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AppNexus Officially Launches Ad Platform Fueling the Real-Time Bidding Revolution in Display Advertising
ADOTAS – AppNexus announced the launch of its advanced ad platform specializing in real-time advertising on March 12th. The platform, chosen by eBay as its display advertising technology partner, integrates eBay with all the major inventory sources to execute and optimize its real-time media buys. eBay has been working with [...] more...
eBay Ain’t Foolin’ With Click Fraud
ADOTAS – Click fraud is not a new threat to advertisers, but it’s proliferated enough that the industry is circling the wagons. eBay, in particular, is fortifying the defenses. To prove it’s in tip-top shape, ebay’s AdCommerce platform — which offers sellers the option of buying pay-per-click ads on eBay.com or [...] more...
Craigslist taking more spammers to court
ADOTAS – Though we often fantasize about Craigslist going all Chuck Bronson in “Death Wish” and taking the law into its own hands, in reality we have to settle for the online directory company filing lawsuits against its mortal enemies — the spammers. Craigslist dropped off four suits in the clerk’s [...] more...
PlaySpan Reels in $16.8 M
ADOTAS – Virtual goods and gaming shop PlaySpan has announced a $16.8 million Series B round of financing from investors including Eastern Capital Group, Menlo Ventures, Novel TMT Ventures and STIC. PlaySpan said it will use the funding to become the “eBay of virtual goods.” Virtual goods enhance online games and [...] more...
eBay Fires 10% of Workforce, Makes $1.3B Worth of Acquisitions
ADOTAS – It’s been a busy morning at eBay HQ. It laid off 10% of its workforce (about 1,000 full-timers in addition to hundreds of temps) and snapped up Bill Me Later for $945 million and Danish shops Den Bla Avis and BilBasen for a total of $390 million. Bill Me [...] more...
EBay Lowering Fixed-Price Sellers’ Listing Fees
EBay Inc. is cutting the fees U.S. sellers on its site pay for fixed-price items, in one of the company’s boldest moves this year to boost merchandise for sale, lure new buyers and take on competitors. Total sellers’ fees will decrease in most cases under eBay’s plan to improve the balance [...] more...
Tiffany’s Tries To Take Down eBay
ADOTAS – American Jewelry Company Tiffany & Co. said on Monday that the firm has appealed a court ruling that indicated eBay Inc was not responsible for policing fake Tiffany jewelry sold on the site, reports Reuters. In 2004, eBay was sued by the jeweler, saying the site was not properly [...] more...
Google, Yahoo, ValueClick: To Buy or Not To Buy?
ADOTAS – In the immemorial words of Bruce Springsteen: they’re “going down down down … down down down.” As Google, Yahoo and ValueClick’s stock hit the skids, many wonder if now’s the time to buy and score a deal. Google is tough to bet against in any market with its monopoly [...] more...
AdBrite Gains Daniel Issen
AdBrite announced today that Daniel Issen has officially joined the company in the position of Vice President of Engineering. Issen is now responsible for software development at the firm. Ignacio Fanlo, CEO of AdBrite stated “We are excited to have a technology executive of Daniel’s caliber join AdBrite. Daniel has a [...] more...
Adobe AIR Removes The Need For Browsers
ADOTAS – Adobe Systems Inc. has taken the browser out of online site surfing with a new application called AIR. Adobe says that the service will allow any company with a site to have a placement on a user’s desktop according to the AP. Site such as EBay, AOL, Nickelodeon [...] more...
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