Online advertising in U.S. decline 5.3% in first half of year

Spending on online advertising in the U.S. dropped 5.3% to $10.9 billion in the first half of the year, according to data released Monday by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and Pricewaterhousecoopers. According to a story from MediaPost, the data showed that spending in Q2 fell 5.4% to $5.4 billion and was essentially flat and consistent with Q1's decline.While acknowledging the online ad