DUBLIN – Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “AdMob Company Analysis: AdMob Vies for Mobile Advertising Network Leadership” report to their offering.
AdMob is among a handful of emerging players in the advertising network space that can chase and surpass established players such as Third Screen Media and Doubleclick.
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Summer Vacation Planning Drives Traffic to Travel Sites; Online Gaming Sites See Gains as School Year Ends
RESTON, VA – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, released its monthly analysis of U.S. Web activity at the top online properties for June 2009 based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service. Online visitation to travel sites gained as Americans began planning and preparing for their summer vacations. The end of another school year resulted in an increase of interest at gaming sites. Career services and development sites saw strong growth due to the influx of recent college graduates entering the job market, in addition to a rising unemployment rate.
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Former SVP and CIO of AOL’s Platform A Joins TRAFFIQ’s Advisory Board
NEW YORK – TRAFFIQ’s Chief Executive Officer, Mark Kahn, announced that Tom Iler, the former SVP and Chief Information Officer for AOL’s Platform A, has agreed to join TRAFFIQ’s Board of Advisors.
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AOL’s Platform-A Ranks #1 Among Ad Networks, Followed by Yahoo! Network and Google Ad Network
RESTON, VA – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world today reported the top 25 ad networks based on their reach among U.S. Internet users in April 2009. The ranking showed that AOL’s Platform-A remains the top ad network, reaching nearly 176.5 million U.S. Internet users, or 91.5 percent of the total audience, followed by Yahoo! Network (167.1 million) and Google Ad Network (164.5 million). New ad network FOX Audience Network ranked sixth, reaching 149.2 million people. Several ad networks in the top 25 achieved double-digit growth during the past year, led by Turn Inc. (up 121 percent), CPX Interactive (up 88 percent) and 24/7 Real Media (up 48 percent).
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AOL’s MediaGlow Publishing Unit Introduces New Portal That Offers Easy Access to Multiple Services from One Convenient Location
NEW YORK – AOL UK announced the beta launch of its new homepage available at http://www.aol.co.uk/newhomepage that will let consumers access multiple e-mail accounts and social networking services from a single online destination. The new AOL.com homepage will be opened to third-party services and content, providing consumers with new customization options while offering advertisers new opportunities to tap into an increasingly engaged audience. The site is part of the ongoing strategy from AOL’s MediaGlow publishing division, http://mediaglow.com, to expand globally, including the launches in the UK of men’s lifestyle site Asylum, http://www.asylum.co.uk, personal finance site WalletPop, http://www.walletpop.co.uk, automotive news blog Autoblog, http://uk.autoblog.com and casual gaming website Flytrap Games, http://www.flytrapgames.com.
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Swine Flu Concerns Cause Surge in Visitation to CDC.gov
Social Networking Category Has Record Month Led by Gains at Twitter and Facebook
RESTON, VA – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, released its monthly analysis of U.S. consumer activity at the top online properties for April 2009 based on data from the comScore Media Metrix service. April saw Americans turn to the Web for the latest information related to the swine flu, causing traffic to soar at CDC.gov. The month also saw visitation to social networking sites reach record numbers, driven by growth at Twitter.com and Facebook.com, as well as an increase in visitation to real estate and home-related sites as the spring season prompted many Americans to consider home improvements. The tax category also experienced strong growth as procrastinating Americans tried to beat the April 15 deadline.
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Global sales and marketing leader brings extensive track record for success to Tumri as Chief Revenue Officer
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Tumri, the leading provider of dynamic and intelligent display advertising solutions, announced Michael Peralta will join the company as chief revenue officer. On the heels of Tumri’s recent hire of former Yahoo! executive, Jeff McCombs as chief financial officer, Peralta joins Tumri’s management team from Platform-A, where he served as Senior Vice President, North America and Global Accounts and was responsible for over $1 billion in revenue. As CRO of Tumri, Michael is responsible for managing all sales and marketing functions, including customer experience, business development and global expansion efforts. He will divide his time between corporate headquarters Mountain View, New York and international efforts.
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PITTSBURGH – Wizzard Media (NYSE Amex:WZE), the world’s largest podcasting network announced the release of Alchemy 2.1 with seamless integration into the LibsynPRO/Wizzard Media Advertising Network. Now, advertising campaigns run in podcast downloads can automatically play through the Wizzard Media flash player with advanced tracking and interactive capabilities. No need to use separate systems to run ads in downloaded media and streaming media. The same ads play when downloaded in iTunes, played through mobile iTunes on the iPhone and played online through the flash based media player.
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