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Amazon Drops the Price on Kindle, But Ads or No Ads, Don't Get Your Hopes Up for Free

in Commerce on April 11, 2011 at 6:47 pm PT

Amazon has dropped the price of its latest generation of the Kindle by $25, hoping to attract a larger user base of people who will now be able to afford the e-reader. But will the Kindle ever be free?

A Web Ad That Tells You It's Stalking You

in Media on November 18, 2010 at 9:34 am PT

Web ads that follow you from site to site are both standard practice and potentially disturbing. Not this campaign–it’s aimed at people who love this kind of stuff.

No, They're Video 'Ad' Tools, Not Video 'ID' Tools

in News on October 9, 2007 at 11:00 am PT

No, They’re Video ‘Ad’ Tools, Not Video ‘ID’ Tools

in News on October 9, 2007 at 11:00 am PT

New From Google Labs: Google Big Friggin' Video Ad

in News on October 9, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

Google hasn’t yet figured out a way to find and remove video content posted to YouTube and Google Video in violation of copyright, but it may have finally figured out something far more important: how to advertise on it. This morning, the company announced a new service that allows publishers to embed ad-supported YouTube videos [...]

New From Google Labs: Google Big Friggin’ Video Ad

in News on October 9, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

Google hasn’t yet figured out a way to find and remove video content posted to YouTube and Google Video in violation of copyright, but it may have finally figured out something far more important: how to advertise on it. This morning, the company announced a new service that allows publishers to embed ad-supported YouTube videos [...]