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Archive for May 29th, 2009

Russians Spend Big for a Piece of Facebook

Posted by June Xu on May 29, 2009

Article Link: NYTimes .com

Article Author: Claire Cain Miller

Article Date: 26-May-09

From the Article:

A Russian investment firm, Digital Sky Technologies, has invested $200 million in the social networking company Facebook in return for a 1.96 percent stake, the two companies said Tuesday.

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Hulu Will Be Profitable “Very Soon,” Says NBC CEO

Posted by Andrew Daniels on May 29, 2009

Article Link: Silicon Alley Insider

Article Author:  Nicholas Carlson

Article Date: 29-May-09

From the Article:

NBC CEO Jeff Zucker took the stage at the All Things D conference for an interview with Kara Swisher. We’ve embedded the clip below. Toward the end of the interview, Jeff says he expects Web TV startup Hulu, which NBC owns along with News Corp, Disney and Providence Equity partners, to be profitable “soon.”

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Microsoft Search Leads to Bing

Posted by John Cooper on May 29, 2009

Article Link: AdWeek.com

Article Author: Mike Shields

Article Date: 28-May-09

From the Article:

As expected, Microsoft has officially announced the launch of Bing, its new search engine brand, which will go live on June 3. The company is touting the product as a “decision engine” that has been designed to help users solve immediate problems faster by narrowing down the number of search results it delivers. And without naming Google directly, Microsoft is emphasizing Bing’s ability to save users from sifting through thousands of links for every search they conduct — i.e. the typical Google search experience.

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Taking Online-Ad Measurement Beyond the Click

Posted by June Xu on May 29, 2009

Article Link: Ad Age

Article Author: Abbey Klaassen and Michael Learmonth

Article Date: 18-May-09

From the Article:

If not the click, then what?

There is no one answer to how to best measure online advertising. But it’s becoming increasingly clear that in an era defined by deeper and better analysis of online data — the Google-ification of online advertising — many marketers are betting on a familiar-looking model: Do the ads move those more-traditional metrics, such as consideration and intent to purchase?

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