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Microsoft Teams with JiWire to Dominate Muni Wi-Fi Advertising

Filed in archive Wi-Fi on July 18, 2007

Microsoft Teams with JiWire to Dominate Muni Wi-Fi Advertising

ComputerWorld's Matt Hamblen reports today that Microsoft has announced an agreement with JiWire to work together in placing ads on municipal Wi-Fi networks, starting in Portland, Oregon and Oakland County, Michigan.


"The two companies would not disclose terms of the alliance but said they will place ads in a variety of styles, including so-called ultramercials, which are interactive ads that Wi-Fi users agree to watch in return for free network access," Hamblen writes.


As Chris at LiveSide notes, "With Google not yet having a clear lead in this area, this could potentially be a very lucrative business for Microsoft..."


More here from TechSpot ... more here from Wi-Fi Networking News ... and more here from CNET News.




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