2 posts and columns on ad business

Consumers: We Don’t Absolutely Hate Mobile Ads

in Media on November 20, 2009 at 5:58 am PT

Here’s your half-empty/half-full stat for the day: Four in 10 consumers don’t want to see ads on their phones. Is that good or bad for the nascent mobile ad business?
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(Cautiously) Upbeat Ad News of the Day: (Some) Display Ads Improving

in Media on September 29, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

Here’s your daily dose of goodish news about the Web ad business, courtesy (again) of Mark Mahaney, who says display ads are perking up. Or at least some of them are.
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