MediaWhiz Hires Top Online Advertising Talent Nov 19, 2008
Hodjat joins MediaWhiz from ValueClick, Inc., an online performance marketing company, where she served as the Vice President of New Business Development for six years. Prior to ValueClick, Hodjat held marketing positions at Walter Karl Info USA and DoubleClick. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
MediaBank Acquires Mediaplex Systems Oct 21, 2008
Acquisition of ValueClick Technology Division Further Elevates MediaBank's Platform and Provides Clients Even Greater Competitive Advantage CHICAGO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Furthering its leadership position, MediaBank, a leading provider of integrated technology solutions designed to enable marketers and agencies to better manage the end-to-end media buying process, today announced the acquisition of Mediaplex Systems, Inc., a technology division within ValueClick, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) ... "The... (PR Newswire)
comScore Media Metrix Ranks Top 50 U.S. Web Properties for August 2008 Sep 17, 2008
Network** 156,212 83% 4 Specific Media** 152,501 81% 5 ValueClick Networks** 150,813 80% 6 Tribal Fusion** 142,840 76% 7 Yahoo. 139,807 74% 8 Google 136,484 72% 9 YuMe Video Network - Potential Reach++ 129,871 69% 10 Casale Media - MediaNet** 129,195 68% 11 Traffic Marketplace** 128,893 68% 12 Tremor Media - Potential Reach++ 126,314 67% 13 Adconion Media Group** 124,532 66% 14 24/7 Real Media** 123,808 66% 15 interCLICK** 122,478 65% 16 Revenue Science** 121,893 65% 17 DRIVEpm** 117,188 62% 18... (PR Newswire)
Ad Network Primer: Tips for Targeted Campaigns Aug 14, 2008
The general interest ones are called horizontal networks, such as ValueClick. Vertical networks specialize in a particular type of content or audience, and represent only sites related to that topic. (eSecurityPlanet)
Google Hints at Broader DoubleClick Integration Aug 8, 2008
In May, , a change the firm called "a foundational element to our display strategy." It hinted new ad capabilities could be enabled as a result of the system exposure to tags from Valueclick and rich media ad companies like EyeWonder and PointRoll. Until then, ads served by Google on other publishers' sites had been text-based units or standard display formats, limiting advertisers' ability to take advantage of more interactive ad options when buying through Google. (ClickZ News)
Yahoo Misses Q2 Estimates Amid Weaker Ad Sales Jul 23, 2008
While Yahoo's management has arguably made some missteps, the second-quarter results follow lackluster numbers posted by other Internet stalwarts, including Microsoft, online ad network ValueClick, Web auctioneer eBay () and Google, () Yahoo's main rival. "You have to look at what is going on with the overall economy," Garrity said. (Investors Business Daily)
AOL 'nightmare' may worsen Jul 22, 2008
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Google ad slump spreads abroad Jul 19, 2008
Net bargain finder ValueClick () cut its 2008 sales target 10%, blaming a weakening economy. Analysts were quick to point out some of the key factors that tainted Google's results. (CNNMoney.com)
* Microsoft, Google results disappoint Jul 19, 2008
EBay posted disappointing results this week, and on Thursday, ValueClick and Looksmart, two companies in the display advertising business, said their profits were being hurt by the economy. The news sent their shares tumbling. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Growth, but not enough, at Microsoft and Google Jul 18, 2008
EBay posted disappointing results this past week, and on Thursday, ValueClick and Looksmart, two companies in the display advertising business, said their profits were being hurt by the economy. The news sent their shares tumbling. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Corporate Social Responsibility Weekly Recap (June 25 - July 2, 2008) Jul 4, 2008
During the high-tech boom of the 1990s, he was responsible for the global brand success of the software product, CleanSweep; as Chief Operating Officer of MicroHouse Technologies, he drove record sales and a modernization of the company's technology, helping to achieve a successful sale of the company to Earthweb; and as VP Marketing of venture-backed TriVida, he was a key member of the team that commercialized the company's technology and achieved the sale of this technology company to BeFree,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Analysts to Microsoft: 'Yahoo? Time to Move On' Jun 14, 2008
