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Amazon Joins Apple After It Reaches $1 Trillion Value

Former bookseller briefly crosses $1 billion market valuation threshold as broadening portfolio drives growth

6 years ago

Mozilla To Block Firefox Ad-Tracking By Default

Firefox tightens its ad-tracking block credentials, for better privacy and to improve page loading speeds

6 years ago

Amazon Profits From Cloud, Advertising Growth

Profits ahoy. Amazon's positive outlook cheers investors after Facebook disappointment

6 years ago

Facebook’s Strong Results Offset By Profit Warning

Investors take fright after Facebook warns that profit margins will be squeezed by ad slowdown and privacy demands

6 years ago

Alphabet Shrugs Off European Fine Thanks To Strong Ad Sales

Google's parent surprises Wall Street with strong growth, despite stiff penalty from the EU over Android

6 years ago

European MEPs Reject Controversial EU Copyright Bill

Reprieve for memes, as MEPs reject copyright bill in its current format. But the fight isn't over just yet

6 years ago

Apple OS To Block Facebook Web Tracking Tools

Blow for Zuckerberg as Apple says it will block Faceboook's web tracking tools in new Mac OS and iOS

6 years ago

Facebook Mulls Advert-Free Subscription Model

Would you pay to use Facebook if it carried no adverts? Facebook executives reportedly ponder the option

7 years ago

Facebook To Clearly Label Political Ads

Pledge comes as social network's tech boss is grilled by committee of British MPs

7 years ago

Alphabet Profits Surge, But So Do Costs

Google's parent sees big rise in profits and revenue, but costs rise dramatically as workforce balloons

7 years ago

Groups Hit YouTube With Complaint Over Data Gathering On Kids

Groups allege that YouTube violates child protection laws by collection personal data of minors

7 years ago

Google Parent Alphabet Feels The Impact Of Heavy Spending

Google veteran replaces Schmidt, as costly promotions for Pixel2 smartphone and YouTube TV impact results

7 years ago

Tales in Tech History: Adobe Flash

Adobe Flash: The story of a how a widely-used plugin transformed the web before security and usability concerns killed it…

7 years ago

Adobe Launches Experience Cloud For AI-Driven Enterprise Marketing

Marketing functionality integrated into the Adobe Experience Cloud for enterprises businesses

8 years ago

Facebook’s Instagram Introduces Business Booking Feature

The photo-sharing app, under Facebook's command, is exploring new ways to make money

8 years ago

Ad Blocking Uptake Stablises As Consumers Recognise Need For Adverts

Necessary evil? Study finds 22 percent of British adults use ad blocking software, as growth stalls

8 years ago

WSJ Claims Google Used Search Engine To Promote Own Products

Analysis alleges that Google used its search engine results to place adverts for its own products in top spot

8 years ago

Adobe Snaps Up Video Ad Company TubeMogul For £432m

Adobe acquires TubeMogul to create one-stop-shop digital advertising and data management platform

8 years ago

Google Showdown With EU Looms After Rejection Of Antitrust Charges

Ballsy move. Search engine officially rejects European Union antitrust charges which could lead to huge penalty

8 years ago

Europe Urges Removal Of Network-Level Ad Blockers

European body cites net neutrality concerns with new guidance that networks cannot implement advert blockers

8 years ago

Google Hits Back At ‘Intrusive’ Pop-Up Ads

New algorithm will demote mobile websites using interstitial adverts from January 2017

8 years ago

AdGholas Malvertising Campaign Closes After Proofpoint Discovery

AdGholas malvertising campaign closes after pulling in at least a million victim computers a day

8 years ago

Facebook To Track Non-Users To Aid Advert Push

Social network giant will begin tracking people without Facebook accounts as part of advertising growth

8 years ago

Microsoft Edge Now Offers AdBlock Plus

Free Windows Store AdBlock apps will allow users of Microsoft’s Windows 10 browser to surf the web without annoying ads

9 years ago

5 Tips For Running A Brilliant Social Media Holiday Campaign

Helle Tyllesen, director of customer strategy at Falcon Social, offers tips on creating an engaging holiday campaign that will delight…

9 years ago

Google Kills Off Flash Support For Display Ads

From June 30 Google will not accept ads built in Flash for DoubleClick and Google Display Network ad services

9 years ago

Google Took Down 780m Bad Ads In 2015

Large rise in adverts that violated Google’s policies, include major malvertising campaigns

9 years ago

Clickjacking Campaign Exploits European Cookie Law

Malwarebytes warns of advertising scam tricking users via the European cookie popup notification

9 years ago

Twitter Targets Outside Users With Extra Ads

New strategy will look to advertise to people who read tweets without logging in to Twitter

9 years ago

Wikipedia Brings In AI Editor

Wikipedia entries to face scrutiny from artificial intelligence tool in order to ease editor workload

9 years ago