As a driver of in-stream video advertising adoption, EyeWonder works with Silverlight to provide engaging user experiences that allow publishers to monetize their content and create new ad space

ATLANTA — EyeWonder Inc., an innovator in interactive digital advertising technologies and services, announced its support of the launch of Microsoft Silverlight 3.

“Last fall EyeWonder delivered the first in-stream advertising solution via Silverlight for New York Magazine,” said CIO Ricky McClellen. “A pioneer and innovator in the video advertising space, EyeWonder is focused on providing increased monetization opportunities for publishers, and with partners like Silverlight, we’re able to create unique online ad experiences that engage users, which in turn drives measurable results for advertisers and brings more traffic to publishing sites.”
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Media & Internet Veteran to Guide Leading Widget & Social Technologies Company

PALO ALTO, Calif. – Gigya, Inc., the leading widget and content sharing platform for the social web, today announced that Jake Winebaum has joined Gigya’s board of directors. Winebaum was until recently the chief executive officer and founder of Business.com. He is currently working on a new start-up. As a board member, Mr. Winebaum will provide strategic oversight to Gigya’s direction and progress.

“I am thrilled that Jake has agreed to share his time and expertise with Gigya,” said CEO Dave Yovanno. “The opportunity to add an internet media and publishing leader of Jake’s caliber to our board is extraordinary. With his track record of success in new media, and as a driving force behind bringing Disney into the Digital Age, Jake understands the intersection of digital and traditional media and will be a significant contributor to Gigya’s success.”
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ATLANTA – LSN, Inc., Local Solutions Network, with the nation’s largest local mobile advertising network, announced the availability of their LSN Local Content Widgets in Yahoo! Go (http://go.yahoo.com), leveraging Yahoo! Blueprint, Yahoo!’s mobile development platform.  Starting today, Yahoo! Go users will be able to access local news, weather, sports, school closings and much more from LSN’s affiliate network of 140 local media partners, including ABC, NBCU, Telemundo, McGraw Hill, Cox, Gray, Raycom, and other leading media.

Yahoo! Go is Yahoo!’s award winning all-in-one mobile application, available on more than 280 devices across 19 countries.  Yahoo! Go lets users enjoy the best of the Internet on their phone.  Users can send email, upload photos, download a map, search for answers, check stock quotes, or get breaking news—all from one application on their mobile device.
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New Widget Delivery Platform Extends the Reach of MIVA’s Expanding ALOT Brand

NEW YORK – MIVA Direct, Inc., the toolbar, homepage and content division of digital media and advertising company, MIVA, Inc. (NASDAQ:MIVA), announced the beta release of ALOT Desktop, a free software application that enables users to display widgets directly on their computer desktops without having a browser window open.

Through the new product, users can choose from a range of different ALOT widgets that they can customize and then add to their desktops. These widgets include an online radio player, news headlines, weather and celebrity gossip. It is intended that with future releases of the product, users will be able to access any widget from MIVA Direct’s rapidly expanding online widget portfolio, ALOT Buttons.

The ALOT brand was launched by MIVA Direct in Q4 2007 and is designed to ‘Make the Internet Easy’ by aggregating ‘best of the web’ content within widgets that can be displayed across toolbars, homepages and now desktops. ALOT’s toolbar and homepage products come pre-configured across 40 different categories, enabling MIVA Direct to build up niche vertical audiences. The ALOT music and recipe toolbars, for example, currently have over 900,000 and 500,000 users respectively.
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“App-vertisments” Engage Consumers, Creating “Social Brand Advocates”

NEW YORK – Buddy Media today released a new white paper entitled What Advertisers Need to Know About Branded Social Media Applications, which describes the development of branded social media applications, or “app-vertising”, and how companies can use this new form of advertising to build brands and drive sales.

“Over half a billion people worldwide regularly visit social networks,” said Michael Lazerow, CEO of Buddy Media. “And as we describe in the white paper, branded social media applications are the perfect way for brands to advertise on social networks, in that they provide deep levels of engagement, can be shared with others on the network and provide clear metrics on their success.”

What Makes a Successful App-vertisment?
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- Indianapolis Ad Agency, Beltrame Leffler Advertising, Unveils Brand Machine
Beltrame Leffler Advertising, an award-winning branding and creative agency in Indianapolis, today announced the launch of Brand Machine, their own “bailout” for small to medium-size companies. The founding partners of Beltrame Leffler have streamlined a process that trims the “big agency” overhead to assist companies in building brand which is especially critical in the current economic environment.

- Pangea Media Expands Quibblo.com Functionality
New Consumer Features and Greater Targeting and Performance Capabilities to Enhance User Experience and Improve Advertiser Returns
Pangea Media (PangeaMedia.com), a leader in online quizzes and quiz technology, today announced several updates to its popular Quibblo.com site. These new features provide Quibblo users enhanced functionality and offer marketers additional ways to engage users with innovative advertising products.

Glam Media Pioneers First Brand Ad-Enabled Distributed Media App Platform Requiring IAB Standard Ad Units for Ad-Supported Widgets

Silicon Valley, CA and New York, NY—November 18, 2008—Glam Media, Inc. (www.GlamMedia.com), recently ranked comScore Media Metrix Top 10 Web property, today announced the launch of the Glam Applications Network. The platform that enables brand ad-enabled applications and widgets to be integrated into web sites and blogs, Glam Apps “Atako”, includes a standardized payment system for developers, publishers and media companies. Apps and widgets will be available in the Glam Apps Store (www.GlamApps.com), which provides a curated set of applications for publishers to add new features, build traffic and create new revenue streams. Today, Glam Apps names more than 50 premier charter developers, including: Sphere (a division of AOL); BuzzFeed; Meebo; PollDaddy; PicApp, JS-Kit and Kwanzoo. GlamTV, a signature application on the Glam Apps platform, features video content from select media partners including Cinelan, Diagonal View and Young Hollywood.
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Portable widget provides instant access to IAB News, Editorial, Events and Ad Guidelines.

Palo Alto, CA — November 3, 2008 — Gigya, Inc., the largest widget and content sharing platform for the social web, today announced that it has created a widget for the Interactive Advertising Bureau The IAB widget was designed to provides easy access to the latest IAB news, upcoming events, standards and guidelines, and a feed of the IABlog, a recognized industry news blog featuring commentary from IAB President and CEO Randall Rothenberg

“As a member of the IAB, we were delighted to work together to create a widget that fosters engagement with the valuable content and services the IAB provides,” stated Liza Hausman, VP of Marketing at Gigya. “We work with hundreds of brand advertisers, web publishers, and media and entertainment companies to help them engage their audiences through widgets, and we see this IAB widget as a clear reflection of the IAB’s commitment to nurturing the next generation of online media and advertising.”
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