DoubleClick Ad Plannerâ...
Is Google serving up ads targeted at sites which categorize themselves as “extreme porn,” bestiality,” and “child porn”? Rest assured, it is not. But if you are a website publisher using DoubleClick’s Ad Planner to select categories to match your site...
Offerpal Gets Its Third...
Offerpal Media has just announced that Mihir Shah has been named president and CEO, while chairman and former CEO George Garrick has been named executive chairman. This is Offerpal’s third CEO in a year; Anu Shukla left the company last November following the Scamville drama and...
Yahoo Search Assist Get...
As you type into a search box on Yahoo or Google, a list of suggested keywords pops down below to help you complete your search faster. Today, Yahoo t urned on a local component to its keyword autocomplete feature. The search assist now serves up different keywords based on your...
Plancast Schedules A Ne...
Back in March, on the eve of SXSW, Plancast got an iPhone app out just in time . Now, with more time to work, they’ve perfected it with the launch of version 2. And that’s not all they’ve been working on. Over the past couple of weeks, Plancast has rolled out a new site...
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Felicis Ventures’ Ayd...
Aydin Senkut , founder of Felicis Ventures , has an enviable track record. Founded in late 2005, Felicis has made roughly 60 investments, with 16 successful exits, including Mint , Tapulous and Aardvark . As anyone in the investment community will tell you, that’s not a shabby hit...
Six Apart and Vox—How...
Six Apart is shutting down its free blogging service, Vox, and as Mike points out this announcement is really about cleaning up for an upcoming merger with VideoEgg. With 250 million uniques worldwide spread across thousands of blogs and a growing ad business, Six Apart isn’t a...
The Problem With Ping...
With the launch of Ping this week in the latest update for iTunes, Apple is finally adding social elements to its software. Ping is essentially a social music discovery feature in iTunes. You can friend, follow, or lurk to see what music other people on iTunes—people you know, people...
IFA 2010 Video: Plex Ru...
Plex , taking over the world. Only a few days after releasing Plex/Nine and Plex for iOS , the media center announced a partnership with LG to include a version of the software on its Internet-enabled TVs and Blu-ray players. But you knew that already . Wouldn’t you know it, I have...