President of the Free Software Foundation unleashes Old Testament wrath on Ubuntu Linux “spyware”

December 7, 2012 1:12 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Richard Stallman, the grand old man of open source software and president of the Free Software Foundation, is calling Canonical’s Ubuntu Linux “spyware” and calling on the open source community to uninstall the software, shun the company, and “give Canonical whatever rebuff is needed to make it stop.”

Adfonic Global AdMetrics Report: 108 billion mobile ad requests say iPhone still king for advertisers

December 4, 2012 4:59 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Despite the massive growth of Android smartphones, advertisers still covet iPhone users more than any other platform.

Ad tech startup OneSpot nabs $1.5M to transform content into hot advertising

December 3, 2012 11:38 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

The problem with most digital display advertising is that its rarely as compelling as the content it runs besides on a webpage.

Advertisers reach out to security experts to create a new research council (exclusive)

November 19, 2012 6:00 AM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Solve Media is trying to defeat bots in the advertising industry. It created a new type of advertising that makes people prove they are humans, and now the company is bringing together some well-known names in security to form the "Security Advisory Council."

iOS app Kapture wants to reward you for taking pictures of your coffee

November 15, 2012 2:22 PM Ricardo Bilton
Ricardo Bilton

Kapture wants to pay users for taking photos of themselves alongside brands and sharing the photos on social networks.

Federated Media is done with banner ad sales

November 9, 2012 5:20 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Online advertising agency Federated Media announced today that it's eliminating its direct display advertising business.

Facebook expands Promoted Posts test so popular people can buy exposure too

November 8, 2012 12:50 PM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

Facebook this week started offering its most popular members, those with more than 5,000 friends and subscribers, the chance to pay to promote their own status updates to get more visibility.

New Apple commercial shows off iPad mini with piano duet

November 3, 2012 8:35 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Rather than hearing the ominous product spokesman voice, Apple has chosen to play a duet between the devices.

Facebook may take on Craigslist with a new Marketplace section (update)

November 1, 2012 7:14 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Social network giant Facebook might be recycling an old idea as a way for it to generate a new source of revenue and become just a bit more useful to its users.

Isocket nabs $8M to revolutionize direct ad sales for web publications

October 31, 2012 10:00 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Digital advertising startup isocket closed an $8 million round of funding, the company announced today.

How Google makes $100 million a day — and how GOOG lost $21 billion last week (infographic)

October 25, 2012 5:00 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Last week Google stock crashed 10%, shedding about $21 billion in market value, when its earnings were prematurely released. Google revenue was up ... but profit was down.

Microsoft debuts a slew of great Windows 8 video ads

October 23, 2012 1:36 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Microsoft has unveiled several fun video ads that encourage people to dive into its new Windows 8 operating system, which debuts this Friday.

Advertisers salivating in anticipation of new iPad Mini

October 22, 2012 9:02 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

It seems almost certain that Apple will announce an iPad Mini tomorrow in San Jose. And for several reasons, advertisers can't wait.