Google Offers sets its sights on Groupon with whale of a deal at The Seattle Aquarium Google Offers is finally arriving on the shores of Seattle, and it is looking to make chum out of rival… Read More
Google paying $500M to resolve drug advertising probe Google has agreed to forfeit $500 million, one of the largest penalties of its kind, for letting Canadian pharmacies market… Read More
Tech Earnings Roundup: Blue Nile, Bsquare, Market Leader, Marchex Marchex, the Seattle call advertising company, reported net income of $80,000 and revenues of $38.8 million for the second quarter.… Read More
Seattle’s AdXpose sells out to comScore for $22 million Seattle startup AdXpose, which has had more lives than a cat since it was founded in 2005, is getting ready… Read More
Tech Moves: BlueKai names Amazon, Yahoo vets to new roles Here’s a look at some key hires, appointments and people on the move in the Pacific Northwest technology industry BlueKai… Read More
Lucid Commerce scores $8M to tell TV advertisers if campaigns are working There’s no shortage of companies that help advertisers make better sense of how ad campaigns perform online. But what about… Read More
Geek of the Week: Delane Hewett, DataSphere CTO Our latest Geek of the Week, Delane Hewett, has been around the Seattle region’s tech community for years, at Boeing… Read More
Introducing Smile Tagging: A new social media ‘brand experiment’ from Kraft and Cheezburger Sharing on Facebook and Twitter was so two months ago. Now, get ready for “smile tagging” — courtesy of Kraft Macaroni… Read More
Google confirms FTC subpoena, says concerns are unclear It’s official: Google just filed a public notice acknowledging that its business practices are under investigation by the Federal Trade… Read More
Microsoft’s bold claim: Change TV viewing with interactive ads using Kinect Microsoft is showing off a new online advertising technology today that one software executive says could “change television as we… Read More
SinglePoint raises $1 million, names VC Tom Huseby chairman Mobile advertising company SinglePoint has raised $1 million in new financing and named veteran venture capitalist Tom Huseby to the… Read More
Marchex sells Foodie.com to Glam Media’s Samir Arora Prior to getting into the call advertising business, Marchex was a big acquirer of domain names. But that’s no longer… Read More
Why the CEO of one of Seattle’s hottest startups moved to Cupertino I always considered BlueKai one of the hidden gems of Seattle’s startup community, a fast-growing online advertising platform with the… Read More
Yahoo buys Jim Heckman’s online ad startup 5to1.com 5to1.com, an online advertising startup led by Seattle entrepreneur and former Fox Interactive media exec Jim Heckman, has been acquired… Read More
AdXpose names former Razorfish exec Jeff Lanctot to board Fresh off a name change and a $3 million venture round, Seattle startup AdXpose has named former Razorfish chief strategy officer… Read More
Video: Microsoft builds PC store inside Windows 7 skeptic’s house So this is what it takes to get somebody to upgrade a PC these days? Earlier today we told you… Read More
New Windows ads will battle old nemesis: Yesterday’s PCs Microsoft’s “I’m a PC” campaign was originally launched as a counterpoint to Apple, embracing the phrase from the Mac maker’s… Read More
How sex columnist Dan Savage ended up in a Google Chrome television ad Viewers of the TV show “Glee” this week were treated to a couple of surprises during one of the commercial… Read More
Marchex rings up revenues on call advertising Marchex, the Seattle call advertising company, beat Wall Street expectations for the quarter ended March 31. The company posted net… Read More
HasOffers: Twin brothers bring a new face to affiliate marketing Twins share many common attributes. But — Winklevoss twins aside — do they actually make good co-founders of startups? The… Read More
Ex-Yahoo execs create ChoozOn to sift through the daily deal clutter Groupon, Living Social and hundreds of other daily deal sites are great … when they offer something of interest. But,… Read More
Microsoft taps Frank Holland to lead global ad sales unit Microsoft has been undergoing a series of changes in the executive ranks in recent weeks. And that trend continued today… Read More
Growth spurt continues at DataSphere; hyperlocal blog platform to hire 220 in Ariz. DataSphere Technologies may specialize in hyperlocal advertising. But the Bellevue company is undergoing what can only be described as …… Read More
Chart: Another record year for online advertising Despite a rocky economy, more dollars continue to shift to online advertising. And that could be good news for a… Read More
Kindle for Cheapskates: Amazon debuts $114 e-reader, with ads and deals Amazon.com’s Kindle just got cheaper for anyone willing to put up with some ads, or wanting to score some special… Read More
Sprint’s latest ad strategy: Wish a Missouri woman a happy 100th birthday Sprint is locked in a heated battle with Verizon and AT&T, a situation that got more challenging with AT&T’s planned… Read More
Marchex increases bet on the phone call, agrees to buy Jingle Networks for $62.5M About a year ago, Marchex placed a big bet on call advertising. And now the Seattle company is doubling down… Read More
How Microsoft would get people to watch commercials Today’s nomination for Wackiest Microsoft Idea of the Week is a newly surfaced U.S. patent application with this head-scratching title:… Read More
Is BuddyTV on the block? BuddyTV has been the subject of acquisition rumors in the past. And those surfaced again today after Kara Swisher at… Read More
