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NEWS ABOUT: online ads

online ads stories: 13 news summaries
election 2009

NJ Gov Hopeful Runs Afoul of Monty Python

Troupe threatens to sue Republican over pirated video footage

Nov 2, 09 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Republican Chris Christie holds a razor-thin lead over incumbent Jon Corzine in the New Jersey governor's race, and now he has five more potential opponents—the members of Monty Python, who are considering suing the former US Attorney for violating their copyright. An online ad the campaign swiftly yanked from... More »

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Republican • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • online advertising • online ads • governor • Jon S. Corzine • copyright infringement • campaign advertising • Terry Gilliam • John Cleese • Monty Python • incumbents • Terry Jones • Christopher Christie • Election 09 • Michael Palin • Eric Idle • election day November 2009

(Newser) - If online ads are the future of political campaigning, then a legal snafu in the St. Petersburg mayoral race bears watching. Florida election officials have ruled that one candidate’s Google and Facebook ads violate state election laws because they don’t clearly state who paid for the ad, the... More »

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Florida • Internet • online advertising • St. Petersburg • online ads • campaign fundraising • political advertising • campaign advertising

New England Killer Finds Victims on Craigslist

Police believe three hotel murders are related

Apr 17, 09 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Authorities believe a man suspected in attacks that left one woman dead and two others shaken in New England hotels found his victims through Craigslist, ABC News reports. Julissa Brisman, who advertised massage-therapy services on the site, was killed in a Boston Marriott on Tuesday; women offering similar services were... More »

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prostitution • FBI • crime • Boston • online advertising • robbery • murder • Craigslist • escort service • Marriott • online ads • classified ads • Julissa Brisman • Warwick, RI • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer

Facebook Looking to Cash In on Its Friends

Wants info of 150M members to be market research gold mine

Feb 1, 09 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Facebook will create one of the world’s largest market research databases in an attempt to profit from the personal information it collects from its 150 million members, the Telegraph reports. The social networking site’s new instant polling tool, which will enable companies to target specially selected users, was... More »

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social networking • Internet • Web 2.0 • advertising • Facebook • online ads • advertisers

 Slashing Prices Online 
 May Kill Etailers 

Price wars sure to kill off some struggling e-tailers

Nov 20, 08 10:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Online retailers’ response to their first dreary holiday season is a price war so fierce many won’t see the new year. Web shoppers are trained to search for deals, and 75% say they would leave a site that doesn't offer free shipping, the New York Times reports. Fine for... More »

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Google • online ads • shipping • holiday shopping • Kmart • online shopping • holiday sales • Amazon.com

ANALYSIS

Baseball Strikes It Rich With Online Content Pitch

MLB web presence adds to—not detracts from—fans' TV, ballpark experiences

Aug 29, 08 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Major League Baseball’s full-bore embrace of the internet is paying off for its online service, Jay Yarow writes in BusinessWeek. Most professional sports leagues limit web content for fear of encroaching on TV ratings, but MLB’s Advanced Media allows streaming video of full games, downloadable highlights from every... More »

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Internet • MLB • advertising • online • website • online ads • baseball content • baseball

'For Hire: Pro Hitman'—Mexico Investigates Killer Online Ads

Murder posts up as drug war accelerates

Jul 13, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexican authorities are investigating a slew of online ads offering the services of a professional killer. The ads may be fake, but police are taking no chances. A recent outbreak of hitmen amidst a raging drug war has contributed to the more than 1,400 murders in Mexico this year,... More »

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Internet • Mexico • Mexican drug war • hitman • online ads

Ballmer's Competitive Streak Drove Yahoo Bid

Microsoft CEO once vowed to 'kill Google'

May 4, 08 7:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft's Yahoo bid put CEO Steve Ballmer to the test: How much would he pay to fulfill his promise to "(expletive) kill Google"? Forty-seven billion bucks was too high, but many say he'll try again—and may have a tough time convincing investors it's all cool calculation. Microsoft... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • Bill Gates • online advertising • takeover • online ads • Steve Ballmer • takeover bid

Media Giant Cox Buys Online Ad Startup for $300M

Owner of platforms from newspapers to TV targets Web revenue

Apr 29, 08 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Media outfit Cox is moving into the online business, buying an Internet startup that pools sites’ specialized ad needs, the AP reports. The $300 million purchase of Adify will mean competition for Web giants such as Google and Yahoo, creating an alternative for customers who might previously have relied on... More »

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Yahoo • Google • online ads • Cox Enterprises • Adify

 Google Pushes 
 Privacy Reforms 

Firm hopes to allay concerns about its DoubleClick buy

Mar 27, 08 5:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google is working to ease concerns about privacy infringement in online advertising, ComputerWorld reports. The online giant hosted a meeting for the Consumer Privacy Legislative Forum, a group working to get a bill protecting online consumers’ information passed in Congress. Google will also file comments concerning the FTC’s proposed... More »

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Google • online advertising • online privacy • DoubleClick • FTC • online ads • personal privacy

Google Buys DoubleClick After EU Signs Off

Regulators cite Yahoo, AOL, and Microsoft as 'credible' competitors

Mar 11, 08 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google acquired ad tracker DoubleClick today after EU regulators approved the $3.1 billion deal, the AP reports. Antitrust officials dismissed concerns about competition, saying Microsoft, Yahoo, and AOL also provide “credible” online ad services. The ruling ducked questions of how private data will be handled, an issue that... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • European Union • online advertising • DoubleClick • online ads • Internet advertising • European Commission

Fewer Clicks Are Better Clicks: Google  

Company says it's part of a plan to reduce accidental ad traffic

Mar 11, 08 1:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google's share price took a big hit after quarterly results released last week showed the number of paid-for-clicks on advertising flattening out, but the company says the fall is actually good news, MarketWatch reports. Google bosses say the drop is all part of their plan to improve the quality of... More »

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Yahoo • Google • YouTube • Microsoft • advertising • online advertising • online ads

Advertisers Will Soon Be Facebooking You, Too

Social-networking site to allow targeted ads based on user profiles

Aug 23, 07 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook is at work on a way to sell ads based on information users and their friends post on the site, the Wall Street Journal reports. A basic version of the service could launch this fall, and the social-networking titan eventually might allow marketers to predict products and services users... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Internet • Viacom • Microsoft • Silicon Valley • advertising • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • online ads • AdWords

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