It has long been known that Google collects large volumes of data from all interactions users have with its various products, services and networks. They have now launched a new set of ad features, based on all the user data they collect, and are calling it ‘Interest-Based Advertising’. Read the rest of this entry »
'Display-advertising' News
Google Profiling User Behaviour To Target Advertising
Expandable Ads On Google
Google announced the beta test launch of a new ad format called Expandable Ads just two days ago. As the name clearly suggests, these ads can expand up to twice the size of the original ad to allow brands to provide a more interactive advertising experience. Read the rest of this entry »
Yahoo! Launches New Ad Targeting Products
Following closely on the heels of Rich Ads, last week, Yahoo! has launched three new products that will further help their online advertisers to better reach their target audience and get better value for the money they spend on advertising. Read the rest of this entry »
Google Launches Banner Design Tool
Google launched a new tool today that allows customers to create professional-looking display ads for their products and services on their own, without having to spend money hiring the services of a professional designer. Read the rest of this entry »
Yahoo! Announces New Ad Platform - APT
Yahoo! has just unveiled a new advertising platform called APT, which they had announced was in development last year under the name AMP. The announcement was made on Wednesday, during the Advertising Week media event held in New York City. Read the rest of this entry »
Google Tests Ads On YouTube Mobile
After having successfully launched YouTube on mobile phones last January, parent company, Google, has started testing display ads on certain selected pages on YouTube mobile, in the U.S.A. and Japan. Read the rest of this entry »
Google Offers Banner Advertising On Mobile
Google has just announced some progress on the mobile ad front. They have started displaying banner ads on mobiles. Advertisers who use Google’s AdWords service will be able to choose between displaying plain text or banner ads to mobile Internet users. Read the rest of this entry »
Google’s Plans For DoubleClick
European antitrust legislators have cleared Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick on 11th March 2008. The online ad serving and management technology provider will now officially become part of the Google empire for the price of $3.1 billion in cash. Read the rest of this entry »
Bad News For Display Advertising
Advertisers working with a pay per click platform will not be pleased to hear the most recent findings from a recent study done by comScore, Starcom Media, and Tacoda. The study has found that about half of all clicks generated on display ads are generated by only 6 percent of Web Surfers. Read the rest of this entry »


