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Why Yahoo Doesn’t Think Tumblr Has a Porn Problem
Does Tumblr host a lot of pictures of naked people? Yep. But they’ve got an ad plan that deals with that.Co-Founder Yat Siu on Animoca’s Big Menu of “Fast Food” Mobile Games
With more than 350 games, Animoca is all about quantity, and its co-founder says being based away from Silicon Valley helps.How to Sell a Yahoo-Tumblr Deal: Point to Facebook-Instagram
Want an argument for dropping $1 billion on a company with almost no revenue? Here you go.Voices
The Facebook IPO, One Year Later
Two weeks ago, new posters began appearing at the headquarters of Facebook Inc. The posters proclaimed: “Advertisers are users too*.” At the bottom of the page, in smaller font, was the phrase “*no srsly,” Internet shorthand for “no seriously.”News Byte
Fueled by Facebook Exchange, Triggit Raises Another $6 Million, This Time Via Debt
Ad tech startup Triggit, which raised $7.4 million last fall after Facebook helped its business skyrocket, has raised another $6 million, this time via a debt deal with North Atlantic Capital. Triggit, which has now raised $20 million over the past few years, is concentrating on connecting clients with Facebook’s Exchange, and on working with international ad buyers in particular.News Byte
Morgan Stanley Thinks YouTube Will Be a $20 Billion Business
Google won’t provide any revenue information for YouTube, so Wall Street comes up with its own guesses. Here’s the newest from Morgan Stanley: The banks analysts think the video site will do $4 billion in gross revenue this year, and will generate $711 million in operating income. By 2020, Morgan Stanley thinks those numbers could hit $20 billion and $5 billion.Why Is the Sound-Effects Guy From “Police Academy” Talking About Robots and Web Ads?
Because Solve Media hired him for this video! It’s pretty good.Voices





