Top Industry News for 8-31-10: Google acquires SocialDeck
Aug/100
Search:
Google scoops up fifth company this month.
How Google cost me $4 million – Ray Abood tells how a penalization by Google made its company stronger.
Legal/Regulatory:
Owner of…
Angie’s List Borrows from Groupon
Aug/100
Angie’s List, a site that recommends local service providers based on their reputation and recommendation, is the latest company to borrow elements from the wildly successful Groupon.
Angie’s List…
If Parking is Dead How Come A New Company Is Entering the Already Crowded Space?
Aug/100
Parking revenues have fallen so far over the past couple of years that some have declared parking to be dead. I wouldn’t go quite that far, but there is no denying that parking has become a critically ill patient. In this environment, no one would dream of starting up another parking company, right? Wrong!
As Display Ads Take off on Facebook, Don’t Discount SEO
Aug/100
Facebook’s ad traffic is expected to post phenomenal growth – even as its ad prices rise, according to comments made by the company’s COO Sheryl Sandberg. Advertisers have taken advantage of the…
Why $350,000 for O.co? Overstock President Jonathan Johnson Explains
Jul/100
Why did Overstock.com spend $350,000 for the domain name O.co from .CO Internet S.A.S, the official .co domain registry? Why $350,000 – why not $400, 000 or $300,000? Also, what does the company…
Ad Campaigns, SEO Content, Even Disaster Planning: Real Time Search in Action
Jun/100
With offerings from just about every major social networking company or search engine, real-time search is reaching an inflection point: it is increasingly being used not just with online marketing…
Industry Buzz & News: 6/15/10
Jun/100
Measurement & Analytics:
IBM buying Coremetrics; company helps target ads.
Social Media:
Twitter adds location with Places feature.
Some game developers don’t ‘Like’ Facebook’s new virtual…
Google Acquires Real Time Ad Bidding Tech
Jun/100
Google announced its acquisition of Invite Media, a company that has developed a system for real-time bidding on display ad space.
Google is expanding its investment in this area at an interesting…
Access the web on the new screens
May/100
While the proliferation of new screens on more devices presents exciting opportunities for OEMs and gives operators options to add devices and services to their existing portfolios, Opera Software, the only cross-platform, cross-device browser company, introduces web solution for e-readers and tablets. The company will also exhibit its latest full web-standards-based web solutions for connected devices during Computex, June 1-5, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan.
CC Airports Adds Multi-Media Displays with Monster Partnership
May/100
Clear Channel Airports has teamed with multi-media company Monster Media to create a network of gesture-based digital signage to be featured in select airports across the United States. The inaugural…