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February 27, 2015
Visa announced today that it’s planning to acquire Mountain View-based TrialPay, an e-commerce payment platform which sits in between payments and advertising, providing consumers with an alternative way to…
Read articleFebruary 27, 2015
Mobile analytics provider Kochava is announcing it has acquired Toronto-based ad tech company InferSystems and will use its technology to build a product called the Kochava Optimization Beacon.…
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Google announced this morning the launch of a pilot program which will allow mobile application developers the ability to advertise their apps directly within the Google Play store. These…
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Last year mobile browser company Opera launched Opera Max, a data-compressing Android app that let users save money on their mobile data. Now, to drive more usage of the…
Read articleFebruary 22, 2015
If you run an e-commerce business, Facebook can be a big opportunity for making sales and finding new customers — in fact, the company just announced new ad…
Read articleFebruary 19, 2015
Today at Yahoo’s first mobile developer conference, the tech giant unveiled its new Yahoo Mobile Development Suite that combines Yahoo App Publishing for monetization, Search In Apps, and…
Read articleFebruary 12, 2015
Conductor, the web presence management platform that looks to put an end to ads, has today raised $27 million in Series D funding led by Catalyst Investors, with…
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Japanese company Metaps has pulled in a $36 million Series C round of financing from existing and new investors in Japan. While its initial focus was on app…
Read articleFebruary 11, 2015
Twitter just announced that it has acquired social marketing startup Niche. Founded by Rob Fishman and Darren Lachtman, Niche helps advertisers work with influencers on Vine and other…
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Just days after Marin Software acquired France’s SocialMoov to build out is social media advertising reach comes one more social-ad-tech acquisition in the country. Perion Network has acquired…
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