5 posts and columns on Dictionary.com

Apple Sued Over Mobile App Privacy

in News on December 28, 2010 at 3:01 pm PT

Apple and four app developers have been hit with a lawsuit that alleges violations of computer fraud and privacy laws by allowing ad networks to access users’ personal information.

Prius Takes Over Dictionary.com's Home Page

in News on June 4, 2009 at 10:01 am PT

To advertise its third-generation Prius hybrid, Toyota is playing a bit of word association with potential customers. With help from advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi, the car maker is working with Dictionary.com for ads targeted to the definitions of words such as “sustainability,” “green” and “moonroof.” Those keyword-based ads launched last week, but Prius also took over the online dictionary’s home page Wednesday and Thursday, with another two-day takeover planned for July. Dictionary.com has also included Prius ads in its word-of-the-day emails, which reach 1.3 million subscribers.

Ask CEO Might Want to Look Up Definition of "Innovation" in the Dictionary.com

in News on May 15, 2008 at 1:57 pm PT

In case you were wondering, Ask is committed to becoming a viable competitor in a market overwhelmingly dominated by Google and Yahoo. It has not, as CEO Jim Safka vehemently points out in an interview with Forbes today, ceded the search battle to anyone.

Ask CEO Might Want to Look Up Definition of “Innovation” in the Dictionary.com

in News on May 15, 2008 at 1:57 pm PT

In case you were wondering, Ask is committed to becoming a viable competitor in a market overwhelmingly dominated by Google and Yahoo. It has not, as CEO Jim Safka vehemently points out in an interview with Forbes today, ceded the search battle to anyone.