Archive for February, 2008
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Why Facebook adverts are not working
- Filed under: Chess, Online Advertising
- February 4th, 2008
Some months back I reviewed FaceBook’s sponsored listings and found the Click through rate to be very poor. Since then I have tried with a much larger brand and had an even more disastrous CTR. Today I think I found out at least one reason why.
I was going through Facebook and was clicking around. Just as I clicked Continue reading...
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Microsoft to buy Yahoo
- Filed under: Online Advertising, Web technology
- February 1st, 2008
Blimey. Just had a call from Mel, who’s just had a text from Steve Ballmer. Microsoft are going to buy Yahoo at $31 a share!
This representings total equity value of approximately $44.6 billion.
But the more important thing for all of us is that there will be two players, not three.
So I heard the news Continue reading...
