“The OnMedia 100 winners have excelled in key strategic areas in the advertising, marketing, public relations, and promotion industry,” said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. “We congratulate them for their success in introducing new tools, services, and venues for marketers to have at their fingertips and for use to take their business to the next level in innovation.” more

Finally, if you're experiencing paralysis because of the myriad choices available to you, there are many product-review and advisor sites on the web. One in particular, Retrevo.com, stands out: It's a search engine specifically for consumer electronics. The sites formats the information it retrieves into a value map that compares features to price and breaks the products into price categories. It also judges whether the price is fair, high or a good value and tabulates the overall community opinion of the product. It also retrieves buying guides, with synopses, for product categories. Finally, Retrevo searches the Web for daily deals. Only a knowledgeable buddy or personal shopper could do more for you. -- Bill Machrone, The Wall Street Journal (January 7, 2008)

.. You want to buy a computer, digital camera, high-definition TV or other tech gear this holiday season — only the prospect scares you half to death...your mind is racing: Where do I shop? Does the salesperson really have my best interests at heart? Is he or she pushing brand X over Y because the boss is tossing them a bonus? Am I getting a good deal?

These days, of course, savvy consumers almost always tap into the Internet. You'll find buying advice at CNet.com, ConsumerReports.org and Retrevo.com, among other sites.... more