Right Media
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Online advertising |
| Founded | March 30, 2003 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Key people | Michael Walrath, CEO Bill Wise, President Christine Hunsicker, COO John Roberts, CFO Jonah Goodhart, Board of Directors Noah Goodhart, Board of Directors |
| Products | Ad serving, ad network |
| Parent | Yahoo! |
| Website | www.rightmedia.com |
Right Media, Inc. is an online advertising company that operates the Right Media Exchange (RMX), a marketplace that enables advertisers, publishers, and ad networks to trade digital media. Technology providers develop services for the Exchange via APIs.
Right Media was founded, in 2003, by Michael Walrath and brothers Noah and Jonah Goodhart.[1] Former CTO Brian O'Kelley and former director of analytics Mike Nolet subsequently co-founded AppNexus, in 2007.[2][3]
On October 17, 2006, Yahoo! made a strategic investment in Right Media.[4] Since the Yahoo! acquisition on April 29, 2007,[5] Right Media has been integrated with Yahoo!'s offerings to small businesses. Right Media's customers included Yahoo! (also an investor[6]) and Fox Interactive Media.
On April 30, 2007, Yahoo! announced the acquisition of Right Media in a total transaction valued at approximately $680 million.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "RightMedia.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "Who We Are". AppNexus. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ Digital Marketing Agency
- ^ "Yahoo! Inc. - Company Timeline". Wayback Machine. July 13, 2008. Archived from the original on July 13, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^ "Panama Not Enough to Battle Google: Yahoo Acquires RightMedia". April 30, 2007.
- ^ Yahoo! Leads Investment in Ad Auction Company Right Media
- ^ Auchard, Eric (April 30, 2007). "Yahoo to buy rest of Right Media for $680 mln". Reuters. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
External links[edit]
- Official website of Right Media, Inc.
- "Right Media's Big Ambitions" BusinessWeek 2007-03-06
- "The quest for the perfect online ad" Business 2.0 Magazine 2007-02-26
- "Yahoo! Leads Investment in Ad Auction Company Right Media" TechCrunch 2006-10-17
- "RMX Direct: alternative ad networks battle for your blog" TechCrunch 2006-08-12
- "Buying and Selling Ads Based on Performance" ClickZ, 2005-11-22
- "Click for Dollars", Fortune Magazine 2005-04-04
- "How I Did It: Mike Walrath, Founder, Right Media", Inc. Magazine 2005-04-04
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