AdMob circles around Android applications
AdMob put out a call Tuesday for Android developers, unveiling an ad unit designed for applications running on Google's smartphone.
AdMob's ad unit is designed to allow third-party developers to generate revenues from the applications they create for Google's Android mobile phone. AccuWeather, Jirbo and TapJoy developers had recently 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, and are very excited to take the lead in helping developers monetize their applications on this fast-growing device platform," Ali Diab, AdMob vice president of product management, said in a statement.
AdMob, for example, serves ads on mobile Web sites that can run on the Android phones and in December received more than 27 million requests.
