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Jetpack Gives a Boost to Mobile and Rich Media Advertising

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Advertising technology is hot with the rise of mobile, evidenced in part by Verizon’s merger with AOL valued at $4.4 The Interactive Advertising Bureau defined a set of rich media units rooted in familiar ad sizes and called them Rising Stars. The company is privately held and has received no venture funding to date.

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Mimiboard Replacing Noticeboards in Africa | Interview with Johan Nel Founder

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People can now add notes to the board – using Twitter, SMS, Rich web, WAP, Android and Java supported devices. Location based advertising and marketing is something that’s been attempted but not yet perfected. For Media companies – this could be huge. The holding company behind Mimiboard is Umuntu Media.

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Interview with Clark Benson, Ranker

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I sold that company, eCRUSH, which operated espin.com, to Hearst at the end of 2006. We're not yet marketing or selling direct to advertisers, because we're really focused on growing and honing our platform. Clark Benson: I founded the company in 2008, and we took a little over a year to launch. What's the story behind Ranker?

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Twiistup 007: Final Showoff's Additional Speakers and TZ Discount

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Through Demand Media, Richard is redefining the next generation of new media companies. . He is the co-author of several books including The Black Art of Java Game Programming(Waite Group Press, 1996). Alex Quilici was the co-founder of voice-portal company Quack.com (acquired by AOL), and is currently CEO of YouMail.