Google late Tuesday disclosed that it has set aside $500 million during the first quarter of 2011 as potential funds to be used to … Read the whole story
Disrupting the respective plans of Google and Facebook, Microsoft has agreed to acquire Skype for a staggering $8.5 billion. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said … Read the whole story
Google designed Android to enable developers to build applications beyond mobile phones and tablets. At the Google I/O conference, the company released the Android@Home. … Read the whole story
New data from mobile ad network Jumptap shows older, more affluent consumers are more apt to interact with ads than younger, less well-off mobile … Read the whole story
WPP's MediaCom U.S. has named Jeffrey Hinz as managing partner, digital director. He replaces Sloan Broderick, who will move into a yet-to-be announced new … Read the whole story
With increasing numbers of agencies requesting greater amounts and types of social media data, monitoring/ analytics company Visible Technologies has tripled the number of … Read the whole story
The Federal Trade Commission, which recently charged Google with violating Gmail users' privacy, now has mobile companies in its crosshairs. Subcommittee chairman Sen. Al … Read the whole story
In preparation for its next phase of growth, social media software company Clearspring said it secured $20 million. With the new funding -- led … Read the whole story
Scott Knoll has left audience targeting and measurement firm Aperture, which he founded and brought to Datran Media four years ago, to join online … Read the whole story