WordPress takes on Google’s AdSense with new WordAds service (update)
Popular content management system (CMS) company WordPress is launching a new word-based advertising service that will compete directly with Google’s AdSense, the company announced today.
WordPress, which is owned by Automattic, powers over 24 million blogs and runs on 15 percent of the world’s most trafficked sites. The company previously entered into an advertising partnership with Federated Media in October, but didn’t release many details. Now it seems that this new partnership has birthed a … Continue Reading
Groupon is Google's $6 billion Facebook hedge
Why is Google willing to spend over $6 billion for Groupon? The local advertising market is massive — yellow pages ads still bring in more revenue than Google’s annual revenue. Local has been an extremely difficult market for online ad solutions to capture. Consider how a yoga studio in Cleveland can advertise. With Google AdWords, the yoga studio can target people searching for the keyword “yoga”, but this is an expensive, nationally bid-up keyword, and … Continue Reading
Google announces first AdMob integration: AdSense ads in AdMob's network
In the first major integration between AdMob and Google since the ad network was acquired in May, publishers will soon be able to show Google’s AdSense ads whenever an AdMob ad isn’t available, according to a blog post by Google.
The move brings significant new ad inventory into AdMob’s network, which is good for both AdMob publishers and Google advertisers. Now AdSense buyers can tap into AdMob network apps like the popular game Angry Birds, … Continue Reading
Why did Google disclose AdSense numbers everyone already knew?
In the first major integration between AdMob and Google since the ad network was acquired in May, publishers will soon be able to show Google’s AdSense ads whenever an AdMob ad isn’t available, according to a blog post by Google.
The move brings significant new ad inventory into AdMob’s network, which is good for both AdMob publishers and Google advertisers. Now AdSense buyers can tap into AdMob network apps like the popular game Angry Birds, … Continue Reading
Google launches AdSense for mobile phones — reveals "high-end" strategy
In the first major integration between AdMob and Google since the ad network was acquired in May, publishers will soon be able to show Google’s AdSense ads whenever an AdMob ad isn’t available, according to a blog post by Google.
The move brings significant new ad inventory into AdMob’s network, which is good for both AdMob publishers and Google advertisers. Now AdSense buyers can tap into AdMob network apps like the popular game Angry Birds, … Continue Reading
Using AdSense to cash in on the iPhone
In the first major integration between AdMob and Google since the ad network was acquired in May, publishers will soon be able to show Google’s AdSense ads whenever an AdMob ad isn’t available, according to a blog post by Google.
The move brings significant new ad inventory into AdMob’s network, which is good for both AdMob publishers and Google advertisers. Now AdSense buyers can tap into AdMob network apps like the popular game Angry Birds, … Continue Reading
Google's sneak attack? Adsense for Facebook
In the first major integration between AdMob and Google since the ad network was acquired in May, publishers will soon be able to show Google’s AdSense ads whenever an AdMob ad isn’t available, according to a blog post by Google.
The move brings significant new ad inventory into AdMob’s network, which is good for both AdMob publishers and Google advertisers. Now AdSense buyers can tap into AdMob network apps like the popular game Angry Birds, … Continue Reading
Roundup: Jajah attacks Skype, Nokia-Navteq, YouTube's Adsense, Yahoo's lag
In the first major integration between AdMob and Google since the ad network was acquired in May, publishers will soon be able to show Google’s AdSense ads whenever an AdMob ad isn’t available, according to a blog post by Google.
The move brings significant new ad inventory into AdMob’s network, which is good for both AdMob publishers and Google advertisers. Now AdSense buyers can tap into AdMob network apps like the popular game Angry Birds, … Continue Reading
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