AdMob

AdMob, a mobile advertising network, which has been releasing mobile metrics for a while now and touting the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch metrics as headlines, is instead focusing on RIM, Symbian, Android and even Windows Mobile devices in its October 2009 mobile metrics report. I… Read More »

Google to Buy AdMob

In a clear sign that mobile advertising has arrived and become a major revenue opportunity, Google today announced that it is buying AdMob, the upstart mobile advertising company based in Mountain View, Calif., for $750 million in stock. On AdMob’s blog, Google’s Susan Wojcicki, VP of… Read More »

Web browsing and Internet usage on mobile devices is booming, reports AdMob, a San Mateo, Calif.-based mobile advertising startup that tracks data across various mobile devices, applications and browsers. In its September 2009 Mobile Metrics report, the company found that of the top 10 devices in… Read More »

With a number of Google’s Android OS-based smartphones on the horizon, developers are devoting significant resources to the mobile platform, which will result in a boom in Android apps, according to reportsĀ  from two Silicon Valley startups, Flurry and AdMob. Flurry, a San Francisco-based mobile metrics… Read More »

The iPhone still rules when it comes to traffic on the wireless web, according to the latest figures from AdMob, but Google’s Android and Palm’s webOS are picking up steam. The San Mateo, Calif.-based mobile ad company today said the iPhone (not including the iPod touch)… Read More »

Everyone — from app developers to startups such as AdMob to Google — are feeling bullish about the megabillion-dollar potential of mobile advertising. They shouldn’t count their chickens before they’re hatched, warns a study conducted by Chitika, a Marlborough, Mass.-based online advertising company. The study based… Read More »

In this new mobile platform world, app developers are the new kingmakers. Not a day goes by when someone doesn’t introduce their own app store, but the question of whether or not they’ll actually be able to profit from their efforts remains. (See our related research… Read More »

The iPhone App Market Size Debate: Is It $2.4B a Year or $250M? AdMob Responds

AdMob, a San Mateo, Calif.-based mobile advertising company, yesterday released a report that indicated Apple’s iPhone App Store generates about $200 million a month, or a run rate of some $2.4 billion a year. My post elicited some strong reactions from app developers and many commenters… Read More »

AdMob Buys Mobile Ad Competitor AdWhirl

AdMob, a San Mateo, Calif.-based mobile advertising company, said today that it’s buying AdWhirl, which lets publishers switch between ad networks on the fly, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition comes in the wake of AdMob moving to pull itself out of AdWhirl’s network and marks… Read More »

How Big Is the Apple iPhone App Economy? The Answer Might Surprise You

If I were to tell you that Apple’s app economy was worth more than $2.5 $2.4 billion a year, you would laugh hysterically, shake your head and walk out of the room, yes? Surf on over to some other web site? But here I am telling… Read More »

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