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The Motley Fool August 10, 2005 Tom Taulli	aQuantive Clicks With Advertisers A great quarter spotlights the company's prime position in online advertising. Investors, take note.
InternetNews May 18, 2007 Clint Boulton	Online Ad Pockets Grow in Microsoft's $6B Buy Microsoft today agreed to acquire online advertising company aQuantive for $6 billion in cash, a move that will help the software giant carve out some serious territory in the online advertising battleground.
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The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Tom Taulli	ValueClick-aQuantive Double Whammy While a merger of ValueClick and aQuantive makes sense on paper, they may have realized that making it work is too risky. What does it mean for investors?
InternetNews August 22, 2007 Susan Kuchinskas	Microsoft's New Agency Look Executives say, the purchase of aQuantive is designed to turn part of Microsoft into possibly the world's largest media company.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Google Uses the Salesforce The hosted software upstart grows its service offerings, thanks to Google AdWords.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Half-Truths in Advertising Search engine marketer 24/7 Real Media's quarter wasn't as good as it seemed on the surface, but its sector is promising.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	aQuantive Ads Up The online marketing specialist keeps clicking on record results. Some investors may flinch at paying more than 40 times forward earnings for aQuantive, but the company deserves the market premium.
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InternetNews July 26, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	Microsoft Adds Its Own Ad Exchange Microsoft announced it bought advertising exchange platform company AdECN, adding to its growing portfolio of online advertising businesses.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2007 Seth Jayson	Microsoft Loses Control aQuantive generates admirable free cash flow, but everything has a proper price, and Microsoft sure doesn't seem to be paying it here. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2005 Tom Taulli	aQuantive Wants to Get Richer with Rich Media The digital ad consultant is pumping its growth not only through acquisitions, but also by continuing to innovate with its products. In the third quarter the company posted a 69% increase in revenues.
InternetNews March 14, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Microsoft's Latest Ad Buy Microsoft today announced that it is purchasing Rapt, an advertising technology company specializing in sophisticated analytical tools.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Tim Beyers	Adieu, aQuantive Online advertising, digital content, and website company aQuantive is bought by Microsoft for $6.6 billion. Investors may be sorry to see it leave the pubic market; however, it is certain to bring a boost to the Microsoft family.
InternetNews July 6, 2007 David Needle	Microsoft's aQuantive Buy Moving Forward Microsoft's $6 billion purchase of online ad company aQuantive is moving closer to completion, having just cleared an antitrust regulatory hurdle.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Microsoft Outbid Again The online-advertising specialist 24/7 Real Media goes to WPP Group, not Mr. Softy. It'll be fine, Microsoft shareholders. There are other fish in the sea.
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The Motley Fool March 6, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Google's Continental Breakfast This DoubleClick ad is taking 11 months to load.
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InternetNews December 19, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston	Microsoft, Viacom in $500 Million Ad Deal Microsoft and cable giant Viacom announced Wednesday they've inked a deal to help Microsoft expand its online advertising presence.
InternetNews February 25, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Microsoft Pitches New Ad Measurement Approach Microsoft seeks to differentiate itself with a new tool to better track multichannel campaigns, amid Web ad spending growth, diversification.
InternetNews June 15, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	FTC to Investigate Microsoft, Yahoo Ad Buys The FTC is conducting a review of Microsoft's $6 billion bid for aQuantive.
InternetNews December 5, 2007	Beyond Google's DoubleClick Deal Google is looking at more advertising partners outside its proposed purchase of DoubleClick and sees a move to a single system for selling ads across media taking up to five years, a top executive said on Tuesday.
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The Motley Fool May 22, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video Take: Microsoft Deals With Google Stock analysts discuss whether Microsoft's latest buy was a good deal or an act of desperation.
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The Motley Fool March 6, 2007 Tom Taulli	24/7 Still a Real Deal Even in hot markets, a stock can fall out of favor. Investors should focus more on 24/7's commitment to building a platform that should benefit from Asia's growth markets and online video's emerging prominence.
InternetNews July 19, 2007 Roy Mark	Long Inquiry Road Ahead For Google-DoubleClick A U.S. House subcommittee plans an additional inquiry into the proposed $3.1 billion merger between Google and DoubleClick.
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The Motley Fool May 11, 2006 Anders Bylund	WebSideStory Feeling Pretty The tiny Web traffic analyzer is signing up new clients like nobody's business, despite direct competition with focused operations like aQuantive as well as with divisions of some positively huge companies. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Microsoft Must Kill Google, Now Microsoft's costly stake in Facebook may prove to be a bargain if it succeeds in strengthening Microsoft while weakening Google
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InternetNews March 6, 2008	EU Set to Clear Google-DoubleClick Merger: Sources Google is expected to receive unconditional approval from European Union regulators next week for its $3.1 billion takeover of ad firm DoubleClick.
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InternetNews February 7, 2008 Stuart J. Johnston	IDC: Microsoft's Yahoo Deal Could be a Big Hit If Microsoft plays its cards right, a combination with Yahoo could create a successful competitor to Google, a major research firm says.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Double Take at DoubleClick The FTC is taking a closer look at Google's latest catch. Fear the cure, investors.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2007 Tom Taulli	comScore's Cash Call Firms purchasing advertising space on the Web need accurate ways to measure traffic and online behavior. That's the service provided by comScore, whose stock price has spiked 90% since its IPO in late June. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Dueling Fools: Google Bear The bears think that Google is a company that has all of its eggs in one basket, and is beginning to show signs of decelerating growth.
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