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When Did Programmatic Advertising Start: A History Lesson

Rev

Remember those banner ads that you used to see when scrolling through MySpace or talking to your best friend via the antiquated AOL Instant Messenger? Those ads that we would see on our computers after school, or deep in a chat with your best friend, were actually the beginning of what we call Programmatic Advertising today.

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AARRR: What Are Pirate Metrics, and Why Are They Vital To Growth Marketing?

Referral Rock

” The five groupings are aligned with your customer lifecycle stages and were created to help marketers identify where they should focus their time to optimize their marketing and sales efforts. “It’s Landing pages, content marketing, live chat, webinars… basically anything related to engagement or lead generation.

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What Is an Ad Network? Definition, Types, and Examples

Martech Advisor

An ad network is defined as a mediator between publishers and advertisers, to curate a large repository of ad inventory from publishers and sell it to advertisers. With digital ads comprising roughly half of the world’s total advertising spends, it is becoming the go-to marketing medium for advertisers.

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6 Lessons Learned From the Demise of MySpace | facebook | Social.

Convince & Convert

gave up their search engine duties in U.S. Approximately 10 years after having 67% of the search market, Yahoo! The success of Facebook – and the corresponding demise of MySpace – is partially due to real names adding an aura of legitimacy while removing a layer of creepiness. But back to MySpace.

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A Shortish History of Online Video

Vidyard

The late 1990s saw the rise of broadband internet, and the increasing complexity and creative possibility of internet browsers to display more exciting media. Flash Video, Developed by Macromedia in the late 1990s, was officially added as part of Adobe’s Flash Player 6 in 2002 , and ushered in a new wave of online video.

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Best Social Media Stats and Market Research of 2009

Webbiquity

What are the latest trends in search? Which industry segments are most actively discussed in social media? Who’s really using which social media networks? Which social media tool do businesses find most effective at reaching their target audiences? What social media information source is used by 91% of b2b buyers?