Microsoft’s aQuantive Buy: Yipes!

Six billion dollars for aQuantive puts Microsoft into the mix with Google, Yahoo, and newly-minted online advertising power WPP to battle over third party ad serving.

Microsoft, Clinton Make Green Software, Services

Google’s well known for its environmentally friendly leanings, and Yahoo launched a “Be a Better Planet” campaign just last week.  Now Microsoft has joined the usual suspects by launching its own endeavor; oddly enough, former president Bill Clinton was also involved.

Marketers, It’s Your Fault Kids Are Fat

There are at least two sides to this and we'll try to address them both. The Center for Digital Democracy is looking to the US government to regulate the marketing of unhealthy food to children online.