Frank was suggesting that Microsoft would now be freed up to go after some of the large, independent ad networks still around, like ValueClick. "I don't think you're going to see a slowdown in Mvity in this area.". (Datamation)
Is CNET The Right Fit For CBS? May 17, 2008
Other potential acquisition targets include SourceForge (NASDAQ: LNUX), The Knot (NASDAQ: KNOT) and ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK). RELATED ARTICLES. (SmallBusinessComputing)
MySpace spammers given largest fine in CAN-SPAM history May 17, 2008
And finally, online advertiser ValueClick recently settled with the Federal Trade Commission over violations of the CAN-SPAM Act, netting the FTC $2. 9 million in civil penalties. (Ars Technica)
CBS Deals For CNet May 16, 2008
Jefferies nalyst Youssef Squali wrote in a note to investors that CBS's purchase of CNet could spark another round of deal activity in the sector, with personal finance site Bankrate Inc. and online advertising company ValueClick Inc. the most likely candidates. CNet has faced harsh criticism from dissident investors in recent months who say the company should be doing more to restore the $1 billion in shareholder value that has disappeared since December 2005. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
CBS buying CNet Networks for $1.8 billion May 16, 2008
Jefferies & Co. analyst Youssef Squali wrote in a note to investors that CBSs purchase of CNet could spark another round of deal activity in the sector, with personal finance site Bankrate Inc. and online advertising company ValueClick Inc. the most likely candidates. CNet has faced harsh criticism from dissident investors in recent months who say the company should be doing more to restore the $1 billion in shareholder value that has disappeared since December 2005. (MSNBC -- Business)
Stocks Plunge on Financial, Inflation Worries May 9, 2008
But ValueClick (NASDAQ: VCLK), Synchronoss (NASDAQ: SNCR) and Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) tumbled on their financial results. The Nasdaq fell 44 to 2438, the S 25 to 1392, and the Dow fell 209 to 12,814. (CIO Information Network)
* ANALYSIS: Google gains from ending of Microsoft-Yahoo affair May 6, 2008
It could buy AOL, part of Time Warner, online marketing firm ValueClick or even social networking site MySpace. There are other acquisitions Microsoft can make which, when multiplied, could put them in a better position than buying Yahoo, Baker said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
3 companies MS could buy instead May 6, 2008
A look at the merits and disadvantages to Microsoft acquiring AOL, LinkedIn, and ValueClick. By Eric Lai, ComputerworldMay 05, 2008. (InfoWorld)
Microsoft and Yahoo: Now What? May 6, 2008
In an April 25 report, Moran and his colleague Kevin Buttigieg listed some companies that, if the Yahoo acquisition failed, might make sense for Microsoft to consider acquiring: Time Warner's AOL, News Corp.'s Fox Interactive (which includes MySpace), ValueClick, CNet and Facebook. For his part, Weiner thinks we might see Microsoft pursue an acquisition of a video platform provider like Brightcove and ExtendMedia, and an online presence company to complement its strong webmail and IM services... (ABC News)
Be Smart About Ad Networks Apr 21, 2008
Horizontal ad networks such as ADV.COM, ValueClick. com and Burst all tend to deliver lower quality ads at bulk CPMs of below $1. (MediaWeek.com)
Google earnings surprise may give Yahoo leverage Apr 19, 2008
8 percent, while online marketing firm ValueClick Inc gained more than 8 percent. NO SLOWDOWN HERE. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
AOL's Platform-A Ranks as Top Ad Network in March, Reaching More Than 9 Out of 10 U.S. Internet Users Apr 15, 2008
4 ValueClick Networks 140,091 74. 5 Tribal Fusion 135,640 72. (PR Newswire)
$2.9M Fine For ValueClick Mar 18, 2008
ValueClick to Pay $2 ... Article:ValueClick to Pay $2 ... DTL Article:ValueClick to Pay $2. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
EBay sets up affiliate network, hurting ValueClick Mar 18, 2008
