Collaborate Disseminate
Twitch has reversed its recently announced rules regarding ad display on the platform after facing swift backlash from streamers and content creators. The Verge reports: On Tuesday, Twitch released new rules concerning the way streamers could display a… Continue reading Twitch Walks Back Controversial Ad Rules Policy
We read this news with mixed glee and horror: a company called Telly is giving TVs away, for the low price of having to live with an always-on advertisement bar …read more Continue reading How Far Can An EULA Go?
Gmail is starting to show more ads on mobile devices and the web. “Starting on mobile, we’ve observed that Google is now showing ads within your inbox’s ‘Updates’ filter,” reports 9to5Google. “That automatic filter is designed to capture emails regardi… Continue reading Gmail Is Starting To Show Ads In the Middle of the Inbox
Last weekend around 2 a.m. Sunday, “Facebook’s advertising system went haywire,” reports Gizmodo, “overcharging customers and wasting money on ads that didn’t work.”
Reports suggest Meta, the social network’s parent company, charged some advertisers m… Continue reading Facebook Advertisers Angry About Major Glitch That Temporarily Spiked Prices
Online tax-filing services from TurboTax and H&R Block “want to blab your tax return secrets,” warns the Washington Post. “Why? To help them make more money.”
If you prepare your taxes online with TurboTax or H&R Block software, at some point … Continue reading Tax-Filing Sites Ask to Blab Your Financial Info to ‘Business Partners’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Microsoft is “exploring” putting ads in the responses given by Bing Chat, its new search agent powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4. Microsoft confirmed this is happening, albeit in an experimental form, in a bl… Continue reading Microsoft Slips Ads Into AI-Powered Bing Chat
After launching My Ad Center last fall, Google is now introducing the Ads Transparency Center as a “searchable hub of all ads served from verified advertisers.” 9to5Google reports: The Ads Transparency Center will let you view all the advertisements a … Continue reading Google Launches Ads Transparency Center As a Searchable Database
Lawmakers plan to press TikTok CEO Shou Chew on issues related to child exploitation, teen mental health and its connection to China.
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Microsoft has started discussing with ad agencies how it plans to make money from its revamped Bing search engine powered by generative artificial intelligence as the tech company seeks to battle Google’s dominance. Reuters reports: In a meeting with a… Continue reading Microsoft Proposes AI Ads In Bing
Despite the absence of cryptocurrency ads, this year’s Super Bowl still managed some geek-friendly advertisements. There was even a riff on “the classic intro from the Super Mario Bros. Super Show, the live-action series that ran from 1989-1991,” accor… Continue reading Super Bowl Ads Feature ‘Mario Rap’, Pixel Phone, Two Batmen, and Warnings of ‘Premature Electrification’