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Facebook experiments with free Wi-Fi, for a price

Mar 7, 2013
The social network has started offering free Internet in a few places. The catch? It makes it easier for advertisers to find you.
Posted In: Facebook, ads, Tech, Internet, wifi
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Twitter shines as lights go out at Superdome

Feb 4, 2013
A dark moment in football history is turning out to be a bright spot for social media.
Posted In: Twitter, ads, Super Bowl, Super Bowl commercials
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Campaign ads crowd out local businesses on airwaves

Aug 8, 2012
Small businesses are seeing higher TV ad rates, fewer time slots in key swing states.
Posted In: ads, television
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Small talk: Pink lights, games with cats, Google ads

Mar 16, 2012
The news that didn't quite make the headlines. This week: using pink lights to deter criminals, an interspecies iPad game you can play with your cat, Google replacing ringtones with ads.
Posted In: Pink, Crime, cats, iPad, Google, ads
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Pretty Facebook pages for a price

Dec 9, 2011
Isn't this what ruined MySpace?
Posted In: Facebook, ads, adware
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Commercials? On TV? BELIEVE IT!

Nov 2, 2011
LG announced yesterday that it's partnering with online adverting company, YuMe. The deal will bring ads into LG's Internet-enabled TVs. The Toyota...
Posted In: ads, advertising, lg, Tech Report, tv
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Sick of Kindle ads? Pay up

Oct 6, 2011
That new $79 Kindle that Amazon just announced is ad supported, as befits a screaming deal. But if you just don't want to see the dang ads any more...
Posted In: ads, advertising, Amazon, Kindle, Tech Report
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Promoting Climate Change: Hits and Misses

Feb 7, 2011
If you heard my story today on Marketplace, you know there's some debate over exactly what sort of messaging is best suited to climate change. Co...
Posted In: ads, climate change, sustainability

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