Behavioral Targeting and AOL Keywords?

To capitalize on the fast-growing online ad market, AOL, Yahoo, Google and others have resorted to purchasing online ad services companies.

• Google is in the process of buying DoubleClick
  
• Yahoo recently closed its acquisition of Right Media
• In May, Microsoft announced intentions to buy digital marketing aQuantive Inc.
• AOL acquired Third Screen Media and AdTech AG this year, and Lightningcast last year.

AOL purchased Tacoda for $275 Million. TACODA® Audience Networks™ was the first and largest behavioral targeting advertising network, and reaches more than 120 million people across 31 discrete audience segments every month.

Read the article: Advertising Age - Digital - AOL Acquires Behavioral-Targeting Shop Tacoda

From the article:

Targeted display advertising is expected to be a growing business. One reason: Behavioral-targeting technology is helpful for monetizing sites that aren't naturally commercial or contextual. For example, if a person is surfing an auto website and then moves to a national news site, a behavioral-targeting firm can detect that surfing history and serve up an auto ad on the news site, knowing this person is interested in cars.

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Tags: Behavorial Targeting, Tacoda, AOL, extended content targeting, purchase intent targeting, behavioral segments