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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.
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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.
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.
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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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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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.
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.
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.
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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.
