We liked Online Ads so much we bought the companies.....

Thursday, May 3. 2007

We liked Online Ads so much we bought the companies.....

First Google, then Yahoo, now Microsoft have bought Ad companies recently:

REDMOND, Wash. — May 3, 2007 — Microsoft Corp. today announced it has agreed to acquire ScreenTonic SA, a Europe-based mobile advertising pioneer, in a move that combines the breadth of Microsoft® Digital Advertising Solutions offerings with the mobile expertise and industry relationships of ScreenTonic to help advertisers reach a global audience of mobile users. ScreenTonic’s mobile solutions provide advertisers with a complete range of ad formats, from display to text, as well as ad management and reporting capabilities, while serving the needs of mobile operators and independent publishers equally. ScreenTonic will continue to operate out of its current headquarters in Paris. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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