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AOL Defends Strategy Amid Investor Criticism
AOL Inc. rebuffed an activist investor’s call for “immediate action” to address the Internet company’s “money-losing growth initiatives,” but analysts said the investor’s complaint reflects broader dissatisfaction among AOL shareholders.Voices
A Rare Apple Compromise
Facing challenges winning over customers for its iAd mobile advertising service, Apple is softening its approach as it loses ground to Google Inc. in the fast-growing mobile-ad market.Voices
Buzz, Viewers Diverge
A new television show that generates a lot of online buzz before it airs won’t necessarily draw a host of viewers, according to a new study, which found little or no correlation between the amount of such buzz and the size of the audience that ultimately tunes in.Voices
Big Brands Like Facebook, But They Don’t Like to Pay
Everybody wants to be liked. The question for Facebook Inc. is how much advertisers are willing to pay for the opportunity.Voices
The Long Haul to Capitalizing on Web Trends
Web companies often upend industries. But they can labor for years to fully make money on their revolutions.Voices
AOL Plays Mobile Catch-Up
If there’s one market where AOL Inc.’s share of advertising is smaller than the traditional Web market, it is mobile. Now AOL is trying to fix that.Voices
Visa’s Blueprint for Targeted Advertising
Visa has filed several patent applications that provide a blueprint for using credit-card transaction data to target digital ads and personalize other content, such as search results.Voices
Excerpts From the MasterCard Documents
MasterCard shared a presentation, “MasterCard Advisors Targeted Advertising Services,” with at least four companies earlier this year that outlines the idea of linking Internet users to information about actual purchase behaviors for ad targeting.Voices
Facebook’s Brand of Loyalty
Companies have spent the past few years trying to amass Facebook fans for their products and services. Now they’re trying to figure out how to squeeze value out of them.Voices