Erick Schonfeld at TechCrunch published an estimate on the current slowdown in advertising revenue generated by Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and AOL. The sequential growth rate was 12.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, down to 2.8 percent in the first quarter of 2008, 1.1 percent in the second quarter and down to an estimated [...]

Jim Goldman over at CNBC aims to clarify the relationship between Microsoft and Jerry Seinfeld. It seems that the advertisements featuring Seinfeld and Microsoft founder Bill Gates are not getting the axe after all.

It’s sure is funny how these rumors spread over the Internet – funnier than the Microsoft ads anyway. Apparently however, a Microsoft [...]

Owen Thomas over at Valleywag broke the news today that Microsoft is canning it’s Jerry Seinfeld advertisments. The most recent ad shows Bill and Jerry attempting to get in touch with “everyday” consumers and was poorly received.

Microsoft has anounced that there will be no further advertisments featuring Seinfeld and that this was in fact already [...]

This is the second advertisement with Microsoft founder Bill Gates and comedian Jerry Seinfeld. In this ad we find Bill and Jerry trying to get in touch with regular folk. We’ll just have to assume that this will help Microsoft make better products for their customers.

Although it has a few humorous moments – again we [...]

Michael Arrington over at TechCrunch recently commented on the intended message Microsoft is wanting to send to consumers with their new advertisements. This ad cost a reported $300 million dollars to air and shows Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld shopping for shoes.

Although Arrington gives the ad a 0/10, I have to commend Microsoft for at [...]