Skype adds ads to desktop software
Skype announced on Monday that it will soon add advertisements to its desktop software. The move is thought to be an effort to introduce a …
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ShopAlerts brings location-based advertising to AT&T phones
AT&T on Monday announced ShopAlerts, a new mobile advertising service that will introduce location-based ads to the AT&T wireless network. The service, developed by AT&T …
T-Mobile laughs at iPhone 4’s lack of 4G
At this point, it’s looking like few people actually care about T-Mobile’s “4G” network, real or fake. The carrier continues to push its HSPA+ network …
Gene Munster: Android’s annual ARPU could be $10 in 2012
Think Android isn’t creating a serious amount of cash for Google? Think again. According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, the search giant’s free mobile …
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Over the past few weeks, a lot of fuss has been made over the disclosure of a mobile device’s unique identifier to third-parties. Special reports, …
Google markets Angry Birds as AdMob success story, soon to net Rovio $1 million per month
Google’s mobile AdMob team has posted a YouTube video touting the advertising success of Rovio’s wildly popular mobile game, Angry Birds. In the clip, Peter Vesterbacka, …
CALM Act approved by Congress, mandates TV ad volume levels stay level
Finally, Congress passes a piece of legislation that citizens on both the right and left side of the political spectrum can get behind. Late yesterday, …
NYT: Hulu planning an IPO?
The New York Times is reporting that streaming video site hulu.com is in talks with investment banks to go public as soon as this fall. …
Google now serves up mobile ads based upon your location
Google has introduced new location-aware advertising for iPhone and Android handsets. Advertisers will now have the ability to select a “location extension for display” option …
YouTube to offer ad skipping and user-selectable ads by the end of the year
At a press conference on Tuesday, Google confirmed that by the end of the year, YouTube will give users the option to skip the pre-roll …
DROID X ad takes a shot at iPhone 4 antenna woes
Apparently Motorola thinks the antenna issues that are plaguing the iPhone 4 are a laughing matter. Based upon this full page ad that was published …
Verizon releases a Droid X teaser
Remember those leaked scripts for the Droid X commercial? Well Big Red has just posted a portion of one of them to its YouTube channel. …
FTC to formally investigate Apple's iPhone policies
According to a new report, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have come to an agreement that the latter will open a …
Feds taking a close look at Apple's mobile advertising policies
Surprise! The U.S. government is once again going to throw Apple under the microscope and investi alleged anti-competitive practices, this time for the new language …
AdMob's founder criticizes Apple
In a post on his blog this morning, AdMob founder Omar Hamoui lambasted Apple for anti-competitive behavior pertaining to the most recent changes to section 3.3.9 …
Sprint kicks off its national EVO 4G ad campaign
Last year, Sprint wasn’t doing itself any favors with its absolutely awful Palm Pre TV ad campaign, but this year’s hero phone — the HTC …
Google formally completes its acquisition of AdMob
Six months after it first put in a bid of $750 million, Google today formally completed its acquisition of mobile ad giant AdMob. This news …
AdMob: iPhone OS outnumbers Android 2:1 in the US
According to AdMob’s April 2010 Mobile Metrics Report, the number of iPhone OS devices in the US outnumber the amount of Android devices by a …
Apple to showcase fourth generation iPhone video chat capability in new adverts?
A little more kindling for the fourth generation iPhone rumor fire. Engadget has received a tip from a “reliable source” that indicates American Beauty director, …
Apple kills the "Get a Mac" ad campaign
The deed is done…Apple has finally killed off the “Get a Mac” ad campaign. Nowhere to be found on its website, all of the roads …
Facebook and others caught sending user data to advertisers
Another day, another scandal involving social media websites. Today the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Facebook — along with MySpace, LiveJournal, Hi5, Xanga, Digg …
Schmidt candid about AdMob, Apple on the eve of I/O 2010
On the eve of I/O 2010, Google CEO Eric Schmidt made some pretty interesting comments to Reuters. First and foremost on his mind was AdMob, …
U.S. Symbian users 2.7 times more likely to click mobile ads than iPhone users
According to mobile ad firm Smaato, U.S.-based Symbian users are 2.7 times more likely to click on a mobile ad than their iPhone OS using …
Rumor: Verizon working on iPhone ad blitz for this summer
Take this with a handful of salt pills…according to a hot new rumor, Verizon has tapped advertising firm Landor Associates to handle a summer advertising …
Twitter set to unveil Promoted Tweets
According to The New York Times, Twitter will today announce its first serious attempt at a revenue earning model. Through an advertising program known as …
AT&T asks you to "Rethink Possible"
AT&T’s reputation has been dragged through the mud these past few years in no small part to its network issues, so it comes as little …
End of an era: "Get a Mac" ads rumored to be finished
Apple’s “Get a Mac” TV spots featuring Justin Long and John Hodgman may soon be a thing of the past if the suspicions of its …
Palm cuts ties with advertising agency
You know those God awful Palm Pre ads you haven’t been able to escape from for the past year? Well it looks like they’re going …
Apple rumored to introduce iAd on April 7th
Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt might have been able to put their differences aside yesterday as they enjoyed a cup of coffee, but the ol’ …
Apple: iPhone/iPod Touch apps can't use Core Location primarily for advertising
A warning to would be iPhone and iPod Touch application developers was posted on Apple’s developer site yesterday: “If your app uses location-based information primarily …
