DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS FOR 10-11-2012

MAJOR COMPANIES

Softbank in talks to buy Sprint

Groupon shares tumble as eBay enters daily deals biz

Woz dings Apple

Groupon searching for an agency

START UPS

AppSurfer out to be the YT of apps

Personalized shopping site Frank and Oak gets $5Mil

BRANDS AND AGENCIES

Senator opens investigation into data brokers

ABC, SHO dominate social TV viewing/discussion

A Kindle clone for $13?

RESEARCH

Internet Ad Revenue up 14% in Q1

DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS FOR 10-10-12

MAJOR COMPANIES

Office hits iOS an Android in Q1                      

FB battled SEC to keep mobile risks hidden before IPO

eBay pursues Pinterest style redesign

START UPS

VC majors get behind LendUp a payday loan start up.

Ridesharing app Sidecar raises $10Mil

MyEdu launches tools to help college students connect with employers

BRANDS AND AGENCIES

Brands likely to ignore IE do not track

Walmart testing same day delivery                                 

RESEARCH

Forrester estimates programmatic buying to hit $27B in 2017

DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS FOR 10-9-2012

MAJOR COMPANIES

Rumors creating morale problem at Zynga

FB takes on Pinterest with Collections

FB “Want” button in test

Video interview: Carol Bartz

BRANDS AND AGENCIES

Pepsico 10: Where are they now?

Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2012 is out

Oreo holds jump ball for Superbowl spot between Wieden and Draft FCB

Translation says it is the new model agency

RESEARCH

Forrester reduces online ad forecast

DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS FOR OCT 8 2012

MAJOR COMPANIES

Rumors abound about the product vision for Facebook

Apple has ordered 10 Mil iPad Minis

House Intel Committee warns US tech companies NOT to work with Chinese Tech giants Huawei and ZTE

Consumers wary over online tracking

FB playing catchup in mobile

Dorsey’s role at Twitter reduced

START UPS

Pearl.com lands $25.7Mil Series B            

RESEARCH

Study shows buyers excited by but wary of RTB