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Amazon Profits From Cloud, Advertising Growth

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

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

Data Regulators See Spike In GDPR Complaints

Banks, tech giants and adtech firms are amongst those hit by the new data privacy law

6 years ago

Facebook To Require Labels For Targeted Ads

Advertisers must now tell users when they've been targeted using information from a third-party data broker

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

Media Groups Accuse Google Of GDPR Power Grab

Publishers say Google's new ad rules claim 'broad rights' over the data they collect, while leaving them exposed to data…

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

Facebook Hit With Lawsuit Over Scam Bitcoin Adverts

MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis aims to 'give Facebook a bloody nose' for false adverts

7 years ago

Facebook’s Sandberg Admits ‘A Few’ Advertisers Have Paused Spending

Social network is 'systematically' looking at how people's data is used by others, and aims to be 'more restrictive'

7 years ago

Facebook Cuts Ties With Data Brokers

Damage limitation continues as social giant axes ties to data brokers after Cambridge Analytica scandal

7 years ago

Google Switches On Chrome Ad Blocker

Bad news publishers? Chrome web browser now enables its ad blocker to prevent annoying and "intrusive" ads

7 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg Promises Major Shakeup Of Facebook Newsfeed

More personal posts and less commercial content will be promoted on users' Facebook Newsfeed, CEO says

7 years ago

Broadband Advertising Rule Change Aims To Stop Bogus Speed Claims

Regulator rule change on broadband speed claims in effort to stop consumers being misled by ISP speed claims

7 years ago

Twitter To Clearly Label Political Adverts

Heightened sensitivity about political interference on social media results in new rules from Twitter

7 years ago

Criteo: AI & Data Sharing Can Help Publishers & Retailers Fight Back Against Tech Giants

INTERVIEW: Criteo's Gregory Gazagne talks AI, machine learning, Brexit and why smaller publishers and retailers can compete with Google, Facebook…

7 years ago

Dropbox Brand Refresh Hopes To Convince It’s More Than Just Storage

Looks to tap into 'creative energy' as the cloud file-sharing service undergoes major makeover

7 years ago

Google Submits Compliance Plans For EU Antitrust Order

Google sends antitrust regulators its proposed fixes to compile with shopping results antitrust order

7 years ago

Sky And Virgin Media Take On Web Giants With Targeted TV Advertising

Sky and Virgin Media look to offer safety and prestige of TV with targeted nature of online advertising in new…

7 years ago

ISPs Face Ad Crackdown Over Misleading Broadband Speed Claims

Industry free-for-all surrounding broadband speed claims about to end, as advertising watchdog issues proposals

8 years ago

Facebook Warns Of Ad Saturation, As Profit, Revenue Surges

Quarter of the world's population now uses Facebook, with nearly two billion people signed up to the social network

8 years ago

Google’s Alphabet Profits From Advertising Sales Surge As Cloud & Hardware Grow

Advertising, cloud, and Pixel smartphones all help deliver more stunning growth for search engine giant

8 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

Sky, Vodafone, HSBC And Other Major Brands Pull Google Ads Over Extremist Content Concerns

The British government, the BBC and others have withdrawn Google ad spending after their adverts were displayed alongside extremist content

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

Facebook Revenues Soar As Its Nears 2 Billion Users

Mobile users drive Facebook's Ad revenue and bulging profits

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

AdBlock Plus Maker Wins Court Challenge

Another German regional court upholds the principle of ad-blocking, but publishers are wary of Eyeo's market dominance

8 years ago

Advertising Standards: Broadband Speed Guidance ‘Not Working’

ASA: New guidance is on the way after a study finds consumers feel misled by current broadband ads

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 Play ‘Tracking Android Users 24/7’

Users may be surprised to know that Google is tracking users' every move - even if Google Maps is switched…

8 years ago