Amanda Richman has been named president of investment and activation at Publicis Groupe's Starcom, part of the Starcom MediaVest Group, effective with the New Year. She replaces Mike Rosen, who is headed to a senior post at Telemundo. ...Read the whole story
A lawmaker on Thursday introduced a bill that would limit Internet service providers' ability to impose data caps on broadband. The "Data Cap Integrity Act," unveiled by Sen. Ron Wyden, specifies that ISPs can only restrict data if doing so effectively manages congestion and doesn't also discourage Web use. ...Read the whole story
Purging the old and locking in the new, Google this week sold the Motorola Home's TV business to Arris Group for $2.35 billion in a cash-and-stock deal. The deal will close in Q2 2013, pending regulatory approvals. ...Read the whole story
The report this week that eBay -- considered a leader in the mobile space -- will stop running ads in its applications doesn't come as a ringing endorsement for mobile advertising. ...Read the whole story
Android tablet owners longing for their own Flipboard app got their wish today, as the company has released a version of the popular social magazine reader designed for them. ...Read the whole story
The Interactive Advertising Bureau, along with Radar Research, have outlined three major categories of engagement, which they suggest can be the basis of a new paradigm for defining what interactive ad engagement is and how it works. ...Read the whole story
Taco Bell on Thursday kicked off ambitious integrated campaigns for a pair of new products -- its new "Loaded Griller" and a 12-taco variety pack -- featuring custom executions across online and mobile platforms such as BuzzFeed, Pandora and PayPal. ...Read the whole story
In an effort to support online commerce, Russian search engine Yandex will form a joint venture to support electronic payments with Russian bank Sberbank, which will acquire 75% of the service for $60 million. ...Read the whole story
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