Alisoft IM Platform to Introduce Advertising Services
Sina Tech, 6/09/09
Alibaba Group software subsidiary Alisoft recently announced that its instant messaging software, Alitalk, has entered the online advertising market, with the company planning to utilize the platform to provide certain niche markets with customized commercial advertising services. A source at Alisoft denied the company will base its profit model on advertising.
Statistics from Alisoft show that by the end of May 2009, Alitalk users exceeded 130 mln, with monthly active users exceeding 70 mln.
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