contracted by people who always want a quick way to reach their goals. They search for instant cures to solve problems that may have taken months or even years to develop. They seek short cuts to acquire key skills that actually take many months and years of hard work to master.

These diseases are not to be confused with the desire to constantly get better and search for more efficient ways to reach your goals (which is a positive trait). The "diseased" people are those trying to reach their goals faster than nature intended without any effort (which is a negative trait). As a friend of mine once said, "There's a big difference between seeking efficiency and being lazy."

Brian's New York City seminar was mostly filled with businesspeople, sales professionals and entrepreneurs, so he referred to financial examples, such as: wanting to work fewer hours and earn more money, investing in get rich quick schemes, or buying lottery tickets.

However, I personally feel that quick fix and something for nothing disease are more rampant and insidious among people with fitness goals than they are among any other group.

Health and fitness seekers with something for nothing disease they think they can get twice the results in half the time. They want weight loss without dieting, fitness without exercise, and perfect health while eating, drinking and smoking whatever they want.

Those with quick fix disease want to take a pill, go to sleep, and wake up skinny. They are forever on a quest to find short cuts to fitness goals that that normally take months or years to attain.

People afflicted by quick fix disease are suckers for the latest "exercise in a bottle," "fat burning cream," "diet pill," or "steroid replacement" scams. They impulsively buy miracle solutions on a whim, which they haven't researched and know nothing about.

Saddest of all, they often waste YEARS of their lives on a misguided quest for the holy grail of weight loss or muscle growth, when they could have reached their goals with a better work ethic and a little bit of persistence.

People with these diseases are violating some of the most basic laws of the universe: Cause and effect, sowing and reaping, action and reaction. This is just as ridiculous as attempting to violate other natural laws such as the law of gravity. Jump off a cliff, and you're going to plummet to the Earth below ? 100% of the time.

But there's more: Not only are you going to FAIL and hit bottom if you catch one or both of these diseases ? the very act of seeking a quick fix or wanting something for nothing makes you a weaker person.

On the other hand, the act of setting a worthy goal for something you want and reaching it through diligence, determination, discipline and hard work changes the very fiber of your being. You literally change on a cellular level; you become a stronger person.

The purpose of having a worthy goal then, is not to possess the goal, it is to become a better person as result of pursuing and achieving the goal. If you get something for nothing, you may have that thing, but you have not become anything. Pity the person who wins a million dollars who has not become a millionaire in spirit and character.

It's been said you don't get what you want in life, you get what you deserve. If you want to achieve your perfect weight and improve your health? if you want success and achievement? if you want to win the championship title? then set the goal and go for it!

But whatever you do, don't catch these two diseases. SHUN THE QUICK FIX, AVOID THE FREE RIDE and deserve it. You can have, do or be anything you want ? just pay the price and it's yours!

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Source: http://montielo.blogspot.com/2012/08/dont-catch-these-two-diseases.html

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Military family in Clearfield wins Home Depot Gift of Good contest

CLEARFIELD ? The last time Tyrena Dilley saw the flooring in her home, it looked like a puzzle of carpet, hardwood and linoleum.

But when she walked through the front door on Friday afternoon, Tyrena was amazed at what she saw.

?It?s one big beautiful piece of flooring,? she said.

Dilley and her husband, Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Dilley, are the winners of the Home Depot Gift of Good contest. They were one of nine military families from across the nation in the running to receive $20,000 worth of home repairs and renovations.

?Eight months ago, we asked nine bloggers to nominate a military family they felt was worthy of The Gift of Good contest, and here in Utah that blogger was Stacy Risenmay,? said Devin McClellan, district services manager of Home Depot.

The Dilleys were selected as the grand prize winners.

?We came over to the home and took a look at what was needed and decided we could double our goal. So we reached out to our vendors and service providers and asked them for help. Everyone jumped in. They all wanted to be on board, and before we knew it, this gift card had turned into almost $60,000.?

Friday afternoon, the store presented the finished home to the Dilley family. As the family drove their van into the driveway, they were greeted by Home Depot employees, volunteers, Risenmay, orange balloons and an orange ribbon tied across the front porch.

After cutting the ribbon, the Dilleys and their five children walked into the newly renovated home, which includes a new roof, flooring, fresh paint, kitchen cabinets and countertops, appliances, a furnace, insulation, and fence and landscaping for the yard.

The family could be heard uttering the words, ?Wow, cool, awesome, beautiful,? as they walked through each room.

Two of the Dilley children have spina bifida ? a congenital condition in which a portion of the spinal cord protrudes through a gap in the backbone ? and are in wheelchairs. The added space and hardwood flooring will allow the children to move around more freely, Tyrena said.

?It used to be a tight fit and they would bump their wheelchairs into the corner,? she said. ?This is perfect now. The home is gorgeous. Everyone did such a great job. It?s just overwhelming.?