com Web sites, reducing its reliance on ValueClick Inc's network ... com will no longer run their affiliate programs through ValueClick's Commission Junction platform but instead rely on the San Jose, California-based company's own newly created eBay Partner Network ... Shares of ValueClick closed down 7. (ABC News -- Wire)
Promise of ‘free gifts' costs ValueClick Mar 18, 2008
com: Promise of free gifts' costs ValueClick. Promise of free gifts' costs ValueClick ... WASHINGTON Online advertiser ValueClick Inc has agreed to pay $2. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
There's Still Life in ValueClick Feb 16, 2008
ValueClick (Nasdaq: VCLK) is living proof that the online advertising world doesn't start and stop with Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), Yahoo ... Some of the revenue boost came from two acquisitions in the comparison-shopping space over the past year, but even on an apples-to-apples comparison, ValueClick pulled out a 3% sales improvement ... merger is a non-issue to ValueClick's management, who say that the imaginary two-headed beast mainly deals in paid search, which is not ValueClick's main line of... (MSNBC -- Business)
Stocks Tumble On Slowdown Fears Feb 16, 2008
com, ValueClick, Amtech Systems and Amkor Technology gained on better than expected earnings reports. Intel, Tech Data and Level 3 fell on downgrades. (CIO Information Network)
Watch Out, Google Feb 5, 2008
Sign up now for FREESmartMoney. com Newsletters Enter your email address below. (SmartMoney)
Sector Glance: Web Ad, Research Cos. Dip Jan 23, 2008
ValueClick Inc., rose 57 cents, or 2. 9 percent, to $19. (Houston Chronicle, United States)
Microfinance Fever Dec 22, 2007
He and his partners sold their Web Clients ad business to online marketing firm ValueClick (nasdaq: - - ) for $141 million in July 2005. A Fulbright scholar who volunteered in Bolivia with the Mennonite Church before entering law school, he wanted to put some of his gains into doing good. (Forbes)
Regulators Clear GOOGLE-DOUBLECLICK Deal... Dec 21, 2007
Other competitors include ValueClick Inc. and 24/7 Real Media, which was purchased by London-based advertising giant WPP Group PLC for $649 million in May, the FTC said. Privacy advocates say the combined company will have access to a huge amount of data on individual Web-surfing habits. (The Drudge Report)
Internet hijackers pull the money Dec 13, 2007
Similar claims in the US led to a class action being launched in April against the US affiliate network, ValueClick. "Certainly we have lost some of our commissions," says Gayle Dallaston, publisher of a Brisbane website developer, BCL, which employs six people to earn "affiliate" commissions by generating traffic and sales for online merchants and news and entertainment portals. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Online Advertiser Pays $650,000 in Spam Fines Dec 2, 2007
It is also taking a look at online advertiser ValueClick. It announced the settlement with Adteractive on Wednesday. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
UBS Hosts 35th Annual Global Media Conference Dec. 3-5 - ''The Longest Running Show on Wall Street'' Nov 27, 2007
The preliminary list of presenting companies includes: America Movil American Tower Belo Corp. BSkyB Careerbuilder CBS Corporation CBS Vision CenturyTel, Inc. Charter Communications Cincinnati Bell Citizens Communications Company Cogent Communications Group Crown Castle Discovery DoubleFusion eBay Inc EMBARQ Gannett Co., Inc. Idea Cellular Idearc Indosat Journal Communications Knology KTF Level 3 Communications, Inc. Liberty Global, Inc. Liberty Media Lionsgate Live Nation LodgeNet Entertainment... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Xcerion Named Among the 25 Winners of the 2007 European Tech Tour in Montreux, Switzerland Nov 22, 2007
Present and past portfolio companies include Funcom (Oslo: - ), Lastminute (acquired by Travelocity, Inc.), Nextgentel (acquired by TeliaSonera), Pricerunner (acquired by Valueclick, Inc.), Stepstone (Oslo: - ) and Trolltech (Oslo: - ). For more information please visit. (Primezone Releases)
comScore Media Metrix Releases Top 50 Web Rankings for September Oct 19, 2007
com** 68,481 38 % 3 ValueClick** 133,507 73 % 28 MYSPACE.COM 68,449 38 % 4 Specific 29 EBAY.COM 67,124 37 % Media** 130,716 72 % 30 Gorilla Nation 5 Tribal Fusion** 129,615 71 % Media 65,250 36 % 6 Google Ad 31 Undertone Network** 123,352 68 % Networks** 56,304 31 % 7 Google 122,107 67 % 32 PrecisionClick** 54,864 30 % 8 Blue Lithium** 118,684 65 % 33 MSN.COM Home Page 54,161 30 % 9 AOL Media Network 111,411 61 % 34 Ask Network 51,723 28 % 10 Casale Media 35 Mapquest 50,031 28 % Network**... (PR Newswire)
