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Advertising: Google and Creator of ‘Family Guy’ Strike a Deal

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Google will syndicate a new animation series using its AdSense advertising system to Web sites that are predetermined to be gathering spots for the show’s target audience. (visit source article)
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Google will partner with "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane to create a new Google-distributed Web video series, the New York Times reports today. The Times story, already on the top of Techmeme, hails the deal as "innovative" and "a bold s…

John Battelle's Searchblog  says…

Adsense as Distribution Vehicle

Google knows it has distribution. Distribution is the key to the old school method of media success. Think cable: We have a monopoly on getting programming into homes, so you have to go through us! Therefore, we make shitloads of money. Want …

Silicon Alley Insider  says…

YouTube's Seth MacFarlane Channel Looking Like A Hit

Credit "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane's genius, or maybe just YouTube's distribution clout: his channel, "Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy," has taken the No. 1 spot on YouTube, edging out Tania Derveaux and AtheneWins. Mac…

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