Becomes one of the first major ad sellers to support opt-out standard.
New joint venture, Commonwealth, will be based in Detroit.
Microsoft's top ad sales executive will soon mark a year in his job.
Examines ad viewability rates from 12 major brands, across nearly 2 billion impressions.
Ad buyers and sellers invest more in counting only ads that are within eyeshot of consumers.
AdLearn Open Platform will compete with Turn, MediaMath, DataXu, and Google's Invite Media.
Offloading the exchange might be fine, so long as inventory remains intact.
Ménage à trois in display advertising starts on schedule.
Facebook crows about brand uptake of its new Pages regime.
IPG Media Lab gives Mediabrands clients a hands-on survey of the latest gadgets, interactive displays, and set-top boxes.
Hal Trencher previously led music and entertainment sales at Yahoo.
Site embraces advertiser content, rejects IAB standard ads.
Lays off 120, including CEO Kathy Timko, and shutters New York office.
Chicago-based agency merges with Isobar.

May 17, 2012
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