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Ads now in your Twitter Stream
You may have noticed that Twitter is now putting ads in your Twitter Stream. Specifically these are promoted tweets from companies you are not following. Here is an example of an Australian advertiser this afternoon when I logged into Twitter: You then have the option to Dismiss (remove) the ad from your stream if it […]
Read More | ShareSponsored Stories in Ticker
There are rumors floating around that Facebook will be adding sponsored stories to the ticker news-stream in the top-right of their site. This is a highly visible area and expected to increase CTR and prominence of sponsored stories. This change is expected to rollout tonight Australia time and we will keep an eye on the […]
Read More | ShareBlog Monetisation Strategies
I’ve been looking lately at the best ways to monetise your blogs. Blogging is a great business tool where you can gain a significant following and readership – the hard part is always earning money from your blog. When blogging first start people thought you just create a blog, get readers and slap on some […]
Read More | ShareGoogle to add +1 Button to Adwords
Google has emailed Adsense publishers to let them know that from next month they will be adding the +1 button to certain Google Ads. Specifically the +1 button will be added display ads (ie picture ads) in the following categories: – AdSense for Content – AdSense for Mobile Content So your website users will be […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Periodic Table of APIs
Google is now probably the largest internet company in the world. With this comes a huge amount of data and wide range of Google service APIs – allowing developers all around the world to build applications and services using Google’s platforms. Trying to understand how they all interrelate, and just finding out the total number […]
Read More | ShareWikipedia now 10 years old!
Wikipedia is now 10 years old. The site was founded in January 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. The site operates as a not for profit charitable organisation – although with such huge traffic and unique visitors the site could have sold ad space on the site – however decided against this approach. The […]
Read More | ShareApple iAD’s live in Australia, incorporating Google ads
Whilst we haven’t heard much from Apple on the iAD advertising platform lately – if you use international applications on your iPhone in Australia you will notice some of then now have iAD’s. I noticed Echofon (Twitter client), has put ads at the top of the screen near the search button – possibly getting people […]
Read More | ShareGoogle Mobile Search and Ads Growing Rapidly in 2010
Not only has the volume of Google mobile search more than quintupled over the last two years, but the clickthrough rate for its click to call mobile ads are 6-8% better than ads on search without a number or URL associated with it according to Mike Steib, director of the new platforms at Google. Steib, […]
Read More | ShareApple iAd Advertising Platform released
Apple has said the iAd will push mobile advertising into the mainstream adverting markets and also fuel the 3rd party apps market with it. There has however been comments from developers and advertisers that its proprietary nature is too limiting in their eyes. Now it is up to Apple to convince otherwise. Steve Jobs presented […]
Read More | ShareTwitter to roll out new ads in Trending Topics
Twitter is testing a new feature allowing ads in the Trending Topics section. The feature is part of the Promoted Tweets, a tool Twitter is using to promote businesses and connect with its fans. If you look at the trending topics on the right hand side of your Twitter home you may see something like […]
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