http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/129/all xx http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/84079/google-buy-mobile-ad-company Google plans to buy mobile advertising provider AdMob for US$750 million stock, the search giant said on Monday. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/84079/google-buy-mobile-ad-company#comments Business Mobile & wireless Networking News advertising Google Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:18:42 -0500 ITworld staff 84079 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/83267/are-you-being-scammed-facebook-ads I've written a bit lately about how cyberthieves using social media to scam people. It turns out the most egregious scammers are many "legitimate" companies that run deceptive ads on these networks. http://www.itworld.com/internet/83267/are-you-being-scammed-facebook-ads#comments Internet Opinion advertising Facebook Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:26:08 -0500 ITworld staff 83267 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/windows/82533/microsoft-pulls-out-family-guy-special Well that was fast. Microsoft has yanked its sponsorship from an upcoming half-hour special on Fox featuring Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, according to Variety. http://www.itworld.com/windows/82533/microsoft-pulls-out-family-guy-special#comments Operating systems Software Windows News advertising Microsoft Windows 7 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:36:28 -0400 ITworld staff 82533 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/government/79438/survey-us-residents-dont-want-targeted-ads Contrary to the claims of online marketers, most U.S. residents do not want to receive Web advertising tailored to their interests, according to a study released Wednesday by two universities. http://www.itworld.com/government/79438/survey-us-residents-dont-want-targeted-ads#comments Government Internet News advertising online advertising privacy issues Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:48:38 -0400 ITworld staff 79438 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/78455/facebook-nielsen-ask-users-about-display-ads Facebook is partnering with Nielsen on using a system that gathers feedback about whether online display ads are influencing Web users. http://www.itworld.com/internet/78455/facebook-nielsen-ask-users-about-display-ads#comments Internet News advertising Facebook Nielsen Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:51:40 -0400 ITworld staff 78455 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/endpoint-security/76999/who-watches-baby-sitter We assume that our security software is there to protect us. Sometimes, though, as in the case of Sentry and FamilySafe kid-filtering software, the software is actually harvesting their information for advertisers. http://www.itworld.com/endpoint-security/76999/who-watches-baby-sitter#comments Endpoint security Offbeat Security Opinion advertising Children filtering software security Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:44:53 -0400 sjvn 76999 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/75126/video-ad-appear-entertainment-weekly So you're flipping through the pages of the September issue of Entertainment Weekly and suddenly The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon (Jim Parsons) starts talking to you via a small video panel embedded on the page. Are you a) amazed, b) annoyed, c) startled, or d) all of the above? http://www.itworld.com/offbeat/75126/video-ad-appear-entertainment-weekly#comments Business Offbeat News advertising Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:27:23 -0400 pasmith 75126 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/70244/bt-opts-not-deploy-phorm-behavioral-ad-system BT says it wants to invest in broadband technology instead but is still interested in Phorm's Webwise. http://www.itworld.com/internet/70244/bt-opts-not-deploy-phorm-behavioral-ad-system#comments Internet News advertising broadband bt ISP Phorm Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:58:15 -0400 ITworld staff 70244 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/internet/70169/microsoft-removes-projectile-vomiting-ie8-ad-web An online ad for Internet Explorer 8 that showed a woman projectile vomiting has left such a bad taste in viewers' mouths that Microsoft has decided to remove it. http://www.itworld.com/internet/70169/microsoft-removes-projectile-vomiting-ie8-ad-web#comments Business Internet News advertising IE8 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:27:12 -0400 ITworld staff 70169 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/69745/ads-come-mobile-apps-thanks-google Google is expanding a trial program that lets developers place ads in iPhone and Android applications. http://www.itworld.com/mobile-amp-wireless/69745/ads-come-mobile-apps-thanks-google#comments Mobile & wireless Personal tech News advertising Android Google iPhone Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:31:19 -0400 ITworld staff 69745 at http://www.itworld.com