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Class-action suit pits woman against 'dishonest' ads on Facebook

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A 41-year-old part-time dance instructor and graphic designer from Santa Cruz is the face of a class-action lawsuit designed to force Web sites that offer social gaming to rein in what she calls deceptive ads.


Alcohol companies target youths with magazine ads, new study shows

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Alcoholic beverages popular among youths are more likely to be advertised in magazines with high youth readership than alcoholic drinks consumed mainly by adults, resulting in disproportionately high youth exposure to such ...





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Apple iPhones dominate the smartphone market

Google phone revolution or misdirection?

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created Dec 19, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Google smartphones are either a daring foray into the telecom world or a misunderstood test of the next-generation of the Internet giant's Android mobile operating system.


YouTube's top 2009 videos feature eclectic cast

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created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The year's biggest hits on the Internet's top video channel were anchored by an improbable singing sensation, a groggy boy nursing a sore mouth, a bride and groom dancing down the wedding aisle, supernatural heartthrobs ...


YouTube has tripled the number of "monetized views" and earns ad revenue on more than a billion online videos

YouTube leads Google charge in display ad market

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created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google on Tuesday outlined a strategy for seizing a bigger share of online display advertising that has long been a key stronghold for rival Yahoo!


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Google tests new phone to profit from mobile Web

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(AP) -- Google Inc. is determined to gain more influence over how the Web is used on mobile phones, even if the next step in the quest tramples some of the relationships forged during its two-year expansion ...


New study levels new criticisms at food industry

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A new study released Monday, Dec. 14, in Washington, D.C., criticizes the nation's food and beverage industry for failing to shift their marketing efforts aimed at children. The report said television advertising continues ...


Helpful or creepy? Overpersonalized Web sites may spook shoppers

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created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Michael Redding describes the get-to-know-you game between man and machine as a version of "Name That Tune."


Woods scandal a boon to Internet publications (AP)

Woods scandal a boon to Internet publications

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created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Tiger Woods sex scandal has been a boon for online publications, even though it hasn't generated the same amount of Internet traffic as Michael Jackson's death or President Barack Obama's inauguration.


AOL finalized its divorce from Time Warner

AOL going public after Time Warner divorce

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created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AOL finalized its divorce from Time Warner on Wednesday, ending one of the most disastrous marriages in corporate history and leaving the Internet pioneer facing an uncertain future.


EMI joins Universal-backed music video site Vevo

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Music videos from Norah Jones, Coldplay, Katy Perry and other artists under EMI Group PLC are headed to an online music video venture, Vevo, set to launch Tuesday with a gala in New York.


Yahoo launches online consumer privacy tool

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created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Yahoo wants its users to know what it knows about them.



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