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Automakers Need to Become Better Conversationalists
ADOTAS — Today, many car buyers are making their purchases — or, at the very least, conducting substantial, decisive research — online from the comforts of their homes and offices. Prospective automobile buyers are no longer watching TV commercials, reading newspapers and walking into dealerships for all of their purchasing needs [...] more...
MySpace and MTV: a dream match
ADOTAS — Though it might seem silly to sign co-founder Tom Anderson to a two-year, $500,000-a-year salary for just dropping by occasionally, you might wonder if it’s to keep other talent from straying, especially if News Corp plans to sell it. It’s no secret that Viacom missed out on buying the [...] more...
Greystripe guarantees ad revenue to iPhone app developers
ADOTAS — The mobile game advertising network is offering a new (gimmicky) CPM protection program for iPhone application publishers. According to the company, with several mobile ad networks undercutting each other’s CPM to compete for advertising dollars, iPhone app publishers are often shortchanged. But Greystripe’s new program promises publishers the highest [...] more...
AdMeld raises $8 Million in funding
ADOTAS — The ad network optimization company announced it closed an $8 million round of Series B funding. Led by Spark Capital and Foundry Group, the funding, according to AdMeld, will be used to accelerate its sales and product development efforts. AdMeld raised $7M in June of 2008. Over the past [...] more...
Tumri secures $15 million in funding
ADOTAS — The rich media advertising company has been on a roll and has just added over $15 million in new capital. The Tumri investment includes over $10 million in equity from Time Warner Investments and existing investors Accel Partners, Shasta Ventures and Tenaya Capital, as well as $5 million in debt [...] more...
VideoEgg partners with Six Apart
ADOTAS — The rich media ad network announced a partnership with Six Apart, a social media and services company. Under the terms of this agreement, Six Apart Media will offer AdFrames ad units as part of the company’s advertising program, allowing bloggers to easily integrate VideoEgg’s invitation-based ads into their TypePad [...] more...
Zoosk, an online dating social network, raises $6 million
ADOTAS — The social dating community company has secured a third round of funding. Existing investor Canaan Partners led the round, and the company says that the funding will be used to further accelerate growth worldwide, grow its team, and for continued product innovation. The additional funding, according to a company [...] more...
Publicis: Advertising will recover second half of the year
ADOTAS — Sounds like wishful thinking compared to almost everyone I have talked to on and off the record. But, according to Reuters, French advertising firm Publicis Chairman Maurice Levy said that “the second quarter will be the toughest quarter, with an improvement coming in the second half of the year.” [...] more...
Mahalo, a wikipedia that pays, and fed probe targets Google, Yahoo, Apple.
ADOTAS — A quick news glance around the webosphere. Federal Antitrust Probe Targets Google, Yahoo and Apple. (Washington Post) Plaintiff’s Lawyers Allege NebuAd Staged Closing. (Mediapost) Silicon Alley vs. Silicon Valley. (WSJ) Jason Calacanis Tries Turning Mahalo Into a Wikipedia That Pays. (MediaMemo) Alibaba Plans To Spend At Least $200 Million On Acquisitions. (Paidcontent) Microsoft issues [...] more...
Vidoop dies, staff get computers for wages
ADOTAS — A quick news glance around the webosphere. Vidoop Is Dead, Employees Getting Computers In Lieu Of Wages. (Techcrunch) Microsoft will be forced to add browsers to Windows. (WSJ) Preparing to Sell E-Books, Google Takes on Amazon. (NY Times) Vodafone Bows as Week’s Top Viral Ad Campaign. (AdAge) Senate Investigates E-Commerce Subscription Programs. (Mediapost) Seatwave [...] more...
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Layoff Tracker
- AOL - 700
- Apple - 50
- Clear Channel - 2,800 total (1,000 currently)
- Google - 340
- IBM - more than 7,800
- Joost - about 90
- MySpace - in June, about 720
- World Avenue - 30 percent of workforce
- Yahoo - 2,220 total, about 700 currently
- Zango - closes, about 90, in addition to earlier layoffs
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