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Will you wait for a discounted, ad-supported Kindle Fire tablet?
Today, Amazon is expected to launch the Kindle Fire, a tablet aimed at making the Amazon shopping experience better. Word has come rather quickly that a second generation will be hot on the heels of the first release, perhaps releasing as soon as Q1 2012. With this fast a product life plan, we’ve got to more »
Twitter’s Promoted Tweets begin today
Starting today, Twitter will begin to push Promoted Tweets (also known as ad Tweets) to its users. This is Twitter’s attempt to earn more revenue for the company. Promoted Tweets will appear in specific user’s timelines when they visit Twitter.com. Like we said in an earlier report, Promoted Tweets aren’t that bad.
Skype is testing out ads in chat environment
Skype once again is trying a new strategy in the hopes of earning some bucks to perhaps stay in tip top shape and form. Isn’t it pretty interesting that the Internet’s major player in the VoIP eco-space is somewhat struggling financially that it has to try infusing ads onto the Skype environment? Anyway, the Skype more »
Reuters: Google not building Facebook rival. Gadgetell: Of course they are
On the wire this morning was a nice little piece by Reuters that reported a response from Hugo Barra, Google’s head of mobile product development. Reuters took the response as proof the two will not compete head to head against each other. The problem? Reuters got it wrong; see for yourself. Reuters quoted this statement more »
Droid X Responds To Apple With Advertisement
After Apple went on the defensive regarding their faulty antenna system, many manufacturers left in their wake had to do some damage control. With Samsung, RIM, HTC, and Nokia all having their respective press releases disregarding all of Apple’s claims, Motorola has decided to respond to Apple’s allegations against the Droid X in a more more »
The next great advertising platform is…an HP printer?
Hewlett-Packard has teamed up with Yahoo in a pilot program to bring advertising to it’s new lineup of Web-Connected Printers. Coming to its new lineup of printers is a new software called, “Scheduled delivery” or what I like to call, “The paperboy of the digital world.” The software will allow the user to regularly schedule more »
Google expands mobile advertising horizon, acquires AdMob
About a week ago, the FTC approved Google’s request to acquire AdMob and today Google announced they have officially acquired AdMob. CEO Omar Hamoui and his team are set to join Google in expanding the AdMob network. AdMob has been integral in bringing prospective advertisers to the mobile department by making text-link-ads practical on a more »
Sony unveils prototype rollable OLED and yes you want one
Where this can be classified is unknown but the wow factor is undeniable. Sony announced yesterday that is has developed not only a flexible but rollable OLED display. Through a complex in house process Sony has was able to manufacture an organic semi-conductor material that allows images to be clearly displayed on the material while more »
Android crowned King of Web traffic in U.S.
AdMob, one of the largest mobile advertising companies in the world, has been openly sharing data from their network to… “…help shed light on the trends occurring in the mobile ecosystem.” Well this week they have something very interesting for us to observe. If you take a look at the picture above, you will notice more »
Google makes nearly $500 million a year because of domain typos
If you ever end up at Panodra.com instead of Pandora.com, you may be putting a few extra pennies into Google’s piggy bank. That’s because of typosquatting, the deliberate registration of a popular domain’s misspelling. Knowing that people often make typos when going to websites – like spelling “Panodra” when they’re looking for “Pandora” – enterprising more »















