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Google-AdMob acquisition 'a good fit'

News Internet giant's purchase of mobile advertising firm will "bring benefits to both sides" but shouldn't be made exclusive on Android platform, say Ovum analyst.

Wednesday, November 11 2009 04:15 PM

Tags: Mobile advertising, Internet advertising, Google Inc., AdMob, Ovum, advertisement, mobile, Mobile Advertising, monetization, Google Android

No buying sprees ahead for social networks?

News Consolidation will be part and parcel of still maturing social networking, but content partnerships and alliances may be way forward, say industry watchers.

Tuesday, September 01 2009 11:23 AM

Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web services, Personal applications, MySpace, Site, International Data Corp., digital content, social networking, monetization

NFC mobiles on track in Asia

News Payment via phones outfitted with near field communications chips will happen, industry players assure, and Asia is expected to get the technology first.

Friday, June 27 2008 06:21 PM

Tags: RFID, Development/design, Network infrastructure, Mobile commerce, Trial, Starhub, Mobile, Asia, Japan, phone

Facebook calls for payment platform testers

News Developers who want to alpha-test the new virtual currency system are encouraged to contact the company. It'll be compatible with 15 monetary systems at first.

Thursday, July 16 2009 10:00 AM

Tags: App servers, Business applications, Advertisement, monetization, payment, Facebook, blog, App servers

Ballmer: Yahoo search deal better sooner than later

News Microsoft CEO touts the company's newly named online services chief and says having him on board would make a Yahoo search deal "somewhat simpler", according to a report.

Sunday, December 07 2008 11:01 PM

Tags: Search, Software, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Advertisement, monetization, CEO, Yahoo Search

Google CEO: Full steam ahead Yahoo ad deal

News Regulators have not shared any opinions yet, so Google plans to go ahead with its search-ad deal with Yahoo.

Thursday, September 18 2008 10:22 AM

Tags: Internet advertising, Search, Antitrust, Google Inc., Sergey Brin, Yahoo! Inc., Advertisement, phone, Regulator, YouTube Inc.

Yahoo files proxy, road show can begin

News Against the backdrop of Microsoft's once-upon-a-time offer, the company wants investors to re-elect its current board, while Carl Icahn pushes a dissident slate.

Tuesday, June 10 2008 10:15 AM

Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Search, Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Yahoo! Inc., Advertisement, monetization, Carl Icahn, Jerry Yang

Yahoo defends Google deal

News Company issues a letter to shareholders defending its pact with Google as compared to a search deal with Microsoft.

Thursday, June 26 2008 07:23 AM

Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Internet advertising, Search, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Advertisement, monetization, financial

Will Yahoo ad business weather economic storm?

News Google got off easy with its second-quarter results. It's not clear that Yahoo, with more exposure to display ads, will be so lucky.

Tuesday, July 22 2008 11:51 PM

Tags: Internet advertising, Search, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Advertisement, monetization, antitrust, text advertisement, revenue

Microsoft readying apps store for Windows Mobile?

News According to a job posting, the software giant expects to launch an applications store called "Skymarket" this fall for its Windows Mobile platform.

Monday, September 01 2008 09:57 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Smart phones, Mobile platforms, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, monetization, software, Microsoft Windows

Yahoo, Google ink search-ad pact

News Google will supply Yahoo with search ads in a pact Yahoo believes will raise revenue by US$800 million in its first year. But, that also could give more power to Google.

Friday, June 13 2008 06:59 AM

Tags: Search, Internet advertising, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Advertisement, monetization, Eric Schmidt, Hitwise, revenue

Schmidt: It's Google's duty to help fix ad business

News Google's CEO says the company has a "moral imperative" to help publishers with high-quality content find an ad-based business that works on the Internet.

Thursday, June 12 2008 08:37 AM

Tags: Internet advertising, Google Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Advertisement, monetization, text advertisement, co-founder, Eric Schmidt, revenue, media company

YouTube ad money available to more users

News Long knocked for being unable to turn amateur-made clips into profits, the video site will sell ads for anyone who comes up with a hot video.

Wednesday, August 26 2009 09:31 AM

Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Business Strategies & Functions, Video, Terms Of Service, compliance, YouTube Inc., monetization, e-mail, blog