Pinterest advertisements with artistic flair are incoming

After a few years of making it easy to find and share pictures of all sorts, Pinterest, the Internet’s scrapbook, will be adding advertisements to the service in the near … Continue reading

Xbox Live political advertisement targeting leverages user data

Microsoft is using its users’ data to target political ads to its roster of gamers, the Washington Post has reported. The company wants targeted ads on multiple of its services, … Continue reading

Dish tipped in agreement to limit ad skipping with Disney

Dish Network’s Hopper DVR has drawn sustained criticism and legal battles from networks and broadcasters that want to see it nixed, something the company has seen success against. According to … Continue reading

Mozilla Foundation chair tackles thorny issue of ads in Firefox

Mozilla just recently made an announcement that made everybody’s heads spin. Firefox was going to have ads. Naturally, as with anything related to unwanted advertisements, users were in an uproar. … Continue reading

Mozilla Firefox to show sponsored websites in New Tab boxes

Mozilla has revealed an upcoming change to Firefox that may not sit well with all its users: advertisements. Specifically, according to details given at the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s recent meeting, … Continue reading

Apple rejecting apps using ad identifier without serving up advertisements

Apple is tightening the reins on iOS developers who utilize IDFA, putting the kibosh on apps that use the identifier without offering up advertisements. Such activity has been against its … Continue reading

Twitter Cards analytics dashboard brings advertisers increased insight

Following the update allowing advertisers to target users based on email addresses and user IDs, Twitter has rolled out another update that gives its advertisers better insight — Twitter Cards … Continue reading

This Ad Promised 3D Videophones and Robot Shoppers by the Year 2000

This Ad Promised 3D Videophones and Robot Shoppers by the Year 2000

Back in 1968, the videophone was supposed to be just around the corner. Phone companies around the world were working diligently to make it a reality. But sometimes their futuristic promises could go a little overboard, like in this Southwestern Bell ad that promised not just videophones, but three-dimensional videophones—and robot shopping—by the year 2000.

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Google Chrome extensions pulled down for ad policy violations

The battle with ads, and their cousin spam, is a never ending one. While a well-placed ad or two can generate legitimate interest, not to mention revenue, for some, there … Continue reading

Spotify nixes time limits on web listening

Spotify has just opened the flood gates of music bliss to all free users of its service, at least if you’re using it on your desktop computer. Free users of … Continue reading