Can Twitter offer ads without driving away customers?
Twitter could be getting ready to launch an ad platform in two to three weeks, according to reports. It will need to strike a delicate balance, delivering users' attention to advertisers without...
View ArticleDroid: The official phone of the He Man Woman Haters Club
Back in 2008, I wrote a blog wondering whether vendors thought their female customers were gender caricatures. Now I know. They think all their customers are gender caricatures. Or idiots. Or both.
View ArticleCan Twitter succeed by alienating developers?
Twitter recently announced two strategic decisions that risk ticking off its own developers and users. It's a risky strategy, but one which has succeeded for companies like Apple and Microsoft.
View ArticleGoogle opens up on AdSense splits as Apple war gets personal
Google's new spirit of openness in admitting its existing ads revenue split with AdSense publishers is interesting -- but with Apple's iAds ready to pounce this summer, is the company playing a spoiler...
View ArticleIs Apple's Safari 5 a publisher killer?
The just-released Safari 5 promises faster performance, better adherence to HTML 5 standards, and a few other goodies. But a nifty feature in Safari Reader also takes dead aim at online publishers, who...
View ArticleFacebook in yet another privacy leak furor
I find it hard to believe that I'm typing these words. Zuckerberg's private-data-sucking social network has yet again been caught in a serious privacy faux-pas. Users' personal, identifiable...
View ArticleEurope investigates Google: Rigged search rankings?
The European Commission (EC), the executive body of the European Union (EU), has launched an anti-trust investigation into Google. It follows allegations from competitors that Google manipulated search...
View ArticleFTC's Google antitrust case: Investigation rumor roundup
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is said to be facing an antitrust case, being prepared by the FTC. The Federal Trade Commission investigation is centered on Google's alleged preference for its own services over...
View ArticleGoogle has huge Q2, plus Plus vs Facebook fight
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) yesterday revealed Q2 results of surprising strength. Indeed, CEO Larry Page is bursting with pride at what's been achieved, not the least of which is the success so far of Google...
View ArticleFacebook "sponsored stories" in timeline violate your privacy?
When is advertising not advertising? When Facebook says so, apparently. It's a tale of a PR car-crash in the making. It speaks volumes about Facebook's attitude, about how much it really cares about...
View ArticleApple, Google reach privacy deal, but is it enough?
Apple, Google, Microsoft and three other major tech firms have agreed to a deal which means in future apps on their platforms must "provide greater privacy disclosures". The deal's a move in the right...
View ArticleOOPS! GM drops Facebook ads: They ''don't work''
General Motors (NYSE:GM) is to stop advertising on Facebook (NASDAQ:FB). Just days before IPO, there are better times for this loss to leak, but GM's main competitor scoffs at the idea that Facebook...
View ArticleThe 3 secret ingredients to Android success
What helps certain Android manufacturers succeed while others struggle? Here are the three secret ingredients most device-makers haven't figured out.
View ArticleAmazon's Kindle Fire HD: The other side of the story
Amazon's new Kindle Fire HD tablets are being painted as game-changing, Nexus-slaying devices -- but behind all the hype, there are some significant caveats to consider.
View ArticleCall the fact checkers! New Yorker cover doesn't know the difference between...
My weekly New Yorker appeared in my mailbox this afternoon, with a giant faux cover in front of the real one, showing what the magazine might look like if it were a Windows 8 app on the Start screen....
View ArticleCES 2014: Apple, Google wanna pimp your ride
Regular readers will know I've told you what's coming when it comes to connected devices and the chance to put smarts inside your ride, but this year will be the year Apple and Google try to put their...
View ArticleHas Microsoft begun a shadow campaign for Hillary Clinton?
Hillary Clinton hasn't yet announced whether she's running for president, but there are claims that a former top advisor, now a Microsoft executive, has begun a shadow campaign for her using...
View ArticleIs Microsoft breaking the law with its secret Xbox stealth marketing campaign?
A stealth marketing campaign in which Microsoft is paying for Xbox One endorsements on YouTube may bring Microsoft more than a spate of bad publicity -- it could also violate Federal Trade Commission...
View ArticleMicrosoft kills stealth Xbox marketing campaign: Was the FTC on its tail?
Only hours after Microsoft defended a stealth marketing campaign in which it secretly paid for Xbox endorsements on YouTube, the company killed the operation. Did Microsoft do it of its own volition,...
View ArticleApple values your privacy, ads firms complain
Apple puts your privacy way above its own short-term gain -- you can tell that's true because Ad Age calls the firm, "slow, cocky and downright stingy" because it won't share your private data with...
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