Mobile Google Google bans huge Chinese app maker from the Play Store for swamping users with disruptive ads CooTek had previously promised to stop the practice By Rob Thubron , July 17, 2019, 12:26 PM
Mobile Tech Culture Google Lens AR shows Stranger Things 3 newspaper ads in all their 80s glory Like a future portal to the past By Cal Jeffrey , July 11, 2019, 3:23 PM
Software The Web Mozilla may be hinting at premium, ad-free Firefox for $4.99 a month Mozilla is looking to test the subscription waters By Eric Hamilton , July 8, 2019, 10:40 AM 31 comments
Mobile Samsung sued by Australian watchdog over "deceptive" Galaxy ads It's claimed the phones aren't as waterproof as the ads suggest By Rob Thubron , July 4, 2019, 5:20 AM
The Web Google Brave rejects Google's anti ad-blocking proposal, boosts built-in ad-blocker performance by '69x' Available in Brave's Nightly and Dev beta branches now By Cohen Coberly , July 1, 2019, 5:27 PM 9 comments
The Web Facebook taps Instagram Explore for extra ad revenue stream The marketing program is on a slow rollout with select users; full implementation coming in a few months By Cal Jeffrey , June 26, 2019, 4:34 PM
Tech Culture Spotify is allowing marketers to target listeners based on podcast preferences Ad frequency and format will not change and Premium users will remain unaffected By Cal Jeffrey , June 17, 2019, 5:10 PM
Hardware Mobile Huawei ditches unwanted lock screen ads Turns out they did have control over the issue By Isaiah Mayersen , June 16, 2019, 7:58 AM 10 comments
Mobile Ads start appearing on Huawei phone lock screens The company says it isn't to blame By Rob Thubron , June 14, 2019, 6:58 AM 13 comments
The Web Tech Culture The North Face apologizes for altering Wikipedia entries to improve Google search results "What they did was akin to defacing public property" By Rob Thubron , June 3, 2019, 10:32 AM 7 comments
Apple Apple to implement new ad tracking in Safari that keeps users private Eliminates cookies and cross-site tracking By Cal Jeffrey , May 22, 2019, 1:40 PM
The Web Privacy-oriented browser Brave launches 'Brave Ads,' a service that rewards you for viewing ads Without compromising your privacy By Cohen Coberly , April 24, 2019, 3:57 PM 9 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Millionaire will pay someone $58,000 to design a real-life Battle Royale tournament No actual killing will take place By Rob Thubron , April 10, 2019, 7:10 AM 13 comments
Google Industry Google pushes 'sponsored content' to some Android TV devices Why does a $1,000 TV need ads? By David Matthews , April 5, 2019, 7:43 PM 17 comments
Apple Swatch allowed to use 'Tick different' slogan, despite Apple's objections A Swiss court ruled in favor of the watchmaker By Rob Thubron , April 3, 2019, 8:26 AM
The Web Mobile Facebook's new feature explains why you see some posts before others The social network wants to be more transparent about its algorithm By Rob Thubron , April 1, 2019, 9:31 AM
Google EU hits Google with $1.7 billion fine for "abusive" online advertising practices Another multi-billion dollar fine for the company By Rob Thubron , March 20, 2019, 9:21 AM 14 comments
The Web Google Google moves against bad ads: 2 billion removed last year and stepping up efforts against bad advertisers By William Gayde , March 15, 2019, 5:33 AM
Electronics Industry Vizio plans to use future generation TVs for targeted ad serving Comcast and AT&T want in on Vizio's data collection plans By Greg Synek , March 12, 2019, 9:13 AM 7 comments
The Web Google Google bans Canadian political ads during its 2019 election cycle Lawmakers were warned the company could not comply with new law, but it fell on deaf ears By Cal Jeffrey , March 5, 2019, 1:01 PM
The Web Epic Games yanks Fortnite ads from YouTube over child-predator controversy YouTube says it is working to eliminate predators' accounts By Cal Jeffrey , February 20, 2019, 2:22 PM
Google Software Google amends proposed Chrome changes that would have broken ad blockers The advertising giant never meant to break ad blockers By James Miller , February 17, 2019, 11:55 AM 7 comments
The Web Reddit users are almost worthless compared to other social networks Roughly half of Reddit users are between the ages of 18 and 24 which may still entice future advertisers By William Gayde , February 12, 2019, 3:56 PM 19 comments
Tech Culture The Web Hulu to introduce pause advertising 'experience' in Q2 2019 Let the ad wars commence By Cal Jeffrey , January 31, 2019, 1:07 PM
Google AT&T returns as a YouTube advertiser marking the end of the "adpocalypse" January might be a slow month, but big ad spending is on the horizon By Greg Synek , January 18, 2019, 9:26 AM