Friday, July 13, 2012
Industry News for 7/13/2012 - Digg sold to Betaworks/Sears in media review
MAJOR COMPANIES
FB "Like" spam a growing issue
FB automating home page buying
START UPS
Digg sold to Betaworks for, well, not very much
Read about Barry Diller's Aereo, a device to bring TV to mobile phones
AGENCIES AND BRANDS
Kaplan Thaler merging with Publicis
Activist investor Ackman takes stake in underperforming P&G
RESEARCH
Nielsen releases stats on mobile OS market share
Report: The secret lives of teens online
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Digital Marketing News for 7/12/2012 - Dentsu to acquire Aegis!
MAJOR COMPANIES
Oracle to buy Involver - Learn about Oracle's social strategy
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The 11 most disruptive start ups
AGENCIES AND BRANDS
Dentsu to acquire Aegis for $4.9B
Nike challenges UK sponsored Tweets ruling
Innovative Walgreens innovation into photo apps
Taco Bell launches the edible QR code
RESEARCH
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Digital Marketing Headlines for July 11, 2012
MAJOR COMPANIES
WSJ confirms: Amazon IS planning a smartphone launch
Search: Google and Bing up, Yahoo Down
LinkedIn planning a major redesign
Kim Kelleher leaves Time for Say Media
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Android game console OUYA raises $2.5Mil
AGENCIES AND BRANDS
Foursquare helps radio stations score ad contracts
Digital advertising agencies are built for the Internet age
RESEARCH
Kantar says Android now >50% of all smartphone sales in US, EU, AUS
Monday, July 9, 2012
Digital Marketing News for 07092012
MAJOR COMPANIES
Analysis: Display ads facing real challenges
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Knowledge Tree raises $4.75 Mil
Thrive Hive raises $1.5Mil for small business marketing subscription service
Madison Dearborn pays $100 Mil for majority stake in QuickPlay
AGENCIES AND BRANDS
ATT ad cutbacks signal change in marketing direction
Agency puts entire website on Instagram
Interview: How CNN has gotten viewers to embrace a multiplatform world
Tide change: no one wants to be a social agency anymore
RESEARCH