Skins, MTV’s most controversial contribution to primetime broadcasting since the introduction of Jersey Shore, lost its ninth advertiser on Tuesday. Proactiv has become the latest to pull its ads. The acne creme manufacturer follows the likes of Schick, Taco Bell, H&R Block and General Motors, who have distanced their brands from the show. Skins has [...]
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Google Tests Gmail Display Ads, Boost for Android, iPhone
January 29th, 2011 |
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Google is testing image-based ads in Gmail and has rolled out its Google Boost local ad service for display on Android smartphones and Apple iPhones. – Google stepped up its desktop and mobile advertising efforts this week,
testing display ads in Gmail and launching its Boost small business ads for
Apple’s iPhone and Android handsets.
The Gmail display ads, first reported by Search Engine
Land, appear to the right of Gmail
users’ e-mail messa…
Facebook Invites Privacy Concerns with Sponsored Story Ads
January 26th, 2011 |
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Facebook launches Sponsored Stories, ads that includes brands and products the social network’s users have liked or check into. There is no opt out for the service. – Facebook has added Sponsored Stories, a new ad unit to
help brands cash in on the popularity of the like button without asking users’
permission.
As reported by AdAge, the ad includes the quot;like button quot; or check-in functionality
that has become so popular among the social network’s 600 …
Twitter to Rack Up $150M in Promoted Ads
January 25th, 2011 |
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Twitter will make $150 million in promoted ads this year, up more than 200 percent from the $45 million it made in 2010. Twitter still needs to boost user engagement to boost growth. – Twitter will earn $150 million in revenues in 2011, up more than 200 percent
from only $45 million in 2010, when it launched its trinity of Promoted Tweets,
Promoted Trends and Promoted Accounts.
eMarketer did some number crunching and expects most of Twitter’s ad sales to
be generated in the Un…
Subway Becomes Fourth Company To Pull MTV “Skins†Ads
January 24th, 2011 |
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Another one bites the dust — or in this case, the cold cut: Subway has become the fourth nationally-recognized brand to pull its ads from airing during MTV’s controversial new teen drama Skins, which has been seeped in controversy over alleged child pornography and other risque subject matter since its premiere last week. Is Skins [...]
$10k gift card winner hangs up, Apple unifies iPhone 4 ads, Qualcomm baseband evidence for iPhone 5 found
January 24th, 2011 |
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Over the weekend, the App Store hit the 10 billion mark and Apple called up the winner to give them the $10,000 gift card. The mom of the girl who downloaded the winning app hung up on Apple. An exec later called back to award the card. Apple has unified the advertisements for the iPhone [...]
Wrigley Ads Pulled From MTV “Skinsâ€
January 23rd, 2011 |
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It takes work to snatch Jersey Shore’s crown as Television’s Most-Offensive Series. Surprisingly, Skins have managed to do just that. Chewing gum giant Wrigley pulled its ads from MTV’s controversial teen drama, a rep for the company told Access Hollywood on Friday. “Wrigley has decided to suspend any advertising during MTV’s Skins as it is [...]
Taco Bell Yanks “Skins†Ads Amid Child Porn Probe
January 21st, 2011 |
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Move over, Jersey Shore: You’re no longer the only popular series stirring up controversy for MTV. In the wake of a mounting scandal over a possible child pornography investigation of MTV as a result of the racy new show Skins, Taco Bell has opted to pull all of its advertising from the program. Skins, the [...]
YouTube Android App Pairs Mobile Ads, Vevo Music
January 13th, 2011 |
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12 is making Vevo’s online video library accessible via the YouTube 2.0 application
for Android.
YouTube fans, who
own smartphones based on Android…
Google AdMob Serves 2B Ads Daily on Android, iPhone
January 9th, 2011 |
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Google’s AdMob in-application ad network is seeing 2 billion ad requests each day, great growth for a platform Google had to fight the FTC to get. Thank Android and iPhone owners. – Google’s Android operating system put in quite a strong showing at the 2011
Consumer Electronics Show this week, but the search engine every now and then
likes to remind people that it makes money from ads served on its 100-plus
handsets and tablets.
Google Jan. 6 said that its AdMob network is …
Google, MySpace Add Display Ads to Search, Ad Tie
December 17th, 2010 |
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Google and MySpace renewed their search and advertising deal Dec. 16, adding some display advertising to the mix. The deal is believed to exclude minimum payments. – Google and MySpace renewed their search and advertising deal Dec. 16, likely
at a reduced cost to the $900 million the search engine paid to place ads on
the fallen social network four years ago.
