In the aftermath of the Quigo acquisition by AOL, it was reported in the New York Times on November 8 that they had exclusive agreements with several of publishers prohibiting them from running text ads from other companies. Quigo clients include Time Inc. magazines, ESPN, Forbes, CareerBuilder and the McClatchy Company newspapers. This is yet another example of publishers turning exclusively to text ad providers.
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