There are times when it seems like the economics of the web seem to boil down to: 1: Find some white space on your site. 2: Fill it with an ad. 3: There is no number three. Check out these great discount air fares! It starts innocently enough, with a few AdSense text placements....
A report from the Data Center of the Chinese Internet (DCCI) reveals that the Chinese now spend 41% of their time online on social networks, which indicates a major shift in how Chinese netizens are no longer purely consumers of web content, but are now more open to communicate, share, and engage online as well....
Everloop, a social network for children under 13 years of age, has raised $3.1 million in funding from vFormation, Band of Angels, Envoi Ventures, Richard Chino, Wayne Goodrich, Deena Burnett-Bailey and additional investors. Everloop wants to be the Facebook for kids under the age of 13. The site offers a private social network where...
The cost of converting people to sign-up for events, purchase products and register for services decreases considerably when businesses run Facebook advertisements that target existing fans, as opposed to non-fans. Registration acquisition costs can be 44% cheaper, while event sign-ups cost 33% less and purchases are 15% cheaper to achieve. This is according to...
There’s an unconfirmed rumor spreading that unlocked iPhone 4′s are coming to U.S. Apple stores this coming Wednesday. According to Twitter user @chronicwire, identified by AppAdvice as Will Strafach, four specific models are already on its way to U.S. Apple Stores, ready for a Wednesday release. The notion of unlocked iPhones being sold in...
Youtube introduced a new form of advertising in December 2010, called TrueView, where they gave people the option to skip past pre-roll ads on videos. The news didn’t seem too great for advertisers. Although it meant you only payed if someone watched the full ad or the first 30 seconds (whichever was shorter), the...
It took months for the world to pick up on the plight of Amina Arraf, a lesbian blogger from Damascus who challenged the authorities — and her readers — to understand the troubles of Syria’s population. Her end, however, was decidedly swift. After a series questions and investigations into her identity, it rapidly emerged...
Rio de Janeiro just played host to the second edition of Dell Women’s Entrepreneurs Network (DWEN), from June 5th to June 7th. Having spent three inspiring days with these world-class female participants and speakers, we thought it was time to turn the spotlight on the feminine side of the Latin American startup scene and give...
Anonymous, which started its Indian operations very recently, had setup a Facebook page and a Twitter account to propagate its agenda among Indians and call for volunteers to join its campaign. However, it seems like both the accounts have now gone missing. Its Twitter account has been suspended and its Facebook page now redirects...
Over the past year, there’s been an apparent trend taking place of Japanese gaming companies acquiring U.S. social game developers. DeNa bought social gaming company Ngmoco for $400 million last October, adding to an acquisition of mobile social gaming studio GameView in September. A little over a month ago, Japanese mobile gaming company GREE...