That was the question on many tongues Tuesday as AOL announced it's buying the chief rival of the firm that powers BT on AOL.com. Revenue Science CEO Bill Gossman says it's business as usual. ...Read the whole story
AOL's acquisition of online behavioral targeting advertising network Tacoda for $275 million is all about scale. It gives AOL two leading ad networks and offers Tacoda more inventory to place its cookies. ...Read the whole story
The projections are for behavioral targeting to hit the billion-dollar mark in 2008. But judging from folks at the Behavioral Markeitng Forum, plenty of obstacles remain in the way of getting there. ...Read the whole story
Eyeing male audiences, Hearst Corp. now plans to buy UGO Networks and its group of sites devoted to gaming, movies, and entertainment. Ugo's sites attract 28 million worldwide. Terms were not disclosed. ...Read the whole story
Microsoft's Massive Inc. announced the incorporation of five new sports titles from Electronic Arts (EA) into its in-game advertising network--further strengthening the in-game ad value proposition in a booming U.S. video game market. ...Read the whole story
Despite a good performance by its online TV and newspaper brands, the E.W. Scripps interactive media unit suffered a nearly 10% year-over-year second-quarter decline, the media company reported Tuesday. The unit, which includes comparison shopping sites Shopzilla and uSwitch, made $59 million in the second quarter--down 9.2% from $65 million during second-quarter 2006. ...Read the whole story
While the recent acquisitions of 24/7 and now Tacoda suggest a maturing of the BT industry, I was struck at Tuesday's Behavioral Marketing Forum by ... ...More
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