In the new multiyear agreement, Google will continue to power MySpace Web
search and text-based sear…
YouTube Leanback Adds Personalized Channels, Skippable Ads
December 3rd, 2010 |
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YouTube Leanback is now letting users create their own personalized channels to help them manage their content more efficiently. Also launching: skippable ads. – YouTube Dec. 2 spruced up the usefulness of its Leanback
application by letting users
create their personalized channels.
Leanback lets users type in a topic they want to see related videos for
and sit back to let them roll. Videos are chosen with consideration of users’
YouTube settings and pr…
Flash Ads alter Web Interface Posted By : Rapidsoft
November 25th, 2010 |
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The various ad networks are using flash advertisement for publishing all over the web. The ad networks are getting big share of their total revenue from these flash advertisements, but it has been observed that these flash ads are breaking websites interface across the entire web
Katy Perry Cleavage Photoshopped Smaller In VH1 “Divas†Promo Ads
November 18th, 2010 |
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Katy’s knockers are getting her into trouble — again. Just two months after her ample bosom got her kicked off Sesame Street, top-heavy “California Gurl” Katy Perry is using the power of technology to make her breasts smaller. Perry’s spokestypes ordered some busty publicity shots promoting the singer’s appearance on VH1′s Divas Salute the Troops [...]
Google Product Listing Ads Go Broad in U.S.
November 12th, 2010 |
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Google Nov. 11 launched Product Listing Ads from beta to help U.S. businesses promote their products in search results. Product Listing Ads are just the latest ad innovation. – Google Nov. 11 launched Product Listing Ads from beta to
help U.S. businesses promote their products with richer information alongside relevant search results.
Introduced in beta one year ago, Product Listing Ads include product
information in the ad, including pictures of the product, price and…
Facebook Trounces Yahoo, Microsoft, Google in Display Ads
November 10th, 2010 |
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Facebook led Yahoo, Microsoft, Google and others in display ads, capturing nearly one quarter of all impressions in the U.S. as its 500 million users engaged with the social network. – Facebook led all online publishers with nearly one
quarter of all display impressions, a trend that should amplify fears for Google,
Yahoo and Microsoft that the social network is becoming a digital ad
clearinghouse.
Display ads include the graphical online ads that dot
Facebook’s Web pages, a…
Google AdSense Ads Arrive on AdMob for Android, iPhone
November 5th, 2010 |
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Google said Android and iPhone application developers in the AdMob network will be able to show Google AdSense ads when an AdMob ad is not available. All seems well with AdMob. – Google Nov. 3 quietly completed a key integration between its AdMob and own
AdSense mobile advertisers despite rumors that the two units are having a hard
time working together.
Soon Android and iPhone application developers in the AdMob network will be
able to show Google AdSense ads when an Ad…
SingTel Optus misled Australians with ads, judge says: Update 2
October 29th, 2010 |
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SingTel Optus misled Australians in print, television and online advertisements for its broadband service that promised data plans customers weren’t likely to receive, a federal court judge ruled.
SingTel Optus, a unit of Southeast Asia’s biggest phone operator Singapore Telecommunications, advertised broadband plans that offered up to 170 gigabytes of data per month for a set price, while noting in fine print if customers exceeded a set limit during peak hours, the whole service would be slowed to 64 kilobytes per second, a fraction of the broadband speed that can be as high as 100,000 kilobytes per second.
SingTel Optus misled Australians with ads, judge says: Update
October 29th, 2010 |
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SingTel Optus misled Australians in print, television and online advertisements for its broadband service that promised data plans customers weren’t likely to receive, a federal court judge ruled.
SingTel Optus, a unit of Southeast Asia’s biggest phone operator Singapore Telecommunications, advertised broadband plans that offered up to 170 gigabytes of data per month for a set price, while noting in fine print if customers exceeded a set limit during peak hours, the whole service would be slowed to 64 kilobytes per second, a fraction of the broadband speed that can be as high as 100,000 kilobytes per second.
SingTel Optus deceived customers with ads, judge rules
October 29th, 2010 |
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SingTel Optus misled Australians with print, television and online advertisements for its broadband service, a federal court judge ruled today.
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