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Google lifts political ads ban, with Georgia Senate races still in play

by Andy Uhler
Dec 10, 2020
How important is political ad revenue to companies like Google and Facebook?
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Amazon knows what we buy, and it's turning that into a huge ad business

by Molly Wood
Feb 20, 2019
Facebook and Google might need to watch out.
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Verizon's bet on Oath falters

by Amy Scott
Dec 11, 2018
Verizon created Oath out of its investments in “legacy” digital media companies AOL and Yahoo. The goal was to compete with internet giants Facebook and Google. It seems that the world’s biggest wireless network just wasn’t able to make that work. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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Facebook widens its ad targeting

by Kimberly Adams
May 27, 2016
The company is expanding its ad reach and stepping up competition with Google.
 
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Yahoo hoping to score with exclusive NFL game

by Sally Herships
Oct 23, 2015
Yahoo and its advertisers want to know what kind of fan will be watching.
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Tech IRL: Online Communities

by Jenny Ament
Jun 5, 2015
Can producing videos for niche audiences make money?
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Advertisers can now tell if we're paying attention

by Sam Harnett
Oct 16, 2014
New metrics can measure whether we are looking at and engaging with online ads.
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The Internet is not big enough for political ads

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 13, 2014
Whoever said 'there’s plenty of room for everyone on the Internet' was wrong.
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Tribune Publishing enters the viral marketing sphere

by Nova Safo
Sep 23, 2014
The Tribune company is counting on online advertising to help its bottom line.
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Advertisters scared as internet giants look to cut cookies out of their diets

by Molly Wood
Nov 8, 2013
The online trackers used by advertising companies may be a thing of the past.
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