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Entries for August, 2008

Google Claims Answer to Video Moentization With Video ID

In the latest Google Blog post, the search engine is claiming to have solved the video monetization puzzle that has been plaguing the advertising industry.
In the post, Google claims that, through its implementation of its Video ID service, they have been able to not only identify, but also allow copyright holders to capitalize on infringement.
According [...]

Google Ad Manager Launches For Public

Google’s promised Ad Manager has launched today.
Promising to be the DART - lite solution for low cost ad serving to a growing community, Ad Manager intends on opening up ad serving to the online world at large.
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“Inside AdWords: Quality Score improvements”

Yea! No more “Inactive For Search!”
Let the dancing in the streets begin…
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“Video Ad Study Shows High Engagement Rates Aug 2008″

A new study composed by Break Media and developers Panache confirms industry-wide numbers on a variety of video advertising formats.
“Completion rates for pre-roll video ads approached 90% and click-through rates averaged 10% in a new study of video ad units by Break Media and video ad technology provider Panache.
For overlay ads and non-overlay banners, about [...]

“Google’s share of US searches hits 70% “

July’s numbers for July 2008 are out, and Google has finally broken the magic number.
Google now reports 70.77 percent of all U.S. searches.

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Google Tagging Personalization in Both PPC and Organic Results

As many early testers have revealed, Google has begun adding more information about their personalization tactics to the results.
In the case of Pay Per Click Ads, the method of customization is added to a non-customizable bottom line of the ad. The description shows who this ad has been targeted at. In the example below, the [...]