Platforms

Facebook’s list of approved ad networks for apps still doesn’t include Google’s AdSense. The news continues to swirl as apparently the list was finalized last week according to a post on Slashdot. This remains one, complicated story with huge stakes for both Facebook and Google. And, neither company is talking. Developers are pissed off and […]

Today, a new ad technology start-up, TapAd, announced its formation and its list of investors which includes well-known entrepreneurs from AppNexus, Clickable, Simulmedia and more. In the press release, the company positions itself as “the first real-time advertising platform for iPhones, iPads, Androids and smartTVs.” Read the release. Are Traasdahl, CEO of TapAd and former […]

PRESS RELEASE

A collection of advertising technology companies have formed the mobile OpenRTB mobile committee which includes Nexage, PubMatic, Smaato, DataXu, Fluent Mobile, [x+1], and Jumptap. According to a release, “The group’s mission is to establish guidelines that enable technology platforms to build standard real-time bidding APIs with basic commonalities that increase the efficiency and speed of […]

As Aol announced yesterday its intention to buy Huffington Post, the sell-side platform world was all ears. Here comes Aol CEO Tim Armstrong crafting a content generation strategy that goes beyond the content farm, but includes real brands that leverage the community. The community is critical since it helps generate content for the brands. No […]

It’s not all about addressable, data-driven media in the world of the agency according to leaders from several top agencies gathered last Thursday for a panel at the DeSilva+Phillips Media Dealmakers conference. For agencies, it’s about social. So much so that two panelists – Jon Bond, CEO of Big Fuel, and David Jones, Global CEO […]

GSI Commerce announced today that its Global Marketing Services division has acquired Columbus, Ohio-based, attribution analytics firm ClearSaleing. From the GSI Commerce release: “The acquisition of ClearSaleing broadens and deepens the division’s portfolio of marketing services offerings and overall market position. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.” Read more. Chris Saridakis, CEO, GSI Global […]

Aol had a busy year in 2010 as it announced its Project Devil initiative, made several acquisitions (5min, Pictela, TechCrunch and more) and continued its transition from as a standalone public company after being spun out from Time Warner in December, 2009. Aol’s Jeff Levick, the company’s President of Global Advertising and Strategy, discussed Aol’s […]

AdMeld‘s VP of Mobile Marc Theermann offers his version of the LUMA Partners ad tech ecosystem map – but for mobile display. Theermann says he does not pretend that the map is complete, but says it’s intended as a “first impression” which he promises to update regularly. He adds, “Online is 60x the size of […]

Today, Aol continued its charge into the premium digital ad business as it announced the acquisition of Pictela (AdExchanger.com Q&A from 4/5/10), a company whose technology platform provides branded content across advertising and social media according to the release. Read it. Aol appears to remain laser-focused on building premium ad opportunities and preparing for brand […]

“Now Serving Mobile” is a column focused on the audience-buying opportunity in mobile advertising. AdExchanger.com asked Michael Nevins, Senior Partner at Breakpoint Digital, a digital consultancy, to break down the mobile display advertising channel. This is the second in a series of columns devoted to mobile display and its parts. In my last post, Mobile […]

Mobile ad network Jumptap has announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with Dentsu-owned, Cyber Communications (cci) to provide mobile ad network services in Japan. Also according to a press release, “Under the agreement, cci will be the exclusive partner for Jumptap technology in Japan and will make a strategic investment in Jumptap.” […]

Dmitry Pakhomkin is Co-Founder and CEO of Goodzer, a location-based, shopping search engine. AdExchanger.com: Where did the idea come from for Goodzer? Is it in market today? DP: The idea came from me and my wife’s personal frustration about local shopping and what could help us find things faster and closer to us. At the […]

Mobclix Co-Founder Krishna Subramanian discussed his mobile ad exchange its new sell-side platform functionality. Read the release. (Mobclix was acquired by Velti on October 1.) AdExchanger.com: Why are you calling this a supply-side platform for mobile? What happened to “the exchange?” KS: Mobclix is a mobile ad exchange that allows demand partners to reach mobile […]

Glam Media launched GlamAdapt Automate, an online buying platform that the company says expands the capabilities of GlamAdapt, an ad serving platform. The new buying platform includes the technology that was acquired from the AdPortal acquisition in July. From the release, “GlamAdapt Automate is open and allows publishers to create premium packages that can run […]

“Now Serving Mobile” is a column focused on the audience-buying opportunity in mobile advertising. AdExchanger.com asked Michael Nevins, Senior Partner at Breakpoint Digital, a digital consultancy, to break down the mobile display advertising channel. This is the first in a series of columns devoted to mobile display and its parts. Mobile display is earning an […]