Commodity Crunch, Bear-Citic Issue, ValueClick's Fall: Timshel Oct 18, 2007
ValueClick Inc., the second-largest U.S. broker of Internet advertising, is conspicuous by its absence from this year's bout of takeovers in the online-ad industry ... ValueClick's shares closed at $24 ... 1 billion and triggered speculation that ValueClick may be next. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Investors Await Yahoo's Next Step Oct 17, 2007
ValueClick, the advertising company, closed down $3. 23 in regular trading to close at $24. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Valueclick Sure Doesn't Oct 17, 2007
VALUECLICK SURE DOESN'T ... VALUECLICK SURE DOESN'T ... October 17, 2007 -- Investors are wondering if there's value in ValueClick. (New York Post -- Business)
StreetInsider.com Notable Analyst Rating Changes 10/11 Oct 13, 2007
Citigroup downgrades ValueClick, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) from Buy to Hold as the stock moves within 3% of their $30 price target. The firm said the risk-reward profile is less compelling. (StreetInsider.com (subscription), MI)
Cox 'Crosses' Into Local Web Field Oct 8, 2007
tv stations/radio stations/outdoor media. Cox Cross Media, a new unit of Cox Television, opened its doors for business last week, becoming the newest player to go after the untapped market of national spot dollars on local-TV Web sites. (MediaWeek.com)
Vantage Media Tops Deloitte's Los Angeles Technology Fast 50 Ranking of Fastest Growing Companies, With 14,729.9 Percent Revenue Growth Over Five Years Oct 3, 2007
1 Santa Monica 10 ValueClick, Inc. 772. 2 Westlake Village 11 LoanToolbox 671 Westlake Village 12 Prelude Systems, Inc. 610. (PR Newswire)
Don't give Google double the power Oct 3, 2007
AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo, ValueClick and others bring in a lot of cash. Google makes, by far, the most money from it on its search site as well as its ad network. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Betting On Yahoo! Sep 27, 2007
InternetBetting On Yahoo. Industry pundits love kicking Yahoo. (Forbes -- Technology)
Go Go Google Gadget Sep 21, 2007
Companies like ValueClick (Nasdaq: VCLK) have been tempting folks to hit Britney Spears with cream pies in the pursuit of free cell phones for years. The real draw with Gadget is that the ads allow you to do more than just trigger sound effects. (MSNBC -- Business)
United Online Appoints Scott H. Ray as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Sep 14, 2007
Ray joins United Online from ValueClick, where he spent the last five years and served as chief financial officer for the publicly-traded provider of online marketing solutions since 2005. At ValueClick, Ray was responsible for the company's global financial and accounting, human resources and facilities functions ... Previously, Ray served as executive vice president of finance at ValueClick before being promoted to the CFO role in May 2005. (Primezone Releases)
Shareholder Class Action Filed Against ValueClick, Inc. By The Law Firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz & Kessler, LLP Sep 6, 2007
Shareholder Class Action Filed Against ValueClick, Inc. By The Law Firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz er, LLP ... Shareholder Class Action Filed Against ValueClick, Inc. By The Law Firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz er, LLP ... Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued today by the law firm of Schiffrin Barroway Topaz er, LLP: Notice is hereby given that a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of all... (PR Newswire)
I'm ahead of Oprah! I have this audience of so many people, I can say anything I want to. Sep 4, 2007
As manager of media development at the online marketing company ValueClick Media (NASDAQ:VCLK), he was searching for under-the-radar destinations for notoriously fickle teenagers ... He approached Ashley Qualls, Whateverlife's founder, about incorporating ads from ValueClick's 450 or so clients and sharing the revenue ... "When our director of marketing told me why Fast Company was calling," says Moray, now ValueClick's director of media development. (FastCompany)
