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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- FairSoftware, a TechCrunch50 Finalist, launched an entrepreneurs' community today that allows anyone to team up and collaborate on small online businesses. FairSoftware.net traffic grew 300% in the past four weeks and the number of users doubled to 2,000. FairSoftware is a site where a person can post or find a project, team up with partners, and share revenue from their joint projects. This is a new way for entrepreneurs to start...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Referral engine friendvouch (http://www.friendvouch.com/influencers/), which monetizes word of mouth recommendations for consumers and connects brands with personal networks, has earned the praise of one of the online advertising industry's most noteworthy innovators. Often referred to as the "godfather" of Google's AdSense technology, Gokul Rajaram reviewed friendvouch upon its debut at last week's ad:tech, an interactive advertising and...

Vidsense, the Web's largest video ad network, invokes the wrath of Howard Beale in a new video (http://www.vidsense.com/agency.asp) classified ad, seeking ad agencies and/or advertisers who are mad as hell and who don't want to take it anymore. With hundreds of millions of websites now carving up the media pie, and ad performance measured in the merest fractions of fractions, quality has gone AWOL. Fortunately, however, quality still has a home in Vidsense, the Web's largest video ad...

Vidsense, the Web's largest video ad network, today announced plans to move operations into a brand new office space. The sprawling new headquarters will be located in Tinley Park, Illinois, just 30 miles south of Chicago. Says Director of Communications, Mary Kolacki: "Our entire management team has been together for over ten years, and we started in Tinley Park. It's a bit ironic that we describe Vidsense as a retro-evolutionary step back to the future. We are literally moving forward...

Google's planned acquisition of Russia-based online advertising firm ZAO Begun has been blocked by the country's Federal Anti-monopoly Service authority. FAS said the deal was blocked because Google had not provided enough information that would allow FAS to properly assess the consequences of the acquisition which could potentially hurt competition. Yandex is the largest search engine in Russia followed by Google and Rambler Media in the second and the third spots. Google had agreed to buy...

Google has reported a 26% increase in the third-quarter net income to $1.34 billion compared to $1.07 billion in the year-ago quarter, on revenue up 31% at $5.54 billion. Operating profit grew 32.2% to $1.74 billion from $1.31 billion in the same quarter last year. The company said advertising revenue grew 27.7% to $5.35 billion, with web site revenue rising 34.3% to $3.67 billion, and network web site revenue rising 15.5% to $1.67 billion. Licensing and other revenue rose to $189.41m,...

Google has defied the skeptics. The Web search leader reported third-quarter earnings that far exceeded the expectations of analysts, especially those who thought the company might finally fall victim to the slumping economy. Thanks largely to having contained costs better than in previous quarters, Google reported on Oct. 16 that profit rose 26%, to $1.35 billion, significantly higher than analysts had predicted. Sales jumped 31%, to $5.54 billion. Relieved investors propelled the stock...

By Hoare, Michael Ad networks are hard to define properly and those promoting them have muddied the waters with confusing jargon. It's no wonder that marketers are confused and wondering how best to allocate adspend. Michael Hoare reports A central part of any online marketing strategy, ad networks in Asia are beginning to attract the kind of attention they do in the West. But compared to the relative vitality of the affiliate marketing sector, the offerings from the major ad networks are...

By Anonymous As Gooqle celebrates its 10th anniversary this month, what is the main marketing challenge you face? Measurability. We want to be able to gauge the success of our campaigns, not just in terms of the brand, but also the influence our marketing activity has on perceptions of Google, its effectiveness and, ultimately, its ROI. Describe the marketing team in three words. Driven, talented, smart. What are the perks of the job? A free restaurant, an annual ski trip and summer...

Vidsense, the Web's largest video ad network, announces an online initiative that puts the legendary stars of television and film to work on behalf of non-profit organizations across America. "Non-profits are the true social networks," says Vidsense CEO Jaffer Ali. "But the hard realities of today's economy really hurt them and those they serve. Vidsense can help revitalize these organizations online through an initiative that we call the Good Works Better Alliance." The concept...