US: IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report Shows First Half of ''08 Up 15.2% From Same Period ''07

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) today released the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report covering the first six months and the second quarter of 2008. Internet advertising revenues (U.S.) for the first six months of 2008 were $11.5 billion, setting yet another new half-year record that represents a 15.2 percent increase over the first half of 2007. The second quarter of ''''08 was up 12.8% over the same period of 2007 and showed a slight decline of 0.3% from the first quarter.

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