David Kaplan
Sep 15, 2011 11:21 AM
The relationship of consumers to online advertising is often hung up on the issue of privacy. Targeting is the name of the game, whether its behavioral or contextual, and walking the fine lines is a large part of what ad tech companies do. Reuters (NYSE: TRI) media reporter and panel…
Keep Reading »
Posted In:
Advertising, Legal, Privacy, Events, ContentNext Events, paidContent Advertising, jennifer saba, maryann bekkedahl, mike cassidy, scott meyer
Rafat Ali
Jan 19, 2010 7:59 AM
Online behavioral advertising regulatory platform startup Better Advertising (BA), co-founded by former About.com CEO Scott Meyer, has acquired Ghostery, a browser plug-in that detects any web bugs, ad nets and other tracking devices on various websites. Ghostery founder David Cancel, previously founder of Compete and Lookery, will be an advisor…
Keep Reading »
Posted In:
Advertising, Features, Exclusive, Legal, Regulatory, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, better advertising, ghostery, scott meyer
Rafat Ali
Jul 7, 2008 7:00 AM
Scott Meyer, the former CEO of About.com who left the company in February this year, is joining private equity firm Warburg Pincus, as Entrepreneur-in-Residence, starting today. Meyer will be based in New York City, and will be looking at primarily middle market/growth equity companies in the Internet and media space…
Keep Reading »
Posted In:
Industry Moves, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Companies, New York Times, scott meyer, warburg pincus
Staci D. Kramer
Jun 11, 2008 9:11 AM
Scott Meyer stepped down last February as About.com CEO. Since then, the New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT). unit has been run by NYTCo’s top digital exec Martin Nisenholtz with Ron McCoy handling day-to-day operations. Now the company has gone outside for a successor: Cella Irvine, most recently chief administrative…
Keep Reading »
Posted In:
Industry Moves, Companies, New York Times, about.com, cella irvine, scott meyer
Rafat Ali
Feb 27, 2008 1:13 PM
Scott Meyer, the CEO of About.com, part of New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), is leaving by next week, our sources say, and has been confirmed by the company. His last day will be Thursday next week. No replacement is being named now. I spoke briefly to Meyer today, and…
Keep Reading »
Posted In:
Companies, New York Times, about.com, martin nisenholtz, scott meyer
Last.fm Songs
Social Standing
Which media brands are getting a lift from Tweeters and bloggers right now -- and which are getting panned?
Show Me: