Reuters: Friendster Sale Is Imminent

Zachary Rodgers | December 4, 2009 | 0 comments

A few stories of note from around the Internet:

Friendster to be Sold by Month's End
Reuters
Proto-social network will be sold to Asian firm for about $100 million.

Seeking a Symbol for 'This Ad Knows About You'
NYTimes Bits Blog
A breakdown of the current discussion on what logo should represent targeted advertising.

Coke Tries Facial-Recognition on Facebook
WSJ
Builds database to help Facebook users find their twin on the site. Not surprisingly, Crispin Porter + Bogusky is behind the effort.

DailyCandy Sours on Most of Its Cities
ValleyWag
Will eliminate special edition newsletters for seven of its 12 cities.

AOL Will Hold Back Its Ad Inventory From Advertising.com
PaidContent
JP Morgan analyst Imran Khan states Tim Armstrong and company plan to stop selling in-house inventory through the ad network.

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Managing Editor Zach Rodgers oversees ClickZ's award-winning coverage of news and trends in digital marketing. As a journalist he has reported on the rise of web companies, data markets, ad technologies, and government Internet policy, among other subjects. His stories have appeared in Mashable, Search Engine Watch and Kauffman publications, among others, and he has been cited by government and advocacy groups such as the Center for Digital Democracy, U.S. PIRG, the U.K. Independent. He previously held editorial roles at TurboAds, WirelessAdWatch, Internet Advertising Report, ChannelSeven.com, and Datamation. He can be found on Twitter at @zachrodgers.