If the report projected any numbers for the size of the iTV advertising market, Saunders didn't report them. He concluded by listing several iTV alliances and partnerships recently signed by New York content and advertising companies. Aimster runs on top of a number of IM services. Olson reported on Aimster's recent announcement that it would begin advertising via instant messaging as soon as next Monday. Olson probed the likely consumer resistance to unsolicited advertising in a medium some view as more intimate than e-mail.
Instant messaging is such a powerful communication tool that it very quickly devolves into spam.
It is going to have to be opt-in. CNET reported Macromedia's announcement that is making its Flash multimedia technology available for handhelds that run Microsoft's Pocket PC operating system. Finally, InternetNews noted in passing that the state of Minnesota is thinking about letting state agencies run ads on its home page. Privacy Policy Stock data provided by Stockpoint and its data suppliers.