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11/21/2024 03:21:40 pm

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AppLovin announced on Monday it is selling a major stake to Chinese private equity firm Orient Hontai Capital for a staggering $1.42 billion.

AppLovin Sells Majority Stake to China's Orient Hontai Capital for $1.42B

Mobile ad startup AppLovin announced on Monday it is selling a major stake to Chinese private equity firm Orient Hontai Capital for a staggering $1.42 billion, Fortune reported.

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Tencent Forms Partnership With AppsFlyer to Boost Advertising Business

Chinese tech giant Tencent is fulfilling its promise to boost its advertising business as well as give its clients access to a more optimized set of tools. Tencent recently announced a newly formed partnership with mobile marketing analytics platform AppsFlyer. The two companies have created a partnership that would allow app marketers outside of China to access real-time analytics to Tencent Social Ads.

United Kingdom-based wireless carrier Three announce in February about its intentions to block ads on mobile devices.

Three Invites 500,000 Users to Test Ad-Blocking Technology

United Kingdom-based wireless carrier Three announced its intentions to block ads on mobile devices in February. Now, the network provider has unveiled its strategy; revealing that it will offer 500,000 of its customers the chance to be a part of the test phase of this new service. Three is planning to kick off the test next month.

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Tencent, Baidu to Lead China's Digital Ad Market

Tech giants Baidu and Tencent are expected to dominate China's digital advertising market, just like their American counterparts Google and Facebook, according to a report from Goldman Sachs.

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Ex-Google+ Designer Slams Social Network for Failures

An ex-Google designer who worked on the Google+ social network looks back at some of the mistakes.

People look on as folk artist Han Xiaoming demonstrates painting with his tongue, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province November 9, 2014. Han dipped his tongue into ink and then painted on the paper, he also did final adjustments of the painting with his fingers

China's Censors Don't Want People Being Punny

Chinese authorities have officially declared what many people have been groaning about for centuries - puns just aren't funny.

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Google Contributor Lets Users Pay to Not See Ads

Google's biggest revenue source comes from advertizing, but for those who hate being the product, the search company is now offering a way to pay-per-month for your favorite publishers.

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Verizon, AT&T Are Only Carriers Using Perma-Cookies

Perma-cookies are the new anti-privacy feature used by Verizon Wireless and AT&T, and they may be acting alone in the carrier space.

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Facebook Opens up Ad Network to all Mobile Apps

Facebook has announced all developers and publishers will be able to use its mobile ad-network, making it a genuine competitor to Google.

Twitter Launches New Advertising Scheme

Twitter discovered that messages on its website that had a native Twitter clip create more views and engagements.

Reddit

Reddit Tries to Capitalize on Success

Reddit is trying to go into the advertising business while retaining its essence.

WeChat China

WeChat is Becoming an Advertising Platform

WeChat has 400 million active users.

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