AOL shutters Tacoda, forces customers into low-end Ad.com

AOL shutters Tacoda, forces customers into low-end Ad.com

Tacoda, the well-known ad network company which offers relatively high rates to publishers to place advertisements automatically on their Web pages, is officially shutting down.

The entity, recently bought by AOL, is instead being folded into AOL’s Ad.com/Platform A division. This is a shocking move for… Continue Reading

NebuAd offers “deep” targeted advertising, raises nearly $20.5M

NebuAd offers “deep” targeted advertising, raises nearly $20.5M

(Updated, to include precise amount of funding, and reporting about privacy controls NebuAd has implemented not included in the first version of this story)

NebuAd, a controversial advertising firm, emerged from secrecy today to announce it has received $20.5 million in a second round of financing.

Its… Continue Reading

AOL picks up Tacoda, behavior-based advertising network

AOL picks up Tacoda, behavior-based advertising network

updated

Web portal AOL said it has agreed to buy Tacoda, a company that delivers targeted ads based on a visitor’s browsing habits.

It is the latest move by Web giants to buy up companies that help them boost advertising, and reflects AOL’s move to rely more… Continue Reading