Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: It’s been less than a month since the New York Times bought Wordle, but it’s wasting no time in ruining everyone’s favorite word game in all the shitty ways you’d expect from a billion-dollar behemoth. … Continue reading Wordle Is Watching You
omfglearntoplay shares a report from CNBC: Electric vehicle firm Polestar roasted Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Volkswagen in its Super Bowl ad, with references to “conquering Mars” and “Dieselgate.” The electric vehicle startup’s “No Compromises” advertisem… Continue reading EV Start-up Polestar Takes Shots At Tesla, Musk and Volkswagen In Super Bowl Ad
Mozilla engineer Martin Thomson reveals they’ve been collaborating with Meta (formerly Facebook) on new technology that can measure “conversions” from advertising while still preserving privacy.
The proposed new technology is called Interoperable Pri… Continue reading Mozilla and Meta (Formerly Facebook) Propose New Privacy-Preserving Ad Technology
Some Roku smart TV owners are seeing banner ads appear over live content, according to a thread on the r/cordcutters subreddit. Ars Technica reports: [A photo posted by the Reddit user] shows a Sharp TV running Roku software and displaying an ad for a … Continue reading Some Roku Smart TVs Are Now Showing Banner Ads Over Live TV
Ben Curtis, the pitchman for Dell in the early 2000s who coined the phrase, “Dude, you’re getting a Dell,” has made a triumphant comeback. In the new ad, Curtis starts by saying, “Dude, a lot can happen in 20 years. Like, Dell got really into recycling… Continue reading The ‘Dude, You’re Getting a Dell’ Guy Returns
Long-time Slashdot reader destinyland writes: 40 years ago the Rolling Stones released the song “Start Me Up” as part of their album Tattoo You. Then over the next four decades they built a reputation as a surprisingly tech-savvy band…
In 1994 they… Continue reading The Rolling Stones Recreate ‘Start Me Up’ Video With Boston Dynamics Robot Dog ‘Spot’
A new report from the FTC on ISP data collection includes an 11 page list of the categories its sorted you into based on your browsing history. Continue reading ‘Asian Achievers,’ ‘Gay’: How ISPs Label Customers for Advertisers
Earlier this year in April Apple started mandating “App Tracking Transparency,” which gives users a choice about whether they can be tracked across app.
Now tlhIngan (Slashdot reader #30,335) writes:
The numbers are in and a number of ad companies ar… Continue reading After Apple’s ‘App Tracking Transparency’, Advertisers Spent More Money Targeting Android Users
One of the new features announced at WWDC 2021 is iCloud Private Relay, a new security feature that lets users hide their real IP address from third-party servers so that they cannot track them across the web. It’s called fingerprinting and it is quick… Continue reading Advertisers Concerned iCloud Private Relay Could Put An End To Fingerprinting
As Axios reports, a company called playerWON (kill me), described as “a first-of-its-kind in-game advertising platform” (bring me back then kill me again), has signed deals with companies like EA and Hi-Rez (Smite) to try to bring TV-style commercials … Continue reading TV-Style Commercials Are Coming To Console Games