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The Adotas Display Section focuses on the news and activities of the Internet display advertising marketplace. Internet display advertising reaches within and beyond the traditional banner ad to encompass all web site in-page display ads including text and rich media, and the companies that impact the market. Adotas is proud to provide complete coverage of the Internet display advertising marketplace so you can remain informed and competitive.



Undertone Networks Picks up $40 Million

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April 1st 2008
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As the economy slows to a mild crawl and most businesses prepare for the worst, the online advertising market continues to do deals and raise money. Today, Undertone Networks announced that it had raised a whopping $40 Million. This announcement is on the heels of rumors about Tribal Fusion, another [...] more...

JupiterResearch Cracks The Mobile Code

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March 24th 2008
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ADOTAS - JupiterResearch has found that introducing portable media players (PMP’s) with internet browsing capabilities are likely to stimulate significant growth among those accessing wireless web and will create additional opportunities for advertisers, who are expected to spend $2.2 billion on mobile messaging, display ads, and search via mobile technology [...] more...

SEM Soars

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March 19th 2008
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ADOTAS - SEM spending exceeded estimates in 2007 and, based on survey responses by marketers and agencies, the search marketing industry will continue its growth in the same manner according to findings of the 2007 State of the Market survey by the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO), released today [...] more...

Consumer-Generated Content Got You BURNED?

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March 17th 2008
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Gonzalo E. Mon

ADOTAS EXCLUSIVE — More and more companies are incorporating consumer-generated content into their promotions, and it can easily be a publicity boon — or a public-relations bust. As with any double-edged sword, treading carefully is the key to success. In recent years, Doritos ran two successful contests in which consumers were [...] more...

CBS Launches Local Ad Network

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March 17th 2008
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ADOTAS – CBS today announced that it is launching its own ad network that will ultimately be a partnership between the company’s local television stations, local bloggers and social media Web sites. The stations are syndicating local news widgets to blogs and hyper-local sites; the widgets will feature the top local [...] more...

Kontera Hybrid Offers 2-In-1 In-Text Solution

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March 17th 2008
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ADOTAS - Today, Kontera, a provider of In-Text Advertising for online publishers and advertisers, announced the launch of the Kontera Hybrid. The Kontera Hybrid if an In-Text solution that delivers contextually relevant content and advertising in a single unit. This technology enables publishers to serve related content and ads which [...] more...

Pepsi Tastes a New Generation Online

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March 14th 2008
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ADOTAS — Pepsi ads are iconic and groundbreaking – at high marks in their careers pop stars Britney Spears, Michael Jackson and Ray Charles shilled for the soft drink company to other advertisers’ envy and consumers’ delight. Now, it looks like Pepsi is breaking new ground again by eschewing traditional [...] more...

Microsoft Expands Display Ad Business With Rapt Buy

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March 14th 2008
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ADOTAS — Microsoft Corp. bought online advertising management company Rapt Inc. today. In a statement, the software company said it will provide clients with an integrated asset and inventory management system – and help Web publishers control how they package and price online advertisements. Financial terms of the deal were [...] more...

Report: AOL To Slash Ad Sales Staff in Half

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March 13th 2008
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ADOTAS – AOL’s online advertising sales force may be in for yet another dose of drama. A brief recap of recent activity: following the AOL-Time Warner merger in 2001, seven people have helmed the post as head of advertising sales. The latest victim, er president, of ad network group Platform-A, is [...] more...

Is AOL Next on the Block?

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March 12th 2008
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ADOTAS — Time Warner’s chief executive, Jeff Bewkes, is pursuing merging AOL with another company, according to reports. The company has put all of its eggs in its advertising basket, spending more than $1 billion on acquisitions and playing a game of musical chairs with its ad chiefs. (Lynda Clarizio is [...] more...


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AdMob: Google’s Move Into Mobile Fray Helps UsADOTAS EXCLUSIVE – AdMob offers the biggest mobile advertising marketplace on the planet — and the company was founded just [...] more...

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