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Chinese investors acquire the Yahoo! Bing Network Contextual Ads program

VamienMcKalin@TWCN — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 04:29:14 +0000

A Chinese Consortium has decided to acquire the Yahoo! Bing Network Contextual Ads program. It’s a service that allows publishers to use the Media.net platform to create and serve ads to their customers. Advertisements from Media.net can be customized in many ways, and are very similar to Google’s own Adsense program. The service display’s targeted […]

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Wait! Is Windows 10 showing ads on the Lock Screen?

MahitHuilgol@TWC — Sun, 28 Feb 2016 06:22:34 +0000

It seems that Microsoft has started pushing advertisements for Windows 10 users on the Lock Screen along with a link, provided they have enabled the Windows Spotlight feature. Microsoft has been in for flak after it tried to force its users to update their machines to Windows 10. The update prompt kept popping up every […]

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Bing ads introduces the Bing Network for advertising

AnkitGupta@TWCN — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:14:44 +0000

Now advertisers across the globe have more options for advertising their products and services. Microsoft today introduced the new Bing Network. Bing announced the launch of this platform via a blog post. The new Bing Network Stephen Sirich from Bing mentions in his post, “Today, I’d like to introduce you to the new Bing Network. At Bing, […]

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Microsoft teams up with PC manufacturers to launch “PC Does What?” campaign

MahitHuilgol@TWC — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 13:34:53 +0000

Microsoft and the PC manufacturers have teamed up to make the PCs cool. They will be launching a campaign called “PC Does WHAAAT?”. The objective of the campaign would be to encourage people in order to upgrade from their old PCs. According to Intel, there are at least 500 million of them. The campaign will […]

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Microsoft and partners planning Windows 10 devices advertising mayhem

VamienMcKalin@TWCN — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 17:30:33 +0000

Microsoft and its partners are planning to a huge advertising blitz that is aimed at educating the masses about Windows 10 and the various devices coming out that supports the new operating system. It’s a good plan, but can it actually work? We understand that Microsoft, Intel, Lenovo, HP, and Dell are all uniting on […]

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Free Cars for Microsoft Nokia customers in Ghana

LeeWhittington@TWCN — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 05:45:36 +0000

It is raining discounts and promos as far as Microsoft products are concerned. After dropping Xbox 360 costs by 19% and reducing Surface Pro 3 prices, another promo has now surfaced that will provide Microsoft customers with free brand new cars. The promo is running on the newly released Lumia phones, especially the Lumia 535. […]

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Google launches Contributor program that lets you block ads

AnandKhanse@TWC — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:36:14 +0000

Google has launched a new service named Contributor that will allow readers to kill advertisements on their favorite websites for a monthly fee. The way the Google Contributor program works is that, users can choose to make a monthly contribution of USD 1-3 per month, to not see the ads. Google will collect this money […]

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Microsoft releases a video selfie about its achievements in 2013

ShiwangiPeswani@TWC — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:49:33 +0000

With a plan to have a productive 2014, Software giant has released a video selfie about its achievements in 2013. The video is made using the tiled interface of Windows as its theme, and each time characterizes an achievement of the company. Talking about look back at year 2013, Microsoft said, “A lot can happen […]

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Internet Explorer 11 brings Red Bull biking experience to the web

AnkitGupta@TWCN — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:58:59 +0000

Once again validating the great capabilities of Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft has joined hands with Red Bull Media House to provide viewers a chance to enjoy the great mountain biking experience on the web. Red Bull, a name famous for its energy drinks had staged a mountain biking event in the southern district of the […]

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Microsoft Launches New Ads Within Apps : Ad Pano

ShiwangiPeswani@TWC — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:32:42 +0000

After experimenting with its various ad platforms, Microsoft has now come up with a new ad format “Ad Pano” with latest and interactive adverts. Redmond-based software giant has teamed up with some leading media agencies like VML, UM, Worldwide, Rooster, Rozorfish and BMB to create these interactive ad formats. Jennifer Creegan and Stefan Kim from […]

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The Cost of Annoying Ads? Very high, says Microsoft Research

SyedAsrarullah@TWCN — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:45:56 +0000

The concept of ads is very tricky, I should say. It helps people earn some money, while for the end-user, the whole experience may be helpful, but sometimes irritating too. But then in today’s life, one cannot do away with ads – whether it’s in the newspapers, the television, the outdoors or the web. So is […]

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Windows Phone new commercial pulls Samsung Galaxy S4 over price

AnkitGupta@TWCN — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 18:31:57 +0000

Believe it or not, Windows Phone knows how to take on the competitors. Latest on the list is Samsung Galaxy S4. If you remember, not long ago it was Android and iPhone who were mocked by a Windows Phone commercial. The latest commercial from Windows Phone targets the high price of Samsung Galaxy S4 comparing with […]

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