Smartphone penetration has hit nearly 30% in the U.S., according to Nielsen, up from less than 20% a year ago, as high-end devices become increasingly mainstream. But are the young … Read the whole story
Microsoft unveiled a variety of updates and improvements Wednesday, both for Bing online and mobile search apps, at an event in San Francisco. The … Read the whole story
Ad industry and media companies should brace for a wild ride next year. Companies expect merger and acquisition activity to rise in 2011 -- … Read the whole story
If there is a pet peeve of the year in the mobile media and marketing realm, it involves our growing impatience with brands making … Read the whole story
Some ad executives say that if we have to keep asking ourselves if 2010 represents the year of mobile then we're clearly not there … Read the whole story
Public Wi-Fi network provider JiWire continues to capitalize on the hyper-local advertising craze online and via mobile devices. Fresh off its distribution deal with … Read the whole story
The Miami-based company is the official confetti sponsor of the 2011 celebration, which is expected to attract more than a million celebrants. Carnival will … Read the whole story
CBS Sports will again simulcast a run of college hoops games gratis on the Web and mobile devices, while adding a social-media component. A … Read the whole story
Tribune Media Services on Thursday announced the acquisition of video search company CastTV. The acquisition is expected to improve TMS' entertainment metadata, which clients … Read the whole story
Buoyed by the spread of the Android operating system, smartphone impressions now make up more than half (56%) of the U.S. ad inventory of … Read the whole story