David Teicher

Last year, we broke down the major players in mobile payments. Notably absent was MasterCard – mainly because the financial services company seemed content playing a behind-the-scenes role, providing the architecture on which the flashier Google Wallet was built. But a lot has changed since then. The company laid out its vision for the futur...

Ad Age's Digital Conference is a week away, and in addition to the roster of major marketers and tech powerhouses, nine hot startups are set to participate over the course of the two day event. Some are bootstrapped and fledgling, others have serious backing and have already made inroads into their respective markets. All have the potential to...

We have some exciting additions to the Ad Age Digital Conference to announce: actress Eva Longoria and acting Hulu CEO Andy Forssell have joined the lineup to talk about some of Hulu's original programming. Ms. Longoria is executive producer and voice talent in a coming Hulu original series, "Mother Up." Hulu's longtime content chief Mr. Fors...

Thumb is a mobile polling app that first hit the scene in July 2010 with a simple, valuable premise – for users to submit 'yes or no' questions and get near-instant feedback from fellow members of the startup's active community. Not sure which sunglasses go best with that outfit? Ask Thumb – just snap a photo, post it with your question, and w...

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