Google is rolling out a new version of AdWords that will allow advertisers to manage and bid for ads across computers, smartphones and other devices within the same campaign, in a bid to simplify mobile advertising. The company said ...
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Facebook mobile revenues doubled in Q4 2012, beating analyst expectations. Mobile Facebook users have exceeded desktop users for the first time in Q4 2012. In December 31, 2012 the social network had 680 million monthly active users, an ...
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IDG News Service - Ericsson has agreed to transfer 1,922 patents and 263 patent applications to Unwired Planet in return for a share in ongoing revenue from the patents. The transfer includes 753 U.S. patents related to 2G, 3G and LTE ...
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In its latest attempt to boost advertising revenue as uses move to mobile devices, Facebook is trialling ads for apps in the social network's mobile news feed. The ads will appear in a limited number of beta users' feeds during the trial ...
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Facebook has shown Wall Street that it's finally starting to figure out how to make money from its vast array of mobile users. It's third quarter financial report, which showed a significant increase in mobile users and mobile revenue, ...
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IDG News Service - Apple's iOS continued to deliver more revenue per advertising impression to content publishers than any other mobile operating system in the quarter that ended in June, according to an Opera Software report. IOS edged ...
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said his company does not plan to create a Facebook-branded smartphone during a conference call with financial analysts and reporters this week. Building a phone, he said, "wouldn't really make much sense for ...
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Facebook boosted revenue by 32% in its first earnings report as a public company, bringing in $1.18 billion and topping analysts' expectations slightly. The company reported a loss of $157 million for the quarter ended June 30, noting ...
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Facebook seemed to answer at least one burning question about its mobile business on Thursday -- it doesn't plan to build its own smartphone -- but it's still not entirely clear how it will capitalize on its rapidly expanding base of mobile ...
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Mobile US advertising is expected to rise 180% this year. A report by eMarketer that US mobile ad spending has skyrocketed, with a large majority attributed to ad formats like Facebook's newsfeed ads and Twitter's promoted products. ...
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Google CEO Larry Page tried to put a positive spin on his company’s poor third-quarter financial results, which were released prematurely Thursday and triggered a panicked stock sell-off before trading was abruptly halted. During a ...
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Just having logged its one billionth user, Facebook now is looking forward to its biggest money-making strategy: mobile. However, that won't be an easy task for the social networking company. While figuring out how to make money off of ...
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Facebook is moving to fix one of its biggest problems - finding ways to make money from its growing base of mobile users. The social network Wednesday said that it's trying out a new mobile ad system and is calling on Facebook app ...
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Facebook,which had been in the doghouse with Wall Street since it went public,wowed investors with its third-quarter report on Tuesday,in particular with its improvements and early results in the crucial mobile market. Facebook ...
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IDG News Service-Google CEO Larry Page tried to put a positive spin on his company's poor third-quarter financial results,which were released prematurely Thursday and triggered a panicked stock sell-off before trading was abruptly halted. ...
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