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Vodafone partners with Google, Yahoo; Sets the stage for ad-supported services

Categories: Content, Partnerships, Vodafone
By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, April 19th, 2007 at 6:45 AM

VodafoneVodafone will partner with Google and Yahoo to launch a suite of advertising-supported mobile services, including mobile Internet, games and other downloads, this year. The Big Red is already negotiating with two unnamed clients, a soft drink producer and an automaker, to provide a mobile platform for direct pan-European advertising campaigns. Presently, the carrier is trialing ad-funded mobile web services in Italy, Germany, South Korea and the UK, and is set for launch in the middle of 2007. (via: ContentAgenda)

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