Online Ad Revenue Rises

"Online ad revenues continue to rise, growing at near pre-recession levels, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau. The organization reported Internet ad revenues hit $14.9 billion for the first half of this year," says ClickZ. "That near-$15 billion represents an increase of more than 23 percent over revenues in the first six months of 2010, which reached $12.1 billion. The growth rate in the first half of 2011 doubled compared to the previous first half, too; in 2010 it was 11.3 percent." Read more.