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Pandora: Losses Way Up, But So Is Ad Revenue

In a "there’s good news and bad news" themed earnings call on Tuesday, online radio provider Pandora Media reported that its net loss tripled in Q1 2012, but the results and outlook are topping analysts' forecasts, reports BusinessWeek. Bad news: Pandora's loss in the three months through April 30 were $20.2 million ($.12 per share) versus a loss of $9.1 million ($.61 per share) for the same period in 2011. Go  [...]

Facebook Self Service | Lamborghini Shops PR | iOS/Publishing Non-Fit? | Oracle Goes Social | Yahoo's Axis

Ad Technology: Sense Networks Releases New Predictive Mobile Ad Targeting Services Facebook Premium Ads Get Self-Service Availability  Facebook 'plotting ad-tracking system'  [...]

Video: Another New Ad Twist in the Microsoft-Skype Deal

Under Microsoft's acquisition of Skype, the video conference call provider said it would "support Microsoft devices 'Xbox and Kinect, Windows Phone and a wide array of Windows devices, and Microsoft will connect Skype users with Lync, Outlook, Xbox Live and other communities." With such little to go on, the online ad community been speculating on what the deal could mean to their industry. Will   [...]

Top News: Ray Ozzie's post-PC world | Adobe's new ad format | Google Instant boosts revenues | AdMob runs interactive video ads on Android

People: Departing Microsoft visionary Ray Ozzie sees "post-PC" world. Ad Technologies: Adobe works up new ad format for smartphones. Testing a bar code technology for 2-D smartphones.  [...]

Now Microsoft Supports HTML5. Is it Finally Over for Flash?

After Steve Jobs delivered his anti-Flash manifesto last week, Microsoft chimed into the Flash-versus-HTML5 debate as well: Redmond likes the standard too and plans to develop future versions of Internet Explore for it. The future of the web is HTML5, Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager of Internet Explorer wrote in a blog post. "Microsoft is deeply engaged in the HTML5 process with the W3C. HTML5 will be very import  [...]

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iAd May Be Tipping Point for Google's AdMob Acquisition

Apple's forthcoming iAd may wind up being the tipping point that will prompt the Federal Trade Commission to approve Google's pending acquisition of AdMob. When it first began to review the $750 million acquisition, staff at the Federal Trade Commission were expecting to recommend blocking Google's acquisition of the mobile advertising network, according to a source quoted in the New York P  [...]

Jobs: Why Flash Is Not, and Never Will Be, Coming to Apple’s Mobile Devices

It’s official (at least as official as anything ever is): there is definitely no Flash coming to iPod, iPhone and iPad devices. The decision is not primarily business-driven, but is rather based on technology issues, Apple’s Steve Jobs says in a critical letter about why Flash is not appropriate for mobile. The mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards - all areas where Flash falls short, Jobs   [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 02/16/10

Ad Platforms: Former Havas digital chief wants to simpli.fi ad targeting of online searchers. Online video gets an ad exchange. Search: Google maint  [...]

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AccuWeather Relaunches with Custom Content Ad Opps

AccuWeather is relaunching its weather site next week with a streamlined site and the opportunity for advertisers to create custom content. It is making the new site available for preview as well updating its 65,000 fans on the AccuWeather's Facebook page before the launch. The relaunched site is less cluttered, in response to both users' and advertisers' requests. There are also new sizes and p  [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 01/07/10

Analytics: AdClick tracking vs. web analytics: why are the numbers so different? Industry: MTV, Crisp partner on mobile ads.   [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 12/17/09

Ad Platforms: AOL clarifies what Seed could mean for advertisers. Search: Google unveils tool to see how others view a website. Google enhances analytics API.   [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 12/10/09

Media: AOL to think locally now. Pluribus & Guggenheim Acquire Eight Nielsen Brands, Including THR, BB & Adweek. Online Ad Strategies: Using SEO to   [...]

Google Taps Teracent for Real Time, Customizable Ads

Advertisers will be able to better customize and personalize Google display ads with new technology the company is incorporating from its latest corporate purchase. Google announced this week it was acquiring display ad start up Teracent, a firm that has made a name for itself with real time algorithms that can customize and automatically build ads from among thousands of different choices of creative elements. The algorithms can incorporate user information, such as a viewer's geographic   [...]

Comcast Media Pairs Yellow Pages, TV for Local Search

"Yellow Pages on TV," a new initiative from Comcast Media Center, has married two emerging ad trends: local search and interactive TV advertising. The offering will enable viewers of local and independent cable operators to search for local businesses with their digital remote. The service will link viewers to local businesses and give them opportunities to watch longer-form videos   [...]

American Eagle Wants '15 Seconds of Fame'

More retailers are using out-of-home (OOH) digital technology to publish customers' accounts of their shopping or service experience, and American Eagle Outfitters (AE)  is one of the most recent - and perhaps the most elaborate - examples to date. OOH screens promise to figure prominently in the retailer's launch of its flagship store in New York's Times Square on Nov. 19. As part of the camp  [...]

Best Buy, iTunes Validate 'Over-the-Top' Model

A slew of so-called "over the top" services have been coming to market, catching the interest of both consumers and marketers. Today, one - and possibly two - new offerings joined the growing lineup: a tie up with Best Buy and Sonic Solutions and a rumored $30 per month TV subscription service from Apple's iTunes. These latest initiatives may represent the business model's best case for mainstream adoption given the companies behind them. Right now, as these new services roll out onto the int  [...]

'Family Guy' Leads Windows 7 Viral Push

Microsoft has recruited the Griffin-family characters from the popular TV show "Family Guy" in an effort to shore up its marketing push for new operating system Windows 7, which is launching today. While such 'celebrity' endorsements are hardly new, this particular campaign represents a novel twist for online video campaigns. For starters it is not an ad, but a half-hour show, scheduled to run on Nov. 8 without traditional commercials. Instead, "Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live   [...]

Cola Brands Continue Quest for Happiness

The Coca-Cola Company is launching a new social media program that will send three bloggers around the world in search of what makes people happy, as part of the latest push in the soft drink brand's "Open Happiness" campaign. Coke, which announced the online campaign at the beginning of the year, appears to be highlighting the very same themes of optimism and positivity shared by its arch-rival, Pepsi-Cola, through its "Refresh Everything" promotion. As part of the Coke "Expedition 206”  [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 10/22/09

Web 2.0 Trends: Internet advertising is just about the only bright spot in Q3 reports of two major newspaper publishers, Gannett Co. and McClatchy Co. The New York Times sets 7 digital priorities. Th  [...]

WOM Stars in Hollywood; Plays Leading Roles Elsewhere

Movie studios and music houses are tapping social media not only to generate digital word-of-mouth (WOM) appeal - a strategy first deployed to great success with the Blair Witch Project more than 10 years ago - but also to listen to fans' judgments of film and music and make decisions based on them.  Though Hollywood has always intuitively understood the power of WOM marketing, such buzz usually paled in comparison to the publicity generated by mammoth-sized advertising a  [...]