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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  [...]

Weather Channel at 30: A Local Ad Champ

The Weather Channel companies (TWCC) turned 30 yesterday, having first broadcast on cable on May 2, 1982. Since then it has gone online and mobile, and with a strategic relaunch (exclusively sponsored by Anheuser-Busch's Bud Light Lime), 95% of weather.com's 1 billion monthly page views now have a new look. The online properties are more personalized, “to help consumers better forecast and plan their lives” with a   [...]

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.  [...]

Top Industry News for 10-21-10: Click fraud escalates, eroding online ads' credibility

Security: Escalating click fraud erodes credibility of online advertising. Ad Technology: Web ads tied to news photos pop up more and more. Momentum for interactive   [...]

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  [...]

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Google Lists Hotel Prices on Google Maps

Google continues to experiment with new ad formats using its ubiquitous Google Maps. The latest is a feature it introduced that shows specific rates for selected hotel listings when searching for hotels on Google Maps. With this feature, when a user searches for hotels on Google Maps he or she can enter the dates for the stay and see actual prices on selected listings. "You can click on the price to see a list of advertisers who have provided pricing information for that hotel, indicate  [...]

Premier Retail Networks Adds Fresh Market Stores as DOOH Grows

Premier Retail Networks has contracted to provide its in-store Checkout TV Network to Associated Food Stores Inc.'s newly acquired Fresh Market stores. Associated Food Stores has purchased 34 Albertsons stores throughout Utah, and will be rebranding them as Fresh Market. "Because our customers are our top priority, we wanted a way to inform them about upcoming promotions and product specials in a way that would add to their shopping experience at Fresh Market… which PRN’s Checkout TV N  [...]

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  [...]

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Is Apple Killing Geo-targeted Ads?

Apple has posted an update to its Core Location services policy, which allows iPhone app developers to access the iPhone's GPS, cell radio, and Wi-Fi systems to determine the current location of the handset. The change in language is worrisome to developers that are building apps that rely on geo-location. Essentially it is warning them they can employ the technology only if it improves the app - and not just for the sole purpose of being able to better target promotions. (  [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 12/23/09

Trends: Ad Network CEO: celeb deaths of 2009 benefited some marketers. Search: The science of managing search ads. Google unveils new tools for display advertisers on Content Networ  [...]

Possible Google-Yelp Deal Boost to Local Search, Mobile Ads

If Google's rumored $500 million+ acquisition of local review site Yelp goes through, the deal could open one of the few segments of the search advertising market that has eluded Google: local mom-and-pop businesses such as dry cleaners or dentists or restaurants, which according to BIA/Kelsey, is a $29 billion untapped market. (via the New York Times). It would also provide advertisers with a wealth of new data   [...]

What TV Everywhere May Tell Us About Online Ads

Marketers are hopeful they will get new insights into online ads as TV Everywhere initiatives such as the rollout of Comcast's on-demand, streaming TV service, Fancast Xfinity TV get underway. Xfinity contains 2,000 plus hours of content, and includes shows - indeed, entire seasons of shows - from content partners including HBO, Cinemax, Starz, TNS, TNT, A&E, AMC, Discovery Channel, History, and BBC America. Comcast also plans to roll Xfinity out to mobile devices next year, the company said.  [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 12/03/09

Ad Industry: It's synergy time at Razorfish and Digitas. Social Media: Google experiments with public domain name system (DNS). Google Friend Connect competes with Facebook Connect.  [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 12/01/09

Ad Strategies: NAA says behavioral advertising can help revive flagging revenues. Email Marketing: Holidays to restore e-mail marketing levels. Cyber Monday: Shoppers have retailers   [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 11/30/09

Ad Industry: Ad industry produces ads and logos in response to pending privacy legislation. Holiday Shopping: Amazon tops Black Friday retail web traffic. After 'Black Friday,' industry   [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 11/25/09

Ad Strategies: Verizon challenges a Sprint marketing claim. Online Media: Group of magazine publishers said to be building an online newsstand. MediaNews Group, Belo   [...]

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   [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 11/20/09

Ad Strategies: Marketers hop on augmented reality bandwagon to promote 'Avatar.' AT&T's anti-Verizon ad is a stinker. Social Media: Facebook Ads customer support   [...]

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   [...]

Android Ads Get Boost from Admob Deal

Google's just-announced $750 million acquisition of AdMob has several important implications for mobile marketers. First, it will help consolidate the mobile ad space, which is currently fragmented and populated with smaller players. Second, it will almost certainly increase overall availability in the now-tiny mobile ad market, while at the same time giving a huge boost to inventory specifically aimed at the Android platform. While Google itself points out that mobile ads currently make u  [...]