Uh, does anyone remember how well this worked when Apple tried this with iAd? Just sayin’
“Amazon is pitching ads on the device’s welcome screen, according to an executive at an agency that Amazon has pitched. The company has been telling ad agency execs that they must spend about $600,000 for any package that includes such an ad.”
via Amazon to Sell Ads on Kindle Fire Welcome Screen | Digital – Advertising Age.
What is the real value of Facebook’s advertising business?
One thing is for sure: Wall Street has no idea. And neither do Facebook advertisers. And therein lies the huge unspoken caveat to Facebook’s $86+ billion IPO.
Smells like desperation by broadcasters to loosen their restrictions…bad news for print/digital, for now.
“Jägermeister followed what lately has seemed like a stampede of liquor brands to TV as marketers seek broad awareness for product launches or to build new buzz on old brands.”
via Hard Time: Liquor Advertising Pours Into TV | News – Advertising Age.
My choice:
2) The company’s valuation and share prices will tumble after the first week. We saw it in Groupon’s stumble, as well as with Zynga, Pandora and Demand Media. Tech stocks may rise fast but just as quickly can drop off a cliff. In a way, they are as tumultuous as the whole of the technology sphere.
I’m old enough to remember the first Internet bubble, and lately I’ve been having a feeling of déjà vu. While most entrepreneurs and investors seem more disciplined this time around, there are some worrying signs. They include:
via MediaPost Publications Why We Are And Are Not In A Startup Bubble 04/30/2012.
After its growth slowed in March, it looks like photo-sharing/collecting site Pinterest is actually losing users in April.
Most Pinterest users sign-up to the site using their Facebook accounts, and AppData, which monitors how often users of third-party apps and Web sites interact with Facebook, says the number of Facebook-connected Pinterest users has declined precipitously the past 50 days.
Monthly active users are down from 11.3 million on March 1 to 11.15 million on April 1 to just 8.3 million today.
Here’s a chart showing the 3/21 to 4/20 portion of this 25% decline:
via Pinterest’s Hype Bubble Has Burst, And Now It Is Actually Losing Users – Business Insider.
Websites for women are a paradox in the media industry. Despite being among the most successful properties on the Web, they are rarely mentioned in the never-ending discussions about how to make money from online content.Sugar Inc is a case in point.
via Sugar Inc’s female content empire: example or outlier? — paidContent.
The company today announced that it has inked a deal with Microsoft that will see the online firm sell 800 of its patents and their related patent applications. In addition, Microsoft will be granted a non-exclusive license to the patents that AOL retains. The deal will cost Microsoft $1.056 billion in cash.
via AOL to make over $1 billion in patent sale to Microsoft | Digital Media – CNET News.
Interview with Chris Batty (Gawker/TheAtlantic)
Q: Is the banner ad savable?
A: Well if by banner ad you mean a little Flash rectangles at the margin of engagement, I don’t think that’s something of much value, no. But I see a lot of great things happening in display advertising.