Digital

Did you know that 36% of AOL’s revenues come from online display ads served on their sites? This represents more than one--third of all AOL revenues and sheds light on the fact that ads are a viable revenue stream for website publishers that will not disappear anytime soon. It’s time to face the facts that online ads drive a majority of revenue for website publishers both large and small.

A new analysis from the recently updated Hispanic InsightCenter by BIGinsight identifies key digital media behavioral differences between Hispanics 18+ and Non-Hispanics 18+. Hispanics tend to be more digital-savvy than their Non-Hispanic counterparts. In addition to face-to-face communication, they are using social media and mobile technology to give and seek advice about products and services, which affects how media should be allocated when marketing to this consumer group.

Finalists for the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s (IAB) 2012 MIXX Awards were announced today, in 14 campaign and 13 single execution categories. Together, they represent the industry’s best work from across the globe and showcase the visionary talent that pushes it to new heights each year.

How is the amount of time spent watching video divided among streaming, DVD's, and broadcast/satellite/cable among the different cultural groups in the US? Here we present some of the data collected by Research Now for the Florida State University Multicultural Marketing study of 2012 that answers that question. By Felipe Korzenny, Ph.D.

Men are favoring their computers—and not their televisions—when looking to be entertained, according to “The Great Male Survey” conducted by AskMen.com from May to July 2012.

TargetSpot released the results of the industry's first multicultural Digital Audio studies. Conducted by Parks Associates, the reports unveil key insights about the Hispanic and African American audiences and their interaction with Internet Radio. Highlights include the growing role of connected devices in facilitating listening, the increase in social interactions while listening, and extremely high advertising recall and response rates, well beyond the click.

Increasing numbers of baby boomers own smartphones and have accounts on social networks.