John Manoogian III is Founder of 140 Proof, which offers targeted, social stream advertising. AdExchanger.com: How has your previous experience ie. your work as a Creative & Technical Director at Organic informed the development of 140 Proof? JM: A core part of what Organic did when I was there was try to combine smart creative […]

Ed Montes is CEO of Adnetik, an online advertising targeting and trading company. AdExchanger.com: Let’s begin with you. What are your responsibilities as CEO of Adnetik today? EM: One, I set the vision for the company. Two, I attract, retain, and recruit the best talent for the company. And three, I make sure there’s money […]

“the creative” is a column focused on the creative side of digital marketing. Today’s column is written by Barry Lowenthal, President of kirshenbaum bond senecal + partners‘ The Media Kitchen. I was inspired by a SlideShare presentation written by Paul Adams (@padday) who works on the UX team at Google. The presentation discusses the convergence […]

Demand-side platform [x+1] and creative optimization technology company Tumri announced a “new retail-focused solution, Shopper Retargeting, [which]combines Tumri’s dynamic creative technology platform with [x+1]’s digital media optimization capabilities to deliver personalized ad retargeting.” Read the release. [x+1] vp of media strategy and CMO Perianne Grignon and Tumri president David Kim discussed the new partnership. AdExchanger.com: […]

XA.net announced that it is participating in the Facebook Advertising API beta program and the release of optim.al, “a multivariate text and image advertising optimization platform which allows clients to quickly and efficiently test thousands of ad variations via a single interface.” Read the release. AdExchanger.com: How do you see XA.net’s integration of the Facebook […]

Earlier this week, Criteo announced its new display ad, bidding platform which allows ecommerce display advertisers to bid on a CPC basis by category. Read the release. Criteo CEO JB Rudelle discussed the update to his company’s display advertising platform. What problem is this new update to the Criteo platform solving for the eCommerce marketer […]

Adchemy announced today a “SaaS software solution to extract underlying intentions from keyword search terms” for paid search ad targeting purposes. In addition, “Accenture Interactive, a business within Accenture that offers services that cover all aspects of digital consulting, marketing analytics and media management, is teaming with Adchemy to develop industry-specific WordMaps for the telecommunications, […]

AdSafe Media announced their new Network Monitor platform today. According to the release, the new platform “enables [ad networks and publishers] to address their ad verification concerns while ensuring the highest possible monetization yield from their inventory.” Read the release. AdExchanger.com: How is the AdSafe Network Monitor platform different than the technology which was part […]

DataXu announced the next update to its demand-side platform known as DX2 which the company says, “measures, buys, and optimizes ad placements across online, video and mobile display channels, on a real time, impression-by-impression basis.” Read the release. CEO Mike Baker of demand-side platform DataXu discussed the new update to the company’s media buying platform. […]

Microsoft Advertising’s Raj Kapoor announced the launch of “the Mobile Advertising SDK for Windows Phone 7 and Microsoft Advertising Exchange for Mobile, the industry’s first real-time, bidded ad exchange in mobile.” Read the announcement. Microsoft’s Jamie Wells, Director, Global Trade Marketing, Mobile Media and Jed Nahum, Director, Online Advertising Exchange and Channels, discussed the launch of […]

John Ramey is CEO of isocket, a direct sales, self-service ad platform. AdExchanger.com: What inspired you to create isocket? JR: Because the actual process of buying and selling most forms of advertising still sucks. The last company I started dealt with offline marketing – print, direct response, etc. The computer geek in me kept getting […]

David Cancel is CEO of Performable, a marketing platform technology company. AdExchanger.com: How is your experience as CTO of Lookery and Compete playing into what you’re doing with Performable? DC: Being a founder and CTO at Lookery and Compete were critical in my development, Performable is benefitting from both of those experiences. I don’t believe […]

Demand-side platform Turn announced that Scott Howe has joined its board of directors. A former aQuantive/Atlas/DrivePM exec who joined Microsoft as part of the multi-billion dollar aQuantive acquisition in 2007, Howe should provide Turn with deeper relationships with both agencies and marketers among other benefits. Read the release. Howe discussed his new board duties as […]

Venkat Kolluri is CEO of Chitika, an advertising technology company. AdExchanger.com: A bit of history first – what pivots has Chitika made in its strategy since it was founded? VK: There was one major, defining moment in Chitika’s history – that’s when we decided that knowing when NOT to show an ad is the most […]