Whatevercash.com Sep 4, 2007
Advertising placed by Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) AdSense--Ashley's first source of revenue and still responsible for 60% of total revenue--and ValueClick (NASDAQ:VCLK) Media, a smaller ad network. Rates depend on traffic and page views. (FastCompany)
ThinkEquity Partners to Host G5: Fifth Annual Growth Conference Aug 27, 2007
com TSCM ValueClick, Inc. VCLK VendingData Corporation VNX Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. RNIN WPT Enterprises, Inc. WPTE Youbet. com, Inc. UBET GREENTECH / EMERGING GROWTH Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. ALTI Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. ASTI Ceradyne, Inc. CRDN Clean Energy Fuels Corp. CLNE Comverge, Inc. COMV Electronic Recyclers (Private Company) EnerNOC, Inc. ENOC Fuel Tech Inc. FTEK FuelCell Energy, Inc. FCEL Harris & Harris Group, Inc. TINY Landec Corp. LNDC Luna Innovations Inc. LUNA... (TMC Net, CT)
Spotlight: Tim Williams of ValueCommerce Aug 25, 2007
The list of foreign entrepreneurs who have been successful in Japan includes Jonathan Hendriksen, also from New Zealand, who started ValueClick Japan, an Internet advertising agency in 1998 and sold it to the Japanese Internet group Livedoor in 2004. Wen Zhou Song, a Chinese citizen, founded Softbrain, a software company and listed it on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2000. (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
Federman & Sherwood Announces That a Securities Class Action Lawsuit has Been Filed Against ValueClick, Inc. Aug 22, 2007
Federman ood Announces That a Securities Class Action Lawsuit has Been Filed Against ValueClick, Inc. ... Federman ood Announces That a Securities Class Action Lawsuit has Been Filed Against ValueClick, Inc. ... OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 17, 2007, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against ValueClick, Inc. (Nasdaq: ). (PR Newswire)
Gaming Surpasses Video, Social Nets In Online Popularity: Study Aug 20, 2007
ValueClick Media is among the members on board. 2007 MediaPost Communications. (Mediapost.com)
ValueClick Shares Crash Jul 31, 2007
July 31, 2007 -- Shares of ValueClick Inc. had their biggest drop in three years after the company lowered its full-year revenue and earnings forecasts. ValueClick, which had forecast per-share profit of as much as 81 cents, said earnings will rise to 74 cents to 76 cents this year from the 63 cents it reported in 2006 ... ValueClick's revenue from so-called lead generation business, which includes online sweepstakes, fell during the quarter after the Federal Trade Commission started... (New York Post -- Business)
S&P Picks and Pans: Bear Stearns, AHM, ValueClick, Ingersoll-Rand Jul 31, 2007
S&P Picks and Pans: Bear Stearns, AHM, ValueClick, Ingersoll-Rand. Bear Stearns Cos. (BusinessWeek)
Marketers Turn to Web Ad Nets Jul 24, 2007
com, ValueClick and Blue Lithium ... Ad categories that have embraced networks in a big way over the past year include autos, consumer electronics, pharmaceuticals and packaged goods, and big spenders in those categories often look to make a splash, said David Yovanno, general manager of ValueClick Media ... Yovanno said that while ValueClick s bread and butter is still DR spenders, he s seen some bargain-basement advertisers get marginalized. (MediaWeek.com)
ValueClick Adds MeziMedia Jul 18, 2007
ValueClick today said it purchased comparison-shopping Web site operator MeziMedia. ValueClick, an online advertising company that operates the European comparison shopping site PriceRunner, said it will acquire MeziMedia for approximately $100 million in cash ... "MeziMedia gives ValueClick comparison shopping scale in the U.S., greater search marketing expertise and a presence in China, all three of which are key growth initiatives for the Company," ValueClick CEO Tom Vadnais said in a... (CIO Information Network)
ValueClick Climbs on MeziMedia Deal Jul 18, 2007
Shares of online advertising company ValueClick inc. rose Tuesday after analysts reacted positively to the company's plan to purchase MeziMedia Inc., which runs comparison shopping Web sites. ValueClick shares added $1 ... On Monday, ValueClick said it agreed to pay $100 million in cash at the close of the deal and a total cash consideration of as much as $352 million for the privately held company, based on performance thresholds. (Forbes, NY)
