Adroll gets financing boost for co-op ad network
Adroll, a company that seeks to help web site publishers band together so that they’re more attractive to advertisers, has just raised several million dollars in a first round of venture capital funding.
The San Francisco company, run by Jared Kopf (left below), plays in a very crowded industry. Every day, it seems, there’s a new ad network that emerges. With the economy slowing down, there are simply too many networks, and not enough ads to… Continue Reading
Roundup: EBay still struggling, the decline of tech on Digg and more
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EBay’s Q1 is good but not great — The company’s net income grew 22 percent to $562 million compared to the same period a year ago, and its revenue climbed 24 percent to $2.19 billion. However, user growth has slowed, and the operating margin fell, largely because eBay’s growth is in its sites with low-profit like Skype and PayPal. EBay is trying to hold it own against Amazon’s auction features; John Donahue… Continue Reading