Google AdWords Gets a New Payment Option
Google has introduced a new feature for AdWords called "Make a Payment," which allows users to initiate a credit card payment for any amount they want, when it’s convenient for them. The feature allows for overpaying to cover future costs as well.
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Microsoft Partners With NASA To Put Images Online
Microsoft has partnered with NASA to put the space agency’s most interesting content, such as high- resolution images of Mars and the moon online.
Microsoft’s online virtual telescope, WorldWide Telescope will feature the images. Under the agreement, NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California will process and host the data.
Twitter Becomes Minor Celebrity Scandal Resource
Well, one thing Twitter’s good for: a little celebrity drama. According to a British tabloid quoting an American tabloid, singer John Mayer tweeted his way to a break up with Jennifer Aniston about the same time Ashton Kutcher posted a photo of Demi Moore’s heiney to TwitPics.
Give me a break; when you cover all things Twitter this is news. It’s also pretty funny.
Mobile Music Users Open To Ads For Free Songs
More than free-fourths of U.S. consumers have a positive experience downloading and listening to songs on their mobile phone, and almost a third are willing to accept advertising on their mobile phones in exchange for free music downloads, according to a survey from KPMG and the Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF).
Smartphone Usage Continues to Grow Despite Economy
Mobile advertising marketplace AdMob has released its Mobile Metrics Report looking at statistics for the month of February. It highlights some interesting trends in Smartphone Market Share.
Even in the current economic climate, smartphones managed to continue to gain significant market share on a global scale over the past six months. This market share rose from 26% to 33% in February.
US Shouldn’t Back Down To Telcos
If the US government and taxpayers allow the telecommunications industry to dictate the terms under which they receive $4.7 billion now and much more later in broadband stimulus money, then the government and the taxpayers deserve what they get, which won’t be much.
Microsoft and Federated Media Launch ExecTweets
Update: ExecTweets is not the only thing Twitter is advertising. You can also see other ads for things like TwitterVision, Tweetie, etc. in the little box that previously only advertised Twitter services. Everything still looks to be at least Twitter-related at this point. And from the sound of it, they’re not making a money off of it.
Personnel Moves Foreshadow Future For Hulu, Twitter
It looks like Hulu and Twitter are growing up. The first company has made a hire that signals a stronger-than-ever desire on its part to expand overseas, while the second has advertised openings for three different types of product managers.
ExecTweets Provides Revenue To Twitter
Well, Twitter is making more noise by getting Microsoft to spend money with them for a sponsored page called ExecTweets according to Peter Kafka at All Things Digital.