Yahoo! sharpening axe? Jul 10, 2007
could jump-start sales by acquiring online advertising firm ValueClick Inc. If so, Yahoo ... ValueClick shares this year, raising its enterprise value to $2. (The Deal Blogs, NY)
Sector Glance: Online Ad Stocks Mixed Jun 15, 2007
Shares of online advertising companies were mixed in trading Thursday, as ValueClick Inc. shares rose possibly due to buyout speculation, an analyst said. ValueClick (nasdaq: - - ) shares added as much as $1 ... ThinkEquity analyst Stewart Barry said the company's shares could be on the upswing for a number of reasons, but one might be a preliminary merger form competitor aQuantive (nasdaq: - - ) Inc. filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission suggesting there might be possible... (Forbes, NY)
Ad software maker OpenAds girds to take on Google Jun 13, 2007
Other Openads networks, which function like online ad agencies, include Commission Junction, Tradedoubler of Sweden and ValueClick Inc. Dell Delights Investors Jun 1, 2007
Compare pricesand save on. Compareprices& save on. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Stocks to Watch May 31, 2007
ValueClick Inc. () said it has appointed Tom Vadnais as chief executive, succeeding James Zarley. Vadnais most recently served as president of U.S. operations and has been a member of the board since October 2001. (Fox News)
Much Ado About DoubleClick May 31, 2007
Forrester (FORR) analyst Shar Van Boskirk believes the recent acquisitions, along with the presence of competitors such as ValueClick (VCLK), BlueLithium, and Tribal Fusion--to name a few--can't help but give Google more leeway to push its deal through with few, if any, major concessions. "It makes Google look less aggressive," says Van Boskirk. (MSNBC -- Business)
Funds and ETFs Target Buyouts May 25, 2007
EARLIER THIS WEEK A.G. Edwards analyst Denise Garcia raised her target price on ValueClick (), the online marketing firm, to $40 a share, a 20% increase from where it had been just three weeks prior ... "We believe there is upside potential to ValueClick's numbers given recent market activity, in which two competitors have been acquired," she wrote in her recent report on the firm ... That might seem a bit speculative, but Garcia had good reasons to put a bulls-eye on the company: Google () and... (SmartMoney)
Online Ad Mergers Push S&P Near Record May 22, 2007
ValueClick () gained on speculation that it could be next. Ironically, it was technology and Internet stocks that drove the market to unsustainable heights in the roaring 1990s. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Snipping at Those Coattails May 22, 2007
ValueClick (Nasdaq: VCLK) ... ValueClick, Think, MIVA, and Aptimus run online advertising networks ... ValueClick became the subject of an FTC inquiry last week. (MSNBC -- Business)
Click Here for Merger May 22, 2007
ValueClick's Stock Price Buoyed by Buyout Hopes ... ValueClick's Stock Price Buoyed by Buyout Hopes ... Shares of online ad company ValueClick () popped 14% Monday on the heels of rival aQuantive () agreeing to be bought by Microsoft () in a $6 billion transaction. (SmartMoney)
BUSINESS BRIEFS May 22, 2007
Cablevision paid both CEO James Dolan and Chairman Charles Dolan compensation valued at 11 million in 2006, according to a regulatory filing. They each received an identical. (New York Post -- Business)
ValueClick Roars Again May 22, 2007
Suddenly, Wall Street can't get enough of ValueClick ( - - ) ... online marketing company saw its shares soar in heavy trading for the second straight day Monday, as investors wagered that a furious bidding war is unfolding among Net giants that want to buy ValueClick ... Shares jumped 11% Monday after an 8% rally Friday that was spurred in large measure by Microsoft's ( - - ) $6 billion plan to acquire aQuantive ( - - ), a Seattle-based ValueClick rival. (TheStreet.com)
Microsoft Pays $6B for Online Ad Company May 21, 2007
ValueClick Inc. _ which runs an online advertising network along the lines of 24/7 Real Media _ is now one of the last publicly traded companies of scale in the sector. AP Business Writer Barbara Ortutay contributed to this story. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
China may just be catching up May 21, 2007
