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Thu, Feb 02 2012 12:00PM
It’s frustrating. You go to your local hardware store (or super-store) to buy some screws to fix that loose kitchen cabinet door, and you buy one of those handy packages of 10. You only need eight, so that should take care of it. Back at home you...
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Thu, Jan 19 2012 07:22AM
As we mentioned in our Search Alliance announcement last week we want to let you know the latest news about and what you can expect in the UK and France over the coming weeks. One of these changes is that we’ve very recently released an improvement...
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Mon, Jan 09 2012 01:13PM
If you didn't see the post on the adCenter Blog, please be aware that on Saturday, January 14, 2012, adCenter, pubCenter, the adCenter API and the adCenter Desktop will be unavailable from approximately 11:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Pacific Time for routine...
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Tue, Dec 13 2011 09:00AM
Remember the story of the blindfolded men and an elephant? As a quick recap for those that don’t: A group of men were blindfolded and led to an elephant. Each man was allowed to only touch a small part of the animal and then asked to describe what...
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Mon, Dec 12 2011 07:25AM
A JDK 1.7 jar file for Campaigns Management v8 has finally been accomplished. Finally an end to the frustration of schema name collisions in the Java proxy stubs. See http://dvdsdirect.us/notesadcenterv8jar.jsp
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Fri, Dec 02 2011 08:50AM
It’s cold outside, the winter coats have been dug out from the backs of our wardrobes and its dark well before we’ve left work to go home. For most of us the idea of a holiday during the winter months just isn’t a possibility. Christmas...
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Mon, Nov 28 2011 03:49AM
When you create and upload your search campaigns you want to be sure that your ads appear as soon as possible, to help with this there are several checks that you can do before uploading content. These simple checks will ensure your ads appear correctly...
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Mon, Nov 21 2011 09:48AM
We heard from you that it was hard to understand how your adCenter campaigns were performing because performance history data wasn’t easy to access or use. So as part of our recent upgrades to adCenter, we delivered a new feature to help you quickly...
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Thu, Nov 17 2011 02:00PM
Last month we reached out to Microsoft Advertising adCenter users to inform that we are deprecating keyword level negative keywords. Starting today, the campaign and ad group level negative keywords will continue to impact delivery in adCenter and any...
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Wed, Nov 16 2011 11:00AM
Some adCenter API users may experience up to a 2-6 hour delay with API performance reports beginning Wednesday November 16, 2011 at 8:00 PM PDT through 2:00 AM PDT Thursday November 17th. Reports are expected to be running normally by November 17, 2011...
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Tue, Nov 15 2011 03:00PM
This year, my wife and I once again planted a vegetable garden in our back yard. Every few days I’d check on their health and progress. For the record: the lettuce did fine, the rhubarb is still growing, and let’s just not talk about the tomatoes...
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Wed, Nov 02 2011 01:05PM
Earlier today, we launched an important feature in our journey to make paid search advertising easier, more open and more effective for advertisers. It’s the Import Campaigns beta and can be found in the 8.1 version of our adCenter desktop, which...
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Wed, Nov 02 2011 11:59AM
During the next week we will be announcing upgrades and improvements to the adCenter API. Below you'll find a quick sneak peek at what is coming so you are able to keep track of the announcements and leverage the new functionality as you plan your holiday...
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Tue, Nov 01 2011 11:00AM
Some adCenter API users may experience up to a 8-12 hour delay with API performance reports beginning Tuesday November 01, 2011 at 9:00 PM PDT through 9:00 AM PDT Wednesday November 2nd. Reports are expected to be running normally by November 2, 2011...
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Wed, Oct 12 2011 04:31PM
On Saturday, October 15, 2011, adCenter will be unavailable from approximately 10:00 AM PDT to 10:00 PM PDT for routine system maintenance. Though you will be unable to access adCenter during this time, please note that campaigns will continue to run...
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Wed, Oct 12 2011 04:29PM
On Saturday, October 15, 2011, adCenter will be unavailable from approximately 10:00 AM PDT to 10:00 PM PDT for routine system maintenance. Though you will be unable to access adCenter during this time, please note that campaigns will continue to run...
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Fri, Oct 07 2011 02:21PM
If you missed the post on the adCenter Blog last week, this is just a quick heads up that the API, the adCenter UI and the Desktop will be unavailable from approximately 11:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Pacific Time for routine system maintenance. Though you will...
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Mon, Oct 03 2011 03:00PM
In an effort to make it easier for you to identify and act upon opportunities to improve your campaign performance, we’re excited to announce the new Optimizer Service, now available via the adCenter API. With this new feature, you can use operations...
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Mon, Oct 03 2011 10:32AM
In today’s multi-channel, multi-platform, multi-everything media landscape, those responsible for creating advertising plans can be forgiven if they feel like a “jack of all trades, master of none,” as the saying goes. After all, how...
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Fri, Sep 30 2011 03:00PM
As you’ve seen in previous posts here on the API Blog, Microsoft Advertising adCenter API Version 6 will sunset as of today, September 30th. After today, Microsoft will end support of Version 6 in the Sandbox and Production environments. If you...