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January 27, 2009 7:16 AM PST

AdMob circles around Android applications

by Dawn Kawamoto
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AdMob put out a call Tuesday for Android developers, as it unveiled an ad unit specifically for applications running on Google's smartphone.

AdMob's ad unit is designed to allow third-party developers to generate revenue from the applications they create for Google's Android mobile phone. AccuWeather, Jirbo, and TapJoy developers have already put AdMob's Android ad unit to work, the company said.

"We are already seeing strong interest in developing applications for Android-based devices, similar to what we saw with the iPhone last summer," Ali Diab, AdMob vice president of product management, said in a statement.

AdMob, based in San Mateo, Calif., serves mobile banner and text ads. The company works with more than 6,000 mobile sites and 450 iPhone applications.

Dawn Kawamoto covers enterprise security and financial news relating to technology for CNET News. E-mail Dawn.
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by Boredumb January 27, 2009 8:21 AM PST
LOL at that pos G1 and it's open source (cough) business plan of basically fleecing the public. Andriod will be just like the iphone-only suited to stupid sheep.
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