Nabbr nabs $2.6M for social network marketing

Nabbr, a Chicago firm that specializes in digital marketing and widget development, brought in $2.57 million in a second round of funding from Allen & Co., Avalon Ventures and undisclosed others. The company has typically focused on widgets that market music on social networks but… Continue Reading

Actually, social networks and their widgets are making money, thanks

Actually, social networks and their widgets are making money, thanks

Skeptics of social networks like Facebook and MySpace and their ability to produce value for advertisers gleefully pointed to more evidence last week: Google said its keyword advertising program on MySpace isn’t making as much money as Google had hoped.

“So what?” is the response I… Continue Reading