Dilley recently returned from a one-year deployment in Greenland. He has also served in Iraq twice and Afghanistan once. He said the renovated home is a relief.

?It?s great to know that my family has been taken care of while I?ve been gone,? he said. ?Life marches on while you?re away, and sometimes it?s not easy to get things done. I just want to tell everyone thank you and God bless you.?

Source: http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/08/17/military-family-clearfield-wins-home-depot-gift-good-contest

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Milkshakes Anytime: Friday Favorite Things and an Update!

Shew!? What a week!? My 12 year old went back to school this week, so waking up at 6:30 again is kicking my rear end.? I am a natural night owl, as are my children, so during summer we stay up until midnight and sleep until 9 or 10.? It is lovely.? Oh, well....back to reality!? Here is a bit of a wrap up of our week and some favorite things (or in the case of this week, favorite news!)

1.? Yesterday was my birthday.? I don't generally get too excited about birthdays anymore, other than seeing all my extended family when they join us to celebrate.? Last night, my little one had Meet the Teacher (or Meet the Creature as my son calls it - lol), so we are celebrating tonight.? My parents and my aunt and uncle always take the entire extended family out for my birthday, so we are going to our local Japanese Hibachi place to get our fun on.? Have to admit, I choose Japanese Hibachi every year because the kids love it so much and it's so fun to see them have such a great time.? Hoping hubby may feel up to his first outing.? Fingers crossed!

2.? Speaking of my other half, he has his first follow up appointment with his surgeon today since leaving the hospital.? I am anxious to hear what the Doctor thinks of his progress because I think he is doing just super! (if you are looking for posts detailing his surgery, please look for posts labeled bilateral knee replacement)

3.? Remember this post about this sweet boy looking for a forever family?? Praise the Lord from Whom all blessings flow..a family has stepped forward to adopt him.? They are currently in the paperwork process.? Please pray for them and you can follow their story here!

4.? My son's Bible course this year is a study of Proverbs.? This week's memory verse was Proverbs 1:7.? As he was reciting it to me, it really hit me how powerful this one little verse truly is.? Here is the version from The Message Bible: ?Start with caps;">God?the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.I am so ashamed of the many times I have thumbed my nose at the teachings of God.? I could have saved myself so much pain and difficulty.? I know shame is not of God as I am fully redeemed and sanctified once born again.? It is, however, a human emotion I continue to battle as I reflect upon how often I have failed God even though he has never even once failed me.? I pray this year long study of Proverbs will be so beneficial for my son, and he will bury its truths deep in his heart.

5. Finally, I "pinned" this list of 35 random acts of kindness from Tickles to Giggles.? Such an amazing compilation of small ways to show appreciation to those around you.? Check it out and consider choosing a few ways to pay it forward.? Can't wait to hear which ones you try out!

I lied...one last thing...shameless sharing of my very cute daughter swimming during our last days of summer break.? Have a super weekend!??

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Source: http://milkshakesanytime.blogspot.com/2012/08/friday-favorite-things-and-update.html

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From perfect games to perfect messes, you can't get away from baseball soap opera

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Lawyer must pay $4.5M to gay student he criticized

A jury on Thursday awarded a gay University of Michigan student body president $4.5 million in his lawsuit against a former Michigan assistant attorney general who posted about him in an anti-gay blog.

The U.S. District Court jury ruled in favor of Christopher Armstrong, who claimed he suffered distress after a blog created by Andrew Shirvell accused him of enticing minors with alcohol and recruiting people to become homosexual.

"I'm just incredibly humbled by what happened today," Armstrong told The Associated Press. "This is truly a victory ? not just for myself, but for a lot of other kids out there."

Shirvell, who was representing himself, said the jury award was "grossly excessive" for what was "clearly protected speech ... and activity."

"This should have been thrown out," he said, adding that he plans to appeal. "Juries give short shrift to First Amendment rights."

Armstrong accused Shirvell of defamation as well as emotional distress for his actions on the blog, in Facebook posts and during visits to the Ann Arbor campus.

Then-Attorney General Mike Cox fired Shirvell in 2010 after Shirvell criticized Armstrong, who graduated last year.

Shirvell has said he viewed his blog "as a movement to get" Armstrong to resign. Shirvell argued he was acting within his First Amendment rights and that his statements were either true or protected because of Armstrong's role as a public figure.

Armstrong's attorney, Deborah Gordon, had said she would drop the lawsuit if Shirvell apologized and retracted his comments. Shirvell said that was disingenuous, since it wasn't until closing arguments that a multimillion-dollar award was brought up.

Shirvell said he's unemployed and "there's no way I could possibly ever pay such a judgment."

Gordon said the jury couldn't make him apologize, so the money was the only answer.

"We needed him to retract the flat-out fabrications he had come up with about Chris," she said. "Once he refused to take responsibility, we put it in the hands of the jury."

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48703836/ns/us_news-life/

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