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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.

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.

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.

Twitter Ramps Up Its Ad Plan Again, With Ads You Haven’t Asked To See

Peter Kafka in Media on August 31, 2011 at 12:08 pm PT

Coming to some of you, in about a month: Ads in your Tweetstream, from Twitter accounts you don’t follow.

Apple’s Most Popular Ad on the Web Isn’t “1984”

Peter Kafka in Media on August 26, 2011 at 5:55 am PT

Apple’s most famous ad isn’t the one that generates the most views. Go figure.

Google Settles Pharmacy Ad Probe for $500 Million

Thomas Catan, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 24, 2011 at 8:36 am PT

Google Inc. has reached a $500 million legal settlement with the U.S. Justice Department to avoid prosecution over allegations that it knowingly accepted hundreds of millions in ads from rogue online pharmacies.

Web Ad Pioneer Dave Morgan Adapts Simulmedia To TV's Reality

Peter Kafka in Media on May 17, 2011 at 7:57 am PT

The guy behind Tacoda and Real Media figured the TV industry was staffed by Luddites, and ready for disruption. Turns out he’s the one changing plans.

Facebook Gets New Friends

Emily Steel and Geoffrey Fowler, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on April 4, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

A new generation of agencies is trying to crack the code for placing ads on Facebook Inc. in a bid to lure more big-ticket marketers to the website. In February, more than a third of all online-display ads in the U.S. appeared on Facebook, according to comScore Inc. That’s more than three times as many as its closest rival, Yahoo Inc., had.

Microsoft’s Advertising Arm Still Weighing "Do Not Track"

Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 22, 2011 at 9:57 am PT

The latest version of Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer includes a do-not-track tool that broadcasts users’ wishes not to be monitored online–but that doesn’t mean Microsoft’s advertising unit is honoring those requests yet.