Roundup: Online display ads are weak, controversial Knol, and more

Roundup: Online display ads are weak, controversial Knol, and more

Online display ads not so much better than print ads — In one of the hardest-hitting pieces yet this year on the online advertising industry, AdAge’s Abbey Klaassen dissects the perils of the display (banner) advertising business. In a nutshell, online banner ads that appear next… Continue Reading

Roundup: FunnyOrDie, StumbleUpon sale?, Google’s latest and more

Roundup: FunnyOrDie, StumbleUpon sale?, Google’s latest and more

Latest action:

VC firm Sequoia Capital backs Will Ferrell and Adam McKay comedy video site — Called FunnyOrDie.com, the site features a two-minute clip that won a reported 1.5 million page views in less than a week.

StumbleUpon to be acquired? — Several folks (Techcrunch/GigaOm) are reporting that… Continue Reading