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Yahoo beefs up its ad technology with the purchase of BlueLithium
Google might currently have the hottest ad network around, but that hasn't stopped the competition from nibbling at the search giants heels.Yahoo has announced that they will be acquiring the fifth largest online advertising network for $300 million. BlueLithium specializes in tracking consumer behavior as they move from site to site in order to serve more relevant ads, something Google is strongly opposed to. BlueLithium is only a three year old company, and has an impressive client list comprising of AT&T, T Mobile, Dell, Chase, Verizon, WalMart, AOL and Best Buy.
This deal is said to allow Yahoo! the ability extend their powerful analytical reports, provide advanced targeting and create innovative media buying strategies.
[via NYTimes]
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
