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Deceptive Ads on Seesmic App

Thu, 05/31/2012 - 11:48am — senh

Seesmic, an app on Android that aggregates your activity from social networks, has started to play around with ads on their FREE app. I started seeing them at the top. I didn’t mind them at first because they gotta make money, and I understand that.

Facebook's Pay-to-Promote Posts Feature Has Arrived

We've heard rumblings that Facebook was testing a system called Highlight that would allow people to pay to promote a post, and now obnoxiously enough, it's starting to show up.

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FTC: Skechers deceived consumers with shoe ads

The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush.

GM to drop Facebook ads due to low consumer impact

General Motors Co said on Tuesday it will stop advertising on Facebook, even as the social networking website prepares to go public, with a source familiar with the matter saying the automaker had decided Facebook's ads had little impact on consumers.

Lack of trust in Facebook may hold back ad sales

Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's ads or buy the virtual goods that make money for it.

Zynga Sells Branded Words In Draw Something To Drive In-Game Revenue

This is a novel way to generate revenue from non-intrusive advertising, and could offer much more value to brand advertisers than just mobile display ads slapped in the faces of users.

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ValueClick Q1 Revs Miss; Q2 View Soft; Shrs Tumble

Shares of online marketing services provider ValueClick are taking a beating after hours Wednesday following the company's Q1 financial report. ValueClick posted revenue of $152.9 million, up 31% from a year ago, but below the Street consensus at $157.8 million. Guidance had been for $155 million to $160 million.

Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures: Advertising on Lamp Posts, Fire Hydrants, School Websites, and NBA Jerseys

Fri, 04/27/2012 - 3:25pm — Sin-Mao Yang

In our current poor economic times when the government and businesses are having trouble balancing their budgets, we’re seeing them come up with some creative ways to derive additional revenue.

It seems like whenever cities need to balance their budgets, one of the first areas to cut is education. School districts have resorted to selling advertising on school websites. I’m all for it as long as the ads are clean and don’t offend any parents.

Miami weighs selling ads on lamp posts, fire hydrants

The city of Miami is considering selling ad space on lamp posts, fire hydrants, public buildings and parking meters, The Miami Herald report ...

Senh: Everything will have ads in the future, but you have to give the city credit for being creative about bringing in additional revenue.

N.B.A. Takes a Look at Jersey Sponsorship

The league might become the first major sports league in the United States to allow its players to wear advertising.

Senh: Interesting that the NBA is following on the footsteps of the WNBA with ads on jerseys.

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