Considering that it’s preparing for what may be the most hugely anticipated IPO in a decade, Facebook shook off its “quiet period” shackles and announced the acquisition of photo-sharing application Instagram for $1 billion. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said from his Facebook profile: “This is an important milestone for Facebook because it’s the first time we’ve […]
Gazehawk‘s founders are moving on to Facebook. The company’s technology was recently featured at the IAB’s Annual Leadership Meeting for the insights its tech provides into the performance of creative – specifically its heat mapping technology to measure users’ visual engagement with ads. The company’s founder Joe Gershonson and Brian Krausz announced the news on […]
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 […]
David S. Kidder is co-founder and CEO of Clickable, a search networks and social advertising buying platform. AdExchanger.com: What problem is Clickable solving today overall? DSK: Our goal at Clickable is to help businesses survive and thrive by simplifying online advertising success. We began in 2007 with Clickable Pro, our flagship product. Clickable Pro removed […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Facebook “Likes” Web CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced an update to the social networking giant’s platform at Facebook’s F8 developer conference. In addition to the Facebook Connect brand disappearing (covered here by CNET), Zuckerberg says simply, “We have redesigned Facebook Platform to offer a simple […]
Here’s today’s AdExchanger.com news round-up… Want it by email? Sign-up here. Facebook Faces Facts Nick O’Neill on All Facebook says that Facebook is starting to take down certain ad networks from the social media juggernaut after posting a warning on the Facebook Developers blog (Read it.). O’Neill writes, “While we can’t be completely sure, it […]
