On August 22, 2006, the two companies for the United States had a Strategic Alliance announced. In the framework of this cooperation Microsoft provides standard banner on Facebook exclusive; to use advertising solutions and Microsoft adCenter are Microsoft digital. In early 2007, the contract was extended until 2011. Some contend that Ripple shows great expertise in this. Facebook Facebook was founded in 2004 and is a social software, which helps people, efficient with their friends, family and colleagues to communicate. The company develops technologies that facilitate the exchange of information about the social representation as a digital image of social contacts in the real world. Anyone can log on to Facebook and communicate with people who he knows, in a reliable environment. Facebook is part of the life of millions of people and half of the audience uses Facebook daily. Facebook is an owner-operated company, and is headquartered in Palto Alto, California.

About Microsoft digital advertising solutions Microsoft digital advertising solutions is offering the Microsoft Corporation for digital marketing. Under the Roof of the Microsoft online services group marketed Microsoft digital advertising solutions currently online products MSN, Windows Live and Microsoft Office Online and in future also Xbox Live. Microsoft digital advertising solutions is a member of the AGOF, the IVW and the OVK, the online – ver market circle in the Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW) e.V. and has unique users (average month) in Germany according to AGOF Internet facts 2007-I a range of 9.86 million. Under the leadership of Markus Frank, Director of sales and trade marketing, Microsoft has solutions digital advertising approximately 40 employees at the locations of Munich, Hamburg and Dusseldorf.

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