News & Updates Archives
July 19th, 2010
Five Things ‘Jersey Shore’ Taught My Agency About Social Media
(Source) adage.com/ Ilya Vedrashko Shared links have a longer shelf life on Facebook than Twitter, and Buzzfeed sends more traffic through re-shares than direct clicks. That’s two of the things my agency learned when we launched a stealth social-media experiment through a site we created called Jerzify Yourself. Jerzify Yourself was created in January of [...]
July 19th, 2010
CBS Debuts New Radio Player
(Source) Cynopsis/ Wayne Karrfalt Seeking to take the best from both old and new media, CBS Interactive Music Group and CBS Radio‘s news, talk and sports stations launched a new consumer audio streaming platform at the URL Radio.com. The site, powered with some of CBS acquisition Last.fm‘s core technology, adopts many of the features sported [...]
July 16th, 2010
CBS Radio Debuts New Streaming Media Player
(Source) Radio Ink Magazine July 16, 2010: CBS Interactive Music Group and CBS Radio launch a new streaming platform at www.radio.com, with streams, music information, and music profile and discovery through Last.fm “scrobbling” technology. The site offers 130 CBS Radio stations. A Radio.com iPad app debuted in April; the site includes blogs, news feeds, and [...]
July 16th, 2010
CBS Radio Launches New Online Player
(Source) Mediaweek /Katy Bachman CBS Radio Friday (July 16) launched a new online radio player, a central Web site that consolidates all the company’s 130 radio station streams, Last.fm, and hundreds of additional streams from CBS’ partners, all in one place. The Web site, located at www.radio.com, offers users more features and advertisers more placement [...]
July 6th, 2010
CBS, MediaMind ‘Extend’ Video
(Source) Mediaweek/Mike Shields One of the problems with Web video is that there is only so much video ad inventory online, so many publishers shove video spots into traditional display ads. That leads to another problem: Display ads are often too small — or tucked away too discretely to the side — to properly showcase [...]
April 12th, 2010
Twitter Has a Business Model: ‘Promoted Tweets’
(Source) adage.com/Michael Learmonth NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — In the four years since Twitter launched, two questions have hung over the micro-blog service: Can it make money? If so, how? Twitter is expected an answer to both questions on Tuesday in the form of “promoted tweets,” which will put ads on Twitter, first in search results [...]
September 11th, 2009
CBS Interactive Music Group To Launch Last.fm on HD and Online
The CBS Interactive Music Group today announced that Last.fm, a leading music discovery website which connects users with music fans, bands and artists, will launch an all new station to be broadcast on CBS RADIO’s HD multicast stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco and streamed online beginning on Monday, October 5.
September 10th, 2009
SaveMoreChicago.com To Launch in October
Set to launch in early October 2009, SaveMoreChicago.com will become Chicagoland’s new trusted resource for discounts and savings at some of the area’s best stores. The site is completely free for the consumer to use, and features an instant print button which allows them to obtain a coupon to use during their next purchase.
September 5th, 2009
CBS Radio Partners with Adam Carolla
CBS RADIO today announced it has partnered with Adam Carolla, comedian, TV star, radio host, actor and entertainer to present his successful podcast to legions of listeners and fans nationwide. “THE ADAM CAROLLA PODCAST” can be heard for free on-demand at www.adamcarolla.com and is additionally available for download on iTunes.
May 5th, 2009
CBS Establishes Interactive Music Group
The new business unit within CBS Interactive brings together the Company’s industry-leading digital music assets, including CBS RADIO’s more than 100 music websites and online audio streams, and its various mobile applications, as well as Last.fm, a leading music discovery site, to form a single division that will create richer and more immersive experiences for millions of music fans around the world.
