<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Internet Marketing News</title><description>Online Marketing News</description><link>http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/</link><image><url>http://www.directtraffic.org/images/logo.gif</url><title>Internet Marketing News</title><link>http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[News summary 14/05/08]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Microsoft offers a glimpse of outer space with its new software package, the firm came under criticism for its failed takeover of Yahoo!. Elsewhere, Google announced plans for new social networking developments, as well as a new advertising strategy for YouTube.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_14/05/08_18593080.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_14/05/08_18593080.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News summary 09/04/08]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speculation over the next move from Microsoft after the collapse of talks with Yahoo! has dominated the news this week, while a potential ad tie-up by Google with Yahoo! has also made headlines.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_09/04/08_18586467.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_09/04/08_18586467.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News summary 07/05/08]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advertising may play a key component in a deal between search engines Google and Yahoo!, while shares in Yahoo! fell 15 per cent following its withdrawal from a takeover agreement with Microsoft.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_07/05/08_18582641.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_07/05/08_18582641.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Basics are important' for online marketing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Online marketing techniques are most effective when they motivate consumers to take action, an international marketing trainer has claimed.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/Basics_are_important_for_online_marketing_18581973.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/Basics_are_important_for_online_marketing_18581973.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News summary 02/05]]></title><description><![CDATA[The news has been dominated with the potential acquisition of Yahoo! by Microsoft, with Google also making the headlines through its designer iGoogle skins and DoubleClicks integration with mobile ad networks.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_02/05_18578694.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_02/05_18578694.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News summary 30/04/08]]></title><description><![CDATA[The potential acquisition of Yahoo! by Microsoft  dominated headlines this week, with Google development of precision image software also prominent.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_30/04/08_18574120.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_30/04/08_18574120.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[M&S could sell rival brand food online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marks & Spencer may launch an online food shop that sells items made by rival brands alongside its own products.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/M&S_could_sell_rival_brand_food_online_18573669.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/M&S_could_sell_rival_brand_food_online_18573669.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News summary 25/04/08]]></title><description><![CDATA[Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft have all been prominent in the headlines this week.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_25/04/08_18568806.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_25/04/08_18568806.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yahoo to reveal Q1 results tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft may be forced to up its bid for Yahoo! if the search engines first quarter results, due to be revealed tonight, are better than expected.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/Yahoo_to_reveal_Q1_results_tonight_18562391.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/Yahoo_to_reveal_Q1_results_tonight_18562391.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News summary 16/04/08]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weeks news so far includes a tie-up between AOL and Verizon for mobile marketing, and a move by Google into software as a service.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_16/04/08_18554991.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_16/04/08_18554991.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News summary 11/04/08]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weeks news includes the (too?) popular iPlayer from the BBC, and the latest on the possible takeover of Yahoo! by Microsoft.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_11/04/08_18549022.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_11/04/08_18549022.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News Summary 09/04/08]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weeks news has centred around online ad spend and where Google stands in the internet marketing sector.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_Summary_09/04/08_18545025.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_Summary_09/04/08_18545025.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News summary 04/04/08]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft and Yahoo have both unveiled search innovations.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_04/04/08_18538611.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_04/04/08_18538611.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News summary 02/04/08]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weeks news has centred on the leading search engine and popular social network Facebook.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_02/04/08_18534577.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_02/04/08_18534577.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofcom reduces time it takes to change mobile number]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ofcom reduces mobile number portability requests to two days, with a further cut planned later this year.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/Ofcom_reduces_time_it_takes_to_change_mobile_number_18534449.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/Ofcom_reduces_time_it_takes_to_change_mobile_number_18534449.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News summary (28/03/08)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Microsoft has entered an information-sharing tie-up with social networks including Facebook, and South Park is to be made free to view in its entirety, supported by internet advertising.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_(28/03/08)_18527622.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_(28/03/08)_18527622.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News summary (26/03/08)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weeks web news includes Yahoo joining Googles social network development programme, and GM preparing to shift more ad dollars online.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_(26/03/08)_18523721.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_(26/03/08)_18523721.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[News summary (19/03/08)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weeks internet news has included two major video developments.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_(19/03/08)_18516648.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/News_summary_(19/03/08)_18516648.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Younger people 'get their news online']]></title><description><![CDATA[A new survey has found that the younger generation are turning away from print press and instead logging onto the internet to read the news.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/Younger_people_get_their_news_online_18509386.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/Younger_people_get_their_news_online_18509386.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MySpace to launch new ad system for UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social networking site MySpace is to launch a new targeted advertising system where members will be sent relevant ads dependent on the interests they display on their profile page.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/MySpace_to_launch_new_ad_system_for_UK_18507995.html]]></link><guid><![CDATA[http://www.directtraffic.org/OnlineNews/MySpace_to_launch_new_ad_system_for_UK_18507995.html]]></guid></item></channel></rss>