“Amazon made nearly $1.4 billion in advertising revenue last year — more than Snapchat, Yelp or Pandora. Per eMarketer, it's slated to grow its ad business by another 30% this year to $1.8 billion.”Tagged: Amazon, Advertising, Digital Ads
“Live events offer podcasts the opportunity to monetize outside of audio ad revenue, which is growing but still pretty small compared to radio ad revenue.”Tagged: Media Cliff Notes, Podcast
“A global wave of new copyright laws means that platforms are likely to have to start paying publishers for the right to carry their content, even if it's just a linked headline or bit of text.”Tagged: Media Cliff Notes
“Dotdash, the IAC-owned digital publishing company that grew from About.com, has acquired two new digital publishers, TreeHugger and Mother Nature Network, to create a new sustainability vertical within its portfolio.”Tagged: Media Cliff Notes
“Firefox, the global web browser from Mozilla, is launching a new subscription product Tuesday called the "Firefox Better Web initiative," and it will feature former Chartbeat CEO Tony Haile's new product Scroll as a launch partner.”Tagged: Media Cliff Notes
“About 18 of MEL's roughly two dozen staffers will be rehired and will return to MEL under the new ownership structure.”Tagged: MEL Magazine , Media Cliff Notes