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Wednesday May 06, 2009 | READ ALL NEWS AT ADAGE.COM

What Does Google Know About TV? Not Much That's New

A Year's Worth of Set-Top-Box Data Align With Conventional Wisdom

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- What does Google know about TV? Well, that women watch more ads than men; that about 5% to 15% of TV audiences flip channels during the ads; and that virtually no one records cable-news programming on DVRs.

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As Traffic Slips, iVillage Gets a Makeover

Improves Social Networking, Offers Integrated Sponsorships

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- iVillage, the grand dame of the online community world since 1995, is counting on a site makeover to become the fresh face of women's communication once again. With a new logo and home page, and plans to roll out the redesign in phases over the coming year along with more robust content, the anchor Women@NBCU property also plans to court new advertising suitors along the way with integrated-sponsorship opportunities.

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Ad Trade Group Wants to Rehab Mad Ave's Image

AAF Reinvents for Digital Age With Twitter Feeds, New Venues, Plans Reality TV Show

BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- At a time when some associations are struggling for relevance, the American Advertising Federation has added new corporate members and is looking to burnish its image with a new reality TV show and a presence on Facebook and Twitter.

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Hulu's a Big Splash, but Is It a Long-Term Business?

CEO Stresses Cheap Travel and Cardboard-Box Desk Accessories

VIDEO

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Hulu hasn't just grown since it launched 13 months ago; it's exploded. According to Nielsen, it streams more online video than any other site except YouTube. Although it is viewed by many as the symbol of a bright future for traditional TV, some wonder about the long-term strength of its business model. That question was put to Hulu CEO Jason Kilar in an onstage interview at the 4A's Leadership Conference.

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Building a Generous Brand

Why Brands Should Add Value to Consumers' Lives

Good Works

As the industry continues to plod away from messages, ads and interruptions and move toward ideas, involvement and experiences, Fallon has committed to a modern branding approach called "generosity." The agency believes generous brands help build ideas in the world, that they leave something behind. John King, director of brand innovation for Fallon, explains how.

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Online Video: Why We Advertisers Have It All Wrong

Lessons From a Marketing Director by Day, YouTube Star by Night

DigitalNext

One typical romantic evening recently, my wife and I settled into bed to watch our favorite shows. She queued up a fresh recording of "American Idol" as I sat beside her, "Lost" episodes emanating from my warm Mac laptop. For a brief moment, my inner marketing director became conscious of the irony. My wife was zipping through commercials with her TiVo remote while I begrudgingly watched ABC "house ads," a sad indicator of unfilled inventory.

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