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• USA Today Tries To Book Time With Advertisers For Travel App

  PaidContent - 2009-10-07

  While USA Today has seen its hotel distribution cut in the past year, the Gannett (NYSE: GCI) newspaper is still betting that travelers will respond to the brand as an app. The newspaper has released AutoPilot, its second free app, today with exclusive sponsorship from Hampton Hotels. The hotel...

  Tags: USA Today, App, Advertiser, USAT App, Smart Phones, Branding, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Advertising, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Mobile, Companies, Gannett, David Kaplan

• USA Today Regrets its iPhone app is Free & is "Stunned" By its Growth

  BNET - 2009-06-12

  USA Today's publisher, David Hunke, is clearly aware of the emerging opportunity smart phones and e-readers present print publication companies like his. He's also willing to continue experimenting with paid content models online -- a far more daunting prospect. Hunke announced this week that, starting in August,...

  Tags: Apple iPhone, USA Today, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, David Weir

• Are 1 in 9 U.S. Homes Really Vacant?

  BNET - 2009-04-20

  Dear Ali: I just read in the paper that 1 out of every 9 homes in the U.S. is vacant. I know the housing market is bad right now, but can this really be true? A: If you're picturing a John Cougar Mellencamp America,...

  Tags: USA Today, Home, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Alison Rogers

• Despite Recession, Americans Stay Optimistic

  BNET - 2009-03-14

  Lauren Ashburn from USA Today discusses a survey of 1000 people who were interviewed about economic hardships and the nation. Buried in the grim findings were some surprising notes of optimism.

  Tags: Recession, American, MoneyWatch, Marketing Research, Marketing, USA Today, Financial, Financial Accounting, Finance, Early, Saturday, Business, Economy, Depression, Mental, Health, Illness, Mindset, Optimist, Pessimist, Psychology, Morale, U.S., America

• Media Roundup: NYT to Sell Red Sox, Post and Sun Share Content, and More

  BNET - 2008-12-26

  In today's Media Roundup: New York Times to sell stake in Red Sox, Post and Sun to share content, USA Today to be sold on Kindle and TV still #1 source for news, Web catching up by Sean Blanda

  Tags: USA Today, Sun Microsystems Inc., Media, Washington Post Co., News, TVs, Marketing Research, Tv & Home Theater, Channel Management, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Sean Blanda

• Media Roundup: CBS/Turner Olympic Bid, Facebook Growing Fast, And More

  BNET - 2008-12-18

  Today's roundup: CBS and Turner to bid for Olympics, Facebook growing fast, Game studio Midway cuts staff and USA Today editor retires by Sean Blanda

  Tags: Olympic Games, Facebook, USA Today, Media, Advertising & Promotion, Games, Recruitment & Selection, Marketing, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sean Blanda

• Oversight of airport screening 'a waste'

  - 2008-08-14

  WASHINGTON -- A government program to find gaps in airport screening is "a waste of money" because it doesn't follow up on why screeners failed to spot guns, knives and bombs on undercover agents, the head of the House Homeland Security Committee says. A Government Accountability...

  Tags: Government Accountability Office, MARKETING, Transportation Security Administration, USA Today

• Fewer companies plan to hire, give raises

  - 2008-07-01

  Companies are slowing their hiring but not slamming on the brakes, says a survey released today. Twenty-four percent of hiring managers said they planned to increase the number of full-time staff in the next three months, down from 29% forecast in the last survey for the...

  Tags: CareerBuilder, Companies, hiring, MARKETING, survey, USA Today

• All of hat proceeds go toward veterans

  - 2008-06-30

  Web Watch A tip of the cap to soldiers In the answer to a question raised last week by Paul Lukas, editor of the popular Uni Watch blog, all proceeds from Major League Baseball's "Stars & Stripes" caps program will go to...

  Tags: MARKETING, MLB, USA Today

• So, how do you really feel about the question?

  - 2008-05-07

  Best of our blogs If you could do it over again To quote Mr. Garrison from the TV show South Park, "There are no stupid questions, only stupid people." San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich possesses one...

  Tags: blog, Blogging, INTERNET, MARKETING, NBA, radio, USA Today