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Sarah Novotny is a contributing editor at Adotas. Sarah grew up in San Jose, California. Her educational and professional career have taken her to both Los Angeles and New York City where she received a B.F.A. from NYU. As a writer, Sarah has free-lanced for various publications focusing primarily on traditional advertising and media reviews. When not writing and editing for Adotas, Sarah is continuing her acting career in various theatrical and film/television productions.

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Lost Gets Lost On Sky Transmission

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May 25th 2010
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  |   Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – Lost is over. Some people were satisfied. Some people are begging to get some more answers. There is one group of viewers that is furious with the airing and that’s our friends across the pond. Their emotions had nothing to do with the actual episode though. Sky1, which [...] More...

Nokia and Yahoo Trade Toys

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May 25th 2010
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  |   Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – Nokia and Yahoo have entered an exclusivity agreement. The Internet firm will host Nokia’s Ovi email online mobile devices and in turn, Nokia will provide Yahoo with maps and navigation. The news broke yesterday and was presented as a step forward in expanding services for users in emerging [...] More...

What’s Zuckerberg’s Word Worth?

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May 24th 2010
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  |   Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – Remember when Facebook was purely a fun way to get in touch with old friends, acquaintances, or people you didn’t know you knew? Then all of a sudden an online class reunion of sorts became a free-range for advertisers. Users have been pissed ever since. Privacy has been [...] More...

AOL Turns 25!

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May 24th 2010
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  |   Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – “You’ve Got Mail!” Is an iconic phrase and sound for anyone who is familiar with the Internet. The company formerly known as Quantum Computer Services introduced millions of people to the world wide web. Now AOL is celebrating 25 years in the business. However, times aren’t what they used [...] More...

Google Gobbles AdMob

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May 24th 2010
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  |   Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – The FTC approved it. Surprise, surprise. Google has gotten the go-ahead for another acquisition. This time it’s mobile ad firm AdMob. The FTC reasoned that since Apple acquired Quattro Wireless in January, there aren’t really many antitrust concerns over Google’s venture. The company tried to buy AdMob but [...] More...

China Upset Over Piracy Accusations

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May 24th 2010
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  |   Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – Apparently China’s Foreign Ministry is angry that the U.S. has accused China of not regulating pirated media. The Xinhua News Agency quoted Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu who said policies have been put in place to overcome piracy of copyrighted material. “The involved U.S. Congress members should respect the [...] More...

Microsoft Spends $1.72M On Q1 Lobbying

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May 24th 2010
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  |   Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – A disclosure report has been released that shows Microsoft spent $1.72 million in Q1 to lobby the federal government in several issues including health care. Last year the company only spent $1.65 million in Q1. Some of the other issues the firm lobbied include competition in online advertising, cybersecurity, [...] More...

BrightRoll Proves Online Video Means Offline Sales

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May 21st 2010
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  |   Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – BrightRoll, a branded video ad network, released results of its Video Impact study in conjunction with global CPG leader Reckitt Benckiser (RB). The study found that a five month online video campaign for Air Wick Freshmatic and Scented Oils generated a 6% lift in in-store sales, outperforming other [...] More...

IDC Says The Online Ad Recession Is Coming To A Close

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May 21st 2010
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  |   Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – The IDC published a report this week stating that online ad spending in the U.S. should “almost completely recover” from the recession. The report also projects that Google will most likely have the highest growth. Growth is projected to grow 19% to $31.5 billion this year in the U.S. [...] More...

Apps, Apps Everywhere! Even On Chrome?

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May 21st 2010
Author
  |   Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – Google has announced that it will open an apps store later in the year in an effort to make the Chrome browser more user friendly. The company did not specify when the apps store would officially open, but they did remark that it would be accessible to over [...] More...


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