Category Archives: Advertising

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Streamable: Roku wants to take the term “ad-supported” to another level. The company held its quarterly earnings conference call on Thursday, and revealed that 81.6 million households used a Roku device or s… Continue reading Roku Wants To Use Home Screen For New Types of Ads→

On Mozilla’s blog, engineer Martin Thomson explores Google’s “Privacy Sandbox” initiative (which proposes sharing a subset of private user information — but without third-party cookies).

The blog post concludes that Google’s Protected Audience … Continue reading Mozilla Asks: Will Google’s Privacy Sandbox Protect Advertisers (and Google) More than You?→

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Kotaku: A new patent recently filed by TV and streaming device manufacturer Roku hints toward a possible future where televisions could display ads when you pause a movie or game. For Roku, the time in which the… Continue reading Roku’s New HDMI Tech Could Show Ads When You Pause Your Game→

Starting this week, Discord will show ads on the site from video game companies, some of which will offer users gifts for carrying out in-game tasks. According to the Wall Street Journal, Discord said users will be able to turn off the ads in their set… Continue reading Discord To Start Showing Ads This Week After History of Shunning Them→

“Multiple users around the world have started to notice new Microsoft Bing pop-up ads that look a lot like malware…” reports Lifehacker, describing the adds as “very low quality” and “extremely pixelated…”

“It’s just Microsoft doing a bad job of … Continue reading Microsoft Criticized For Chrome Popup Ads Resembling Malware That Urge Users to Switch to Bing→

Technology made its mark on the Super Bowl ads this year. Microsoft purchased a long inspirational ad for Copilot, ending with the tagline “Your everyday AI companion.” (Although another message made the opposite point. “With artificial intelligence, t… Continue reading The Tech Company Super Bowl Ads of 2024→

Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: For the soundtracks to their 2023 holiday season ads, both Amazon and Apple turned to music by members of The Beatles. Amazon’s Joy Ride, which stars three older women reliving their youthful joy at a sledding h… Continue reading Apple and Amazon Release Warm, Fuzzy Holiday Ads – Both With Beatles-Related Songs→

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: People who buy a Fire TV from Amazon are probably looking for a cheap and simple way to get an affordable 4K smart TV. When Amazon announced its first self-branded TVs in September 2021, it touted … Continue reading After Luring Customers With Low Prices, Amazon Stuffs Fire TVs With Ads→

YouTube’s crackdown on ad blockers is in full swing, leading to a wave of ad blocker uninstalls. 9to5Google reports: As Wired reports, this rollout has led to “hundreds of thousands” of uninstalls, not of YouTube but of ad blockers. The figures apparen… Continue reading YouTube Crackdown Leads To ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of Ad Blocker Uninstalls→