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Plaxo Confession: Acquired by Comcast
Finally, Plaxo has admitted to having been acquired, by none other than Comcast, for around the speculated $175 million, according to Reuters. After dodging rumors that eventually seemed unsubstantiated, the communications services company has in fact been the one to take on Plaxo.
Having an existing partnership with Comcast was surely a factor [...]
Good and bad landing page examples
Its always a good idea to check out your competitors landing pages to see what everyone is doing. The best way to stay current on the trends is to just browse ads in a certain niche. I was checking some of the ads on the first page Google results for the keyword”mortgage” the [...]
Mothers day recap - holiday strategies
Well, I just finished going through the stats from the big Mother’s day holiday weekend and it was a good one. I saw great earnings on several holiday related offers like flowers, gifts, etc. These were fueled by some solid 5 figure daily MSN spends that always lead to super high conversions. [...]
Upcoming Event: Mobile Social Networks and UGC in Amsterdam
On July 2nd through 4th at the Moevenpick Hotel in Amsterdam, attend the IIR’s Mobile Social Networks & UGC conference. IIR’s Mobile Social Networks & UGC has been specifically designed for mobile operators, mobile community platform firms, software & technology providers and content/media companies to share ideas, discuss future trends and establish a common view [...]
1 for charity blogger challenge
I am throwing out an open challenge to all bloggers out there. It’s very simple:
Give up one of your ad spaces for charity!
Let’s face it, many of us have done pretty well making money online - and giving up a little blog space isn’t going hurt anyone financially. Just think of all the [...]
Healia Communities: Yahoo Answers for Health
Health search engine Healia has recently launched some community-driven verticals in order to provide additional value to users. This is something that several health-related search tools have done, in order to supplement existing search content with user-generated content.
This is typically a tricky situation for the health sector because of the sensitive and [...]
Mobog: More The Mobile Pr0n This Time!
Do you love the functionality of Web 2.0, but you hate all the rounded corners? Then we definitely have the new startup for you. Mobog, a site you might already be familiar with from their rise to prominence back in 2004, has been relaunched today, after an extended hiatus last year. The site originally undertaken [...]
Second Digg Townhall Liveblog Coming to Mashable
Digg is once again ready to do another virtual Townhall meeting with the users of the popular democrat news promotion engine. This time it’s scheduled for Monday, May 12th at 8 PM EST / 5 PM PST. Just like last time around, we’ll be airing it here at Mashable and liveblogging the event.
There are less [...]
SlideShare Gets $3M for Online Presentations
Presentation-sharing community SlideShare has raised $3 million in Series A funding, led by Venrock. David Siminoff, a partner at Venrock, has also joined SlideShare’s board of directors. Siminoff has joined the ranks of some of the other industry vets that make up SlideShare’s investors and advisory board, which currently includes Guy Kawasaki (founder [...]
AdBrite Seeks More Clients: Tailored Music Ads with Live Nation
There’s a lot going on with online advertising, and even though the curiosity from the marketing end has lent itself to some pretty interesting experiments with online campaigns (think widgets, sponsored chat rooms, etc.), the spending for online marketing is still very low in comparison to television, radio and print advertising methods.
AdBrite is [...]