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Did targeted advertising fail Facebook advertisers?

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Sabri Ben-Achour
May 29, 2013 Facebook apologizes for offensive content and advertisers have pulled out. How can advertisers really know where their ads are going?

The risks of making online ads

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Mark Garrison
May 2, 2013 GM and Mountain Dew have pulled ads perceived to be racist. Were the ads the result of pressure to make a big viral splash, or of weak vetting for digital ads?

The trouble with mobile

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Queena Kim
Oct 22, 2012 More people than ever can go online from their phones and tablets, but advertising hasn't caught up.

Campaigns experiencing online ad space crunch

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Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 2, 2012 Demand for the 15- and 30-second spots that automatically play before online videos are sold out in some markets or being auctioned off at record prices in others.

Virus shines light on 'click fraud'

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Queena Kim
Jul 9, 2012 An estimated 45,000 people in the U.S. may have trouble getting online Monday because of a computer virus. Hackers replaced real ads with fake ones, a crime known as "click fraud."

Online tracking hot on our trail

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Queena Kim
Jun 18, 2012 A new study says tracking on the busiest websites has jumped dramatically compared to last year.

Microsoft makes 'Do Not Track' the default

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Jeff Horwich
Jun 4, 2012 Advertisers are not amused. In the upcoming version of Windows, Internet Explorer will have its "Do Not Track" feature turned on by default. Goodbye creepy ads that seem to follow you around -- hello, more generic ads for great deals on car insurance?