Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Privacy Bills Introduced Although the major web browsers are already moving ahead with their “Do Not Track” buttons following December’s FTC recommendations. Congress is ready to take aim. Along with the “Do Not Track Me Online Act of 2011,” introduced by California Rep. Jackie […]
Whoa, who are these people? Big brand publishers are increasingly talking with both knowledge and foresight on the date-driven digital ad space -and they’re putting strategies in place to drive take advantage of the auction model for their inventory. At yesterday’s well-attended, AdMeld Partner Forum in New York City, the featured publisher panel was led […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. The RTB Market, More Landscape Fun Forrester Consulting has released its take on the real-time biddable market for display advertising in a study sponsored by AdMeld. Among the findings from Forrester, “We expect U.S. RTB spending to more than double to $823 million- or […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Visa Adds Digital, Data-Driven Asset It’s not quite ad tech, but it’s the game of big data as virtual goods monetization has turned into a multibillion-dollar industry. It was only a matter of time before the credit card companies step in. Visa has acquired […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Meebo Acquires Mindset Media More M&A! Psychographic targeter Mindset Media has been acquired by Meebo for an undisclosed sum according to PaidContent’s David Kaplan. Meebo COO Martin Green tells Kaplan about the core of his company’s interests in Mindset, “When it comes to CPG, […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. More HuffPo/Aol The coverage of Aol’s acquisition of Huffington Post has been extensive in the past 24 hours. Here are a few highlights.. The Daily Beast’s Dan Lyons (a.k.a. Fake Steve Jobs) writes about potential problems having to do with Aol CEO Tim Armstrong’s […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Aol Buys Huffington Post All Things D’s Kara Swisher reports that Aol has paid $315 million for Huffington Post. She writes, “The flashy acquisition–which essentially came together in less than two weeks in January–will become the linchpin of AOL CEO Tim Armstrong’s aggressive, if […]
According to a source, the director of sales for the DoubleClick Ad Exchange in the US, Lexi Reese, is leaving Google to join Facebook and work on their “local ads” business – still looking into what that means exactly. Reese had been the Director of the Google Content Network prior to taking on the DoubleClick […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Addressing TV Audience According to The Wall Street Journal’s Jessica Vascellaro, Tivo is dipping its toes more firmly into the addressable media world by “expanding its service that allows advertisers to see how many and what kind of users are viewing their commercials.” What’s […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. AOL’s Display Down Arrow Low expectations will only get you so far. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong has done an excellent job of managing investors’ anticipations for its advertising business, but sooner or later, Armstrong will have to deliver the goods. The company reported its […]
