In an effort to bolster brands' confidence in the effectiveness of online video advertising, Adap.tv says it can now independently verify the viewability of video ads in real-time. The video ad start-up's new Certified Viewability service promises to block impressions that do not appear to users. ...Read the whole story
Facebook continued its comeback Thursday, reporting revenue growth of 40% in the fourth quarter on strong gains in mobile advertising. The strong earnings report is the latest sign of Facebook's resurgence following its botched IPO last May. ...Read the whole story
Mobile platform providers have begun to figure out how small, local businesses can benefit from digital marketing. edo interactive, a tech startup combining discounts and bank cards, introduced a pay-per-performance marketplace where businesses monitor the campaign in real-time and only pay when a consumer redeems an offer. ...Read the whole story
A pair of Yahoo and AOL veterans have launched a mobile start-up aimed at making enterprise apps as appealing and user-friendly as consumer apps. Tomfoolery Inc. will strive to create the equivalent of popular apps like EverNote, Twitter or Clear for the work environment. ...Read the whole story
Stipple released a Facebook feature Wednesday that allows brands to attach image tags in photos aimed at driving engagement and purchases through content in the newsfeed. The link can provide a path to landing pages off the Facebook site. ...Read the whole story
Google and PointRoll are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it bypassed Safari's privacy settings in order to set cookies on users' computers. Google already paid $22.5 million to settle FTC charges about alleged circumvention. ...Read the whole story
AccuWeather International has reached a deal to distribute its weather services in China across digital media. ...Read the whole story
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