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Today saw another Microsoft ad campaign being won by the agencies , this time for the Business Solutions unit, with $200m being the amount touted for winning the enterprise advertising. This is in addition to the $300m for the consumer campaign going to Crispin Porter + Bogusky, part of which is the...
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We notified you about the changes Microsoft planned for accessing Hotmail with Outlook Express , the disabling of the DAV protocol. The transition deadline has now been postponed : Recently, many customers received notification regarding Microsoft’s plan to disable the DAV protocol, which allows you...
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Important news if you currently access your Windows Live Hotmail with Outlook Express, come June 30th. this will no longer be possible. A change is coming for users that access Hotmail with Outlook Express. Outlook Express uses a protocol called DAV (Distributed Authoring and Versioning protocol) to...
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Microsoft executive Joanne Bradford (Corporate Vice President, chief Media Officer, MSN), is leaving Microsoft to join Spot Runner Inc. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Spot Runner develops technology solutions that revolutionize the way advertising is created, targeted, bought and sold. The company was...
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Everyone seems to have an opinion about Microsoft's blockbuster announcement (including me), but sometimes it's difficult to sort through all the opinion to get at the facts. Here's a list of factual information, so far: Microsoft's Press Release announcing the offer (Fri 2/1) Microsoft's...
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While we catch up on our reading about the latest acquisition news, we put up a little poll for you to let us know what you think about the announcement that Microsoft has made a 44.6 Billion dollar offer to buy Yahoo! Take a minute and take our poll, on the sidebar to the right, or at this link: Microsoft...
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Office Live is increasing the reach of small businesses everywhere with the addition of Ask Sponsored Listings , part of the IAC Advertising Network . This is a huge deal for Office Live, which has had a bumpy past, and adManager , which is still in beta. Now not only would adManager customers reach...
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Microsoft just announced they are to buy aQuantive, gaining "interactive agency Avenue A | Razorfish, digital marketing technology provider Atlas, as well as DRIVEpm, a performance media company. " The price is a hefty $6 billion, the largest acquisition in Microsoft's history, and double the price of...
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According to an article in MarketWatch , from Dow Jones, Microsoft posted a slight gain in its share of the Internet search market, posting 10.6% share in January, up from 10.5% in December. The article, quoting analyst Bob Peck of Bear Stearns , also notes that while Google gained 2/10ths of a percent...
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Another MSN service becomes content with the closure of MSN Music . With Microsoft launching Zune Tuesday , MSN Music will not become Windows Live Music, but become a delivery method of content. MSN Music will no longer be selling music, but point customers to Zune, Real Rhapsody, or other music services...