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RSS adsNokia ads are too "offensive and distressing"
News Advertisements for Nokia's flagship gaming phone, the N-Gage, have been banned by advertising watchdog the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority) after complaints that the ads would encourage antisocial behaviour and... [04 Mar 2004]
Google revs up RSS ads with FeedBurner buy
News Google is the titan of paid search advertising and has a large network of websites that host ads it sells through its AdWords online marketing system. Now it can put ads in the more than 430,000 RSS... [04 Jun 2007]
Ads coming to Orange phones
News Many of mobile's larger players are already investigating the potential of advertising, including Vodafone, which plans to offer consumers discounts on their bills in return for accepting ads. Orange is planning to roll... [27 Mar 2007]
Facebook ads to get up close and personal?
News The WSJ's Vauhini Vara wrote: "People familiar with the plan say Facebook wants to accomplish what Google did with AdWords, which lets anyone place ads next to search results by buying 'keywords' online. [23 Aug 2007]
Google sticks ads on YouTube
News But Shashi Seth, YouTube's group product manager, said the company took pains to prevent the ads from annoying the viewer. The search behemoth is ignoring the long-held belief by marketing gurus that a video-sharing site... [22 Aug 2007]
easyMobile rages over Orange ads on easymobile
News In the meantime, Evans is splashing his easymobile homepage with ads for Stelios' rival operator Orange, which is also locked in a legal battle with the easyGroup boss. The Stelios-owned MVNO (mobile virtual network... [17 May 2005]
RSS tool matches content to ads
News Called BrightAds RSS (after the technology format known as Really Simple Syndication), the service takes advantage of Kanoodle's keyword advertising system to match web content to relevant ads. Kanoodle, a... [28 Feb 2005]
Cheeky Firefox ads to screen on TV?
News We said, 'Lets go into new territory and not get too stagnant by relying on banner ads and reviews in magazines'. With the competition to find the best creative ideas to help advertise its aims in full swing, the Mozilla... [27 Mar 2006]
Online ads continue downward spiral
News In addition, the research revealed that a quarter of all sites now account for 14.8 per cent of the total ads posted. The total number of online adverts in the UK August was down nine per cent since the previous month. [02 Oct 2001]
Microsoft digs in for online ads campaign
News Such ads could also be less obtrusive, said Flake. Despite losing out to Google in a recent high profile acquisition, Microsoft has vowed not to turn its back on the world of online advertising, according to company... [09 May 2007]
'Free' web registrars slammed for misleading ads
News He added that as web users are increasingly targeted with personalised online ads, it is becoming harder to track down evidence for misleading advertising. Domain name registrars have come under fire for misleading... [19 Jul 1999]
Want free web content? Then read the ads
News US news and commentary website Salon.com is debuting an innovative scheme that gives users the choice between an ad-funded free site or a subscription-based model - on the proviso that if they opt for the free way they have to endure... [21 Nov 2002]
Microsoft shamed over misleