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Today’s Burning Question: eBay to Challenge Amazon’s Ad Exchange

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May 7th 2013
Author
Mike Daly

ADOTAS – We asked our panel of thought leaders the following Burning Question: “eBay has launched an ad exchange, following a similar move by Amazon. What’s your take?” “eBay (along with Amazon) are sitting on the ‘holy grail’ of audience data: shopping intent.  It’s a clear path to make this data available [...] more...

Today’s Burning Question: IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report (Pt. 2)

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April 17th 2013
Author
Mike Daly

ADOTAS (Second of two parts) – Today, we’re asking our esteemed panel of thought leaders the following Burning Question: “What are your thoughts about Tuesday’s IAB announcement that digital advertising revenues climbed to a milestone high of $36.6 billion in 2012?” Here’s how they’ve responded: “These revenue numbers are incredible and a [...] more...

Today’s Burning Question: Reaction to AOL’s Marketplace Announcement

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April 12th 2013
Author
Mike Daly

ADOTAS – Today we asked our roster of thought leaders the following Burning Question: “What is your reaction the announcement that AOL is launching its own SSP, Marketplace?” Here’s how they responded (check back for further updates). “While efficiency is a wonderful goal, if you measure success in advertising on the basis of [...] more...

AFAIK: eXelate, DG, Monetate, BlueKai, Aggregate Knowledge, [x+1], Tidal Labs, SapientNitro

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April 11th 2013
Author
Mike Daly

ADOTAS – Hot off the virtual presses: Eugene Becker (pictured) has joined eXelate as Senior Vice President of Product Management. Eugene will be responsible for global product management and development of eXelate’s data and analytics products built to power more effective marketing decisions for agencies, platforms, and marketers worldwide. This is [...] more...

Today’s Burning Question: Facebook Acquires Microsoft Atlas

Written on
February 28th 2013
Author
Mike Daly

Today our panel of ad-tech honchos weighs in on the following question: “What is your reaction to Facebook’s acquisition of Microsoft Atlas?” “Facebook’s Microsoft Atlas acquisition is a conscious step toward solving the social media measurement conundrum. Advertisers have long debated over the tangible value of social networks when it comes [...] more...

Acquisitions: Opera/Skyfire, Alphabird/VOLT Media, AK/Quantivo

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February 15th 2013
Author
AdotasWire

Opera Software has acquired Silicon Valley-based Skyfire Labs, a leader in mobile video optimization and cloud solutions for mobility. Skyfire, headquartered in Mountain View, California, is known for its Rocket Optimizer™ software. This allows mobile operators to leverage cloud computing to optimize virtually any video and other multimedia on crowded [...] more...

Reaction: Yahoo’s Contextual Ad Alliance with Google

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February 7th 2013
Author
Mike Daly

The industry is understandably abuzz about yesterday’s announcement that Yahoo! had formed a strategic partnership with Google. “… We’re excited to announce that we recently signed a global, non-exclusive agreement with Google to display ads on various Yahoo! properties and certain co-branded sites using Google’s AdSense for Content and Google’s AdMob [...] more...

This Week’s Burning Question: Big Data vs. Creative

Written on
February 5th 2013
Author
Mike Daly

One CEO recently remarked that data is the new media. But some say Big Data’s rise to prominence has come at the expense of creative. What is the right recipe for a successful marriage of these two families? Here’s what industry leaders had to say: “The answer is: That CEO is wrong. Plain old [...] more...

AFAIK: Discovery, AOL, AppNexus, AdVantage Networks, Opera, AK, Silverpop, AdRoll, Phizzle, SupersonicAds, Anametrix

Written on
January 25th 2013
Author
Mike Daly

Discovery has joined the list of top-tier publishers who rely on AOL to help distribute their video content to audiences across the web. Fans of shows like “MythBusters,” “Shark Week,” “Say Yes to the Dress” and “River Monsters” will be able to see clips of their favorite shows on the [...] more...

Reaction to Facebook’s New Search Feature

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January 16th 2013
Author
Mike Daly

Facebook’s introduction of Graph Search on Tuesday has, not surprisingly, elicited a flurry comments from interested Internet parties. Here’s what a few of them had to say: “At this point, I’m unimpressed. It remains unclear on how advertisers will be able to use this Graph Search product to better market and [...] more...



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