Microsoft didn't have much to choose from aside from AQuantive and Westlake Village, California-based ValueClick, the second-biggest Internet ad broker. London-based WPP, the owner of the world's second-largest advertising company, bid for 24/7 after Google Inc. agreed to purchase DoubleClick and Publicis Groupe bought Digitas earlier this year. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
The 'DoubleClick Dividend!' May 20, 2007
AQuantive, ValueClick, 24/7 Media, Right Media ... Now the attention shifts to one of the other key players in this sector: ValueClick, which rose 11% in sympathy (celebration ... That kind of leaves ValueClick without a chair now that the music is stopping. (CNBC)
Too Little, Too Late May 20, 2007
And shares in online advertising specialist ValueClick (nasdaq: - - ) rose more than 7% to $29. 84 on Friday's news of Microsoft's bid for aQuantive--meaning that closing the online advertising gap with Google just got even more expensive. (Forbes -- Technology)
* ValueClick sparks interest after aQuantive takeover May 20, 2007
ValueClick sparks interest after aQuantive takeover. SHOPPING LIST: ValueClick is the last man standing after a recent spate of buyouts in the online advertising sector ... Now that Microsoft Corp plans to buy online advertising company aQuantive Inc for US$6 billion, investors and analysts are wondering if competitor ValueClick Inc is a prime target for a takeover itself. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Microsoft buys aQuantive for $6 billion in cash May 20, 2007
Your browser does not support script. NEW YORK (AP): Microsoft Corp., not wanting to get left behind rivals in an online advertising boom, agreed to pay $6 billion (euro4. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Sunday Business May 20, 2007
ValueClick Inc.'s sales methods are being examined by the Federal Trade Commission to see if promises of free gifts may violate U.S. laws. ValueClick, the second-biggest Internet advertising. (New York Post -- Business)
Microsoft-AQuantive deal portends Web video fight May 19, 2007
CURRENT ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS. By Michele Gershberg. (Scientific American)
Investors Eye a Possible ValueClick Sale May 19, 2007
Investors, Analysts Wonder What Will Happen to ValueClick in Wake of AQuantive Buyout ... Now that Microsoft Corp. plans to buy online advertising company aQuantive Inc. for $6 billion, investors and analysts are wondering if competitor ValueClick Inc. is a prime target for a takeover of its own ... ValueClick, which some analysts see as the number-four player in the online advertising space, is the last man standing now that aQuantive and other sector majors have all been acquired in a matter... (ABC News -- Wire)
Investors, analysts wonder what will ... May 19, 2007
Investors, analysts wonder what will happen to ValueClick in wake of aQuantive buyout - Breaking - Technology - smh ... Investors, analysts wonder what will happen to ValueClick in wake of aQuantive buyout ... 45 billion), investors and analysts are wondering if competitor ValueClick Inc. is a prime target for a takeover of its own. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Takeovers push Dow to record May 19, 2007
ValueClick Inc., the second-largest Internet advertising broker, added $2. 12 to $30. (Chicago Tribune)
Microsoft deal sets stage for video battle May 19, 2007
ValueClick Inc. has also drawn attention, though its disclosure on Friday that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission was investigating its marketing practices could overshadow a deal. Yet their shares surged 8 percent on Friday on the aQuantive news. (MSNBC -- Business)
Microsoft to Buy aQuantive for $6 Billion May 19, 2007
ValueClick Inc. (VCLK) , now considered perhaps the most likely target for other large firms seeking an online-ad acquisition, ranked third on the comScore list, with 129,229 unique visitors. Shares of ValueClick rose more than 7% in Friday trading, to $29. (SmartMoney)
Treasure Hunt May 19, 2007
Valueclick (), one of the few online advertising players not already spoken for, was among the biggest beneficiaries. Odyssey Marine Exploration () shares crested quickly after the treasure-hunting outfit claimed the discovery of 500,000 silver coins and other valuables aboard a Colonial-era shipwreck in the Atlantic. (SmartMoney)
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