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Dish’s Ads to End All Ads

Shalini Ramachandran, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on May 16 at 5:32 pm PT

Dish Network Corp. plans to promote its new ad-skipping feature with, ironically enough, a television ad — that is, if broadcast TV networks agree to run the spot.

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Facebook Tweaks Mobile News Feed, Photos

Mike Isaac in Social on May 14 at 1:45 pm PT

Facebook on Monday introduced a minor redesign to its News Feed product for mobile phones, changing the way photos and posts are displayed on users’ handheld devices. The tweaks come as Facebook continues to figure out a solid way of monetizing mobile access to its app, a method of entry more and more users are shifting to, according to the company. Among the changes are a 3x increase in photo display, as well as full-bleed status updates and posts.

Viral Video: Google Glasses in the Wild Imagined (Complete With Inevitable Annoying Ads)

Kara Swisher in Media on April 6 at 11:48 am PT

Oh joy.

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Once Shunning Ad Promos, Google Now Flaunts Itself

Amir Efrati in News on March 27 at 5:30 am PT

After years of touting the superiority of online advertising, Google Inc .is taking a decidedly different approach to promote itself in areas where its rivals dominate.

My So-Called Social Super Bowl

Lauren Goode in Social on February 6 at 4:19 pm PT

Last night, I took a rare break from social media and opted for a real-time, real-life Super Bowl instead. And somehow … I saw the same game everyone else did.

NFL Brings (Some of) the Super Bowl to Tablets

Lauren Goode in Media on February 1 at 8:37 am PT

If you’re one of those football fans who likes to watch — and rewatch — key plays after the game, this app’s for you.

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Con Artist Starred in Sting That Cost Google Millions

Thomas Catan, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 25 at 4:30 am PT

Wearing leg irons and guarded by federal agents, David Whitaker posed as an agent for online drug dealers in dozens of recorded phone calls and email exchanges with Google sales executives, spending $200,000 in government money for ads selling narcotics, steroids and other controlled substances.

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The Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore (Comic)

Nitrozac and Snaggy in Voices on January 4 at 2:59 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.