Articles tagged with: offerings
Ebay’s WorldofGood green marketplace
EBAY (EBAY) has unveiled a new ecommerce marketplace called WorldofGood.com, which “offers products that have a positive impact on people and the planet, empowering consumers to align their social values with their shopping.” This is …
Online advertising slows as privacy issues are rising
It sounded like a winning proposition — free money — for Internet access providers.By tracking their subscribers’ personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers’ interests, and claim a share …
Why marketers should consider cause marketing
Everybody wants a write off and charitable contributions top the list for most consumers - and businesses. But, did you know those philanthropic contributions and activities could also give a brand boost? According to a …
eBay launches international advertising division
Advertisers are increasingly attracted to advertising on eBay and eBay is increasingly happy to accommodate them, much to the chagrin of some of its sellers.To this end, the auction site is setting up an International …
Text Messages more efficient in Mobile Advertising
Mobile advertising has been the next big thing for a while now. But although text messaging is popular among young adults, the 160-character format has yet to become a mass influencer. Still, consumers who respond …
SpeedDate Facebook Application vanishes
SpeedDate, an application from the company of the same name, has disappeared from the application list, and the link to the application leads back to the Facebook homepage. SpeedDate is a web-based speed dating service …
Twitter and Summize maybe merged….
Twitter and Summize (a twitter search engine) maybe merged. The two companies have been in discussion around a merger over the last couple of weeks. Twitter still lacks a search feature and Summize is offering …
Official Facebook Application Scrabble vs Scrabulous
Today, Hasbro and EA announced that the Facebook app EA has been working on for more than six months will be launched later this month, although a version on Pogo (EA’s online casual gaming site) …
ValueClick: Has the Hunted Become the Hunter?
It has long been assumed by many investors that acquiring Valueclick (VCLK) would be the first step in “plan B” for Microsoft (MSFT) if its bid to take over Yahoo (YHOO) was unsuccessful. When …
$15M for Mobile VoIP provider Nimbuzz
Nimbuzz according to TechCrunch.com has has raised $15 million in a second round led by Naspers/MIH, with Nimbuzz’s other major existing investor Mangrove Capital Partners also participating. It’s already had $10 million from Mangrove (the …
Will advertisers adapt to VOD?
VOD would seem well-positioned to capture a rising share of ad spending, but the way consumers use it may limit its potential as an ad medium.
