When I get online in the mornings I answer emails and read the news,
whatever interests me. In the past year I have noticed that AOL, Info
Week, CNN and ALL the rest have started with the ads BIG TIME,
interjecting commercials before I can view video interviews or even go
to an article I am wanting to read.

It suc*s too. If I wanted ads I would be watching more news on TV.
This is my personal PC, not a place for ads from corporations.

NOW, they are starting on games, read on...


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Google Acquires In-Game Ad Company Adscape

The search engine is expected to integrate Adscape's technology with its
AdWords and AdSense programs.

Google on Friday said it had acquired in-game advertising company
Adscape Media for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition was first rumored
back in January 2007.

"[W]e think there is great value in video game advertising," Google
explained on its Web site. "As more and more people spend time playing
video games, we think we can create opportunities for advertisers to
reach their target audiences while maintaining a high quality, engaging
user experience."

An acquisition of Adscape could pay for itself relatively soon. The
in-game advertising market is poised for explosive growth, garnering
more than five times the current market value to reach $732 million by
2010, according to an April 2006, the Yankee Group estimate.

Presumably, Google will integrate the ability to buy in-game ads to its
online ad platforms (AdWords and AdSense), though Google said it had no
plans to announce at this time.

Google is not alone in its interest in in-game advertising. Last May,
Microsoft said it would acquire Massive Inc., another in-game
advertising company for nearly $200 million.

Google also announced another acquisition Friday: Gapminder's
Trendalyzer data visualization software and the developers behind it.
Terms of the acquisition and purchase price were not disclosed.

Article Location:
http://www.informationweek.com/internet/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=Z1OSOA4W0CU5EQSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=198001696

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Whaddaya Think? This su*ks, right?

Anyone know where I can go VOTE on what crap I veiw on my PC??????

maybe that is why aol is free now?

I didn't know aol is free now. Is it any good? Besides all the ads.

i hate aol, i got rid of it along time ago..and they also gave me a hard
time trying to cancel..i wont get them again. and yeh u r right buttons,
thats prob y they r free now..they stink!!

I love AOL. There is so much extra security with them. I have all my
accounts with AOL.

What I don't want are the advertisements!!! yuck!!!

LOL.

How do you think that you are going to get any thing for free. The
money grabbers have to get payed some how, advertiseing. That's all AOL
is good for now. You couldn't pay me to use AOL. As a matter a fact they
should be paying you to use AOL. Besides, you really just about have
more security built into your OS. So why do you need a third party APP.
Oh you use Windows. Sorry. Besides, I think that dial up should be free
anyway. I have said that for years. What a joke. Especially since the
Net evolved to 2.0, you cain't even access half of it without broadband.
I love cable net. But even it is slow compared to T1 or even IDE.