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Facebook Clamps Down On Newsfeed Hoaxes
Social networking giant responds to user complaints about hoaxes and spam in newsfeeds
UK Digital Economy Is Speeding Ahead Of Other Nations, Ofcom Reveals
Record levels of online advertising and spending recorded in the UK, coupled with high broadband take-up, usage and superfast broadband coverage
Why Cesc Fabergas, Robin Van Persie And Thierry Henry Helped Raise $2m For A Media Technology Startup
Grabyo has helped broadcast the FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon, ATP World Tour, The Ryder Cup, UEFA Champions League and the BRIT Awards around the globe
Millions Of Web Adverts Go Offline As Google DoubleClick Goes Down
Outage of online ad platform could end up costing businesses millions
Displeased Yahoo Investors Seek AOL Deal – Report
Yahoo continues its acquisition spree as unhappy investors look to AOL for a possible merger
Facebook Doubles Bug Bounty for Advertising Code Flaws
Double payout for discovery of advertising coding flaws demonstrates advertising importance to Facebook
Amazon ‘Building Its Own Ad Platform’
Amazon is reportedly building an advertising platform that could ultimately challenge Google and others across the web
Google Grows Profits And Sales As Ad Values Decline
Google reveals strong financials as revenues rise 22 percent, but analysts still expected better
Yahoo Clutches Alibaba Stake As Profits Slide
Yahoo will retain its hugely valuable stake in Alibaba, after 'disapointing' results elsewhere
TalkTalk Chastised Over Budget Broadband Advert
Another week, another misleading broadband advert as TalkTalk is pinged by advertising watchdog
Bing Anniversary Prompts Questions Over Microsoft’s Google Challenge
Bing celebrates its fifth birthday this month, but some question its actual impact on the search engine market
Google Appoints Naughton To Lead UK Sales
Eileen Naughton is to take over as the managing director of UK ad sales, Google's largest market outside the US
Mozilla Reassures Users Over Firefox Ad Programme
Mozilla has said it will test its Directory Tiles programme to ensure it delivers 'user value' before rolling it out in the Firefox browser
Yahoo Reverses Position On ‘Do Not Track’
Yahoo will no longer honour browsers' Do Not Track requests, saying an effective standard has not emerged
Facebook Tightens Data Settings And Launches Mobile Ad Network
New measures allow users to limit how much personal information they share with third-party mobile apps
Google Lambasted For Building ‘Digital Superstate’
A German media boss accuses Google of building a digital superstate and operating a global network monopoly
Google Acquires Spider.io To Take On Ad Fraudsters
Google hopes the acquisition of Spider.io will improve its relationship with advertisers by spotting click fraud and advertising malware
Mozilla To Introduce Advertising Into Firefox
The new feature called ‘Directory Tiles’ will display curated, sponsored content
Google Reaps Financial Rewards From Advertising Demand
Google posts impressive financial results thanks in large part to strong advertising revenue streams
Facebook Is About To Launch Video Advertising
On Thursday, social network users will be treated to an exclusive trailer for ‘Divergent’
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Facebook Sales Jump 60 Percent Thanks To Mobile Ads
Facebook is beginning to reap serious financial returns from its growing mobile advertising business
BT Advert Pulled Over Bad Wi-Fi Science
The advertisement implied that a smartphone could interfere with wireless networks
Google User Recommendations To Appear In Adverts
Google has changed its terms of service in order to allow users' recommendations and +1 actions to appear in ads
IT Life: Ads On Automatic
Ruud Wanck wants to make media planning fully automated
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Twitter Caught Using Fake Quotes, Real Accounts In A Promotion
The company attributed fake statements to real people in the screenshot for its ‘Amplify’ advertising product
Facebook Reaps Reward From Mobile Ad Growth
Facebook is making plenty of money from mobile and impressing analysts
Yahoo To Improve Its Mobile Ads With Admovate Acquisition
Marissa Meyer continues her shopping spree, buys a location-based advertising start-up