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Nearly a third (32%) of Americans say they would be open to having their Web-surfing and television viewing habits monitored in order to receive ads more relevant to their interests — as long as the data collected could not identify them as individuals, according to a global study of consumer media habits and advertising attitudes […]...
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By Brian Monopoli, CBSNews.com The Conservative Party candidate who conceded a closely-watched upstate New York House race has formally repudiated that concession in a statement that suggests community-organizing group ACORN stole the election for his Democratic opponent. Hoffman first suggested he was “unconceding” earlier this week on Glenn Beck’s radio show. “Recent developments leave me […]...
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By Stephanie Condon, CBSNews.com As the House of Representatives prepares to take up debate on the Democrats’ massive health care overhaul, Republicans are preparing Internet-based efforts to present a united front against the bill. The bill, Republican leaders say, is bloated with questionable provisions that few citizens — or legislators — have had a chance […]...
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Compared with 2008, more Americans “conservative” in general, and on issuesby Lydia Saad, Gallup Research PRINCETON, NJ — Conservatives continue to outnumber moderates and liberals in the American populace in 2009, confirming a finding that Gallup first noted in June. Forty percent of Americans describe their political views as conservative, 36% as moderate, and 20% […]...
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By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER, The New York TimesPublished: October 11, 2009 Shoppers rarely drive to the mall, load up their carts and then abandon them in the middle of the store. On the Web, though, it happens all the time. In online stores, it is much easier for shoppers to fill their virtual shopping carts […]...
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by Wayne Friedman, Yesterday, 12:02 PM Want to grab a Republican and not in the usual TV places? Try “Wipeout” on ABC. A Democrat? How about TNT’s “Saving Grace”? In July, TiVo used PowerWatchTM ratings service — one that surveys its DVR users — to examine party affiliations concerning TV programming. It didn’t just measure […]...
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If you haven’t started your GOTV push, you’re already late…By Erin McPike, Politics Magazine When it comes to getting out the vote, 72 hours just doesn’t cut it anymore. Five years ago, the GOP’s meticulous 72-hour program was cited again and again, particularly in Ohio, as a driver behind the party’s success in what strategists […]...
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Two Republican lawmakers say the Federal Communications Commission should put the brakes on a plan to craft new net neutrality rules. “We believe that network neutrality would actually thwart further broadband investment and availability,” Reps. John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said Friday in a letter to President Barack Obama. The lawmakers are asking […]...
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Firms Get a Hand With Twitter, Facebook Wall Street Journal, 1 October 2009By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN Sylvester Chisom began paying a consultant last summer to blog on Twitter, post status updates on Facebook and run marketing campaigns on both sites for his auto-detailing business. He thinks the service, which costs $450 a month, is worth […]...
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With the health care debate raging in Washington, D.C., there’s one change Americans clearly believe in: Members of Congress have now surpassed corporate CEOs to hold the least favorably regarded profession in the country. Rasmussen Reports periodically asks adults their views of nine major professions. In both June and February, corporate chief executive officers rated […]...
