Today, online ad technology firm MediaMind was acquired by DG (formerly DG Fastchannel) for $414 million. Read more coverage. MediaMind CEO Gal Trifon discussed the implications of the transaction with AdExchanger.com. AdExchanger.com: Why is MediaMind a good fit for DG in your estimation? GT: I think why we became very excited about the fit is […]
Well, if Facebook isn’t going to do it, maybe Twitter will? More data for informing the “interest graph” could be on its way to microblogging service Twitter as the company announced Tuesday its newest “Follow” button – a javascript “widget.” Widget alert! Tags-on-a-page! Twitter’s Brian Ellin explains in a post on his company’s blog: “Using […]
Jim Barkow and Scott Engler are co-founders of Longboard Media, a shopping vertical ad network representing shopping, product review and retail publishers. Barkow spoke to AdExchanger.com about Longboard and its strategy. Click below or scroll down for more: Why Start Longboard Media? Today’s E-Commerce Trends Longboard’s Data Strategy The DSP World And Retargeting Amazon And […]
John Bauschard is President of MediaBank Marketplaces and Tim Ogilvie is CEO of AdBuyer.com which was acquired by agency systems company, MediaBank, last week. Ogilvie becomes MediaBank’s new SVP of Product. Read the press release. The two discussed the acquisition and the strategy going-forward. Click below or scroll for more: Why MediaBank Is Buying AdBuyer […]
AdExchanger.com asked ad industry executives: “What’s your take on Google announcing yesterday that it is now selling guaranteed ‘premium’ inventory from publishers on the Google Display Network?” Curt Hecht, CEO of VivaKi Nerve Center, a Publicis company “VivaKi has been advocating a reserved marketplace with Google dating back to our original partnership announcement in 2008. […]
AdExchanger.com asked ad industry executives: “What’s your take on Google announcing yesterday that it is now selling guaranteed ‘premium’ inventory from publishers on the Google Display Network?” Elizabeth Blair, CEO, Brand.net “My take is it is fantastic and about time. Brand advertisers’ needs haven’t changed. Their requests for brand-focused online advertising technology and services haven’t […]
At ad:tech in San Francisco, Aol svp of publisher services, Dave Jacobs, discussed Advertising.com and Aol’s ad strategy with AdExchanger.com. At the show, Aol’s ADTECH unit announced ADTECH Lite “an ad management platform now available to small publishers and advertisers at no cost, reaffirming ADTECH’s commitment to help start-up and small businesses compete and grow […]
On Friday, UK-based video search engine and ad network Blinkx purchased U.S.-based ad network Burst Media for $30 million in cash and stock. According to the release, “The combination of the two companies will bring Blinkx’s 35 million hours of online video and TV to Burst’s audience of over 130 million unique users (source: comScore […]
Ad network Rocket Fuel announced that it has raised an additional $6.6 million in funding led by Northgate Capital with participation from existing investors. Total funding to-date is $26.6 million. According to the release, “Rocket Fuel’s Series ‘C’ funding brings its overall corporate valuation to $160 million, and based on its current run‐rate for sales […]
Social ad network RadiumOne announced that it has raised $21 million of Series B funding in a round led by Crosslink Capital. According to the release, “The latest funding round will primarily be used for international expansion and acquisitions. (…) The Company, which reached profitability in Q4, will use its existing and new capital for […]
