Microsoft Acquires Small Network AdECN
By tizmanian
Posted in Advertising, Computing, Internet, Marketing, Media on 27 July 2007
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The venerable WSJ is reporting that Microsoft is buying a small 30-person firm in Santa Barbara called AdECN that runs a network linking buyers and sellers of internet ad space. Can Microsoft build the next ad exchange platform?  Sure.  Will users want to use it.  Huge maybe. Google itself has learned the hard way that […]

Apple Financial Numbers & Conference Call To Rest the Rumors
By metroxing
Posted in Apple, Apple Mac, Computing, Financial, Gadgets, Internet, iPhone, Marketing, Mobile, Retail on 27 July 2007
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Of course, it’s a spectacular quarter in the middle of the year. Regardless of Apple but any company that randomly announces the following numbers clearly had a great 3 months: Net income up 73% or $818 million versus $472 a year earlier. Revenue up to $5.4 billion versus $4.4 billion a year earlier. That’s $58.7 […]