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Advertising

Google To Begin Airing TV Ads For Chrome Browser

May 8, 2009

Here is the first Google commercial ever to air on TV come this weekend. The search giant wants more of the general public to know about its Chrome browser, which I still don’t use. The ads are a mix of a Current TV VC2 Ad and an Apple commercial. Once you finish the first [...]

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Google Pulling Out All The Stops, Goes Into Parked Domain Monetization

December 12, 2008

As we already know, Google is searching high and far for areas to drive more revenue with their ads. Today they add another industry sector to try and monetize, parked domains. Google AdSense For Domains (for everyone) is the search giant’s latest addition, targeting the millions of domain owners out there that are squatting on [...]

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Google Lifts Policy Against Alcohol Advertisers

December 9, 2008

In a recession, it has become clear the the alcohol industry strives. Just ask Brown-Forman Corp, the makers of Jack Daniels. Today they reported an 11% gain in net profits for this quarter.
Who’s eye has this news caught? Interestingly enough, Google.
In an annoucement today on their Official AdWords Blog, Google announced that starting today [...]

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Google Targets Your Mobile Phone, Upgrades AdWords

December 8, 2008

Today, Google announced a new advertising campaign option for AdWords customers to target iPhone, T-Mobile G1, and other mobile devices with full (HTML) Internet browsers. Although current advertisers using AdWords have seen their ads displayed on webpages, that is only because Google has re-formatted standard web pages and results to display correctly on the phone. [...]

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Microsoft Launches Clothing Line With Rapper Common

December 6, 2008

Microsoft’s latest attempt to re-establish itself as a personal brand comes in the form of a clothing line. Dubbed “Softwear by Microsoft.”, Crispin Porter & Bogusky (Microsoft’s PR) feel that this will be a strong addition to the MS advertising camapign.
Well known hip-hop star Common is the one behind the designs. The inspiration behind the [...]

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