Advertising on UGC Sites May 22, 2007
Posted by Simeon Simeonov in Advertising, Digital Media, Web 2.0.trackback
comScore has published the results of a study on consumer response to ads in different formats/properties. Not surprisingly, Gen Y and those close to them are showing different propensity to engage with and trust an ad than the older population.
Based on the results, it is clear that major media advertising dollars will increasingly move to UGC properties. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when. The transition can be aided by technology that protects brands from exposure to undesirable content. An example of this type of technology is AdSafe, launched recently by our own THCN (The Health Central Network).
[...] content, Consumer internet, social media, social networks, advertising, web 2.0. trackback Simeon Simeonov points to some data from a Comscore survey talking about the effectiveness of advertising in UGC [...]
Content is now the fastest commodity on the web. It is being produced and consumed by the users in an infinite cycle. The future of content is with users. I have an interesting video to showcase the same and future of media at
http://likeiknowit.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/prometeus-the-media-revolution/