If you decide to sell your company to Google, keep this in mind: you will be forced to give up the English language and will only be able to speak Klingon. I kid, I kid…mostly.
Is it just me, or does Carl Icahn shake-up the Board of Directors at every company he invests in? News today suggests he’s hell-bent on replacing Yahoo’s board at the August 1st annual meeting.
It is now safe to return to your normal YouTube viewing habits. Viacom will not be getting its hands on your personal data. According to the YouTube blog…
Just when you thought Twitter was a dead duck, a flurry of news suggests there’s life in the old bird yet!
You’ve heard said "keep your friends close, but your enemies closer," now Yahoo wants to test the boundaries of that maxim to the full.
Just yesterday, I had a conversation, agreeing that the only thing that could topple Google, would be privacy. The same day, a judge presiding over the Google/Viacom case issued a court order requiring Google to turn over your personal data.
As an internet marketer, any report of an increase in online ad spending brings a smile to my face. And a new forecast by ZenithOptimedia is the latest reason for happiness.
It looks like privacy concerns have put Charter Communications ad targeting plans on hold. As we reported last month, ISPs are sitting on a wealth of personalized data, but lawmakers have expressed concerns over the methods used to tap into that data–especially "deep packet inspection."
I wonder how many people in the interactive advertising industry are feeling suckered by Google this morning. For the past few years, Google has continually downplayed its threat to ad agencies and marketing technology companies. “We’re not a threat, we just want to help,” tends to be the main theme.
Yesterday’s news that Nokia acquired location based social network Plazes, was worthy only of making our Pilgrim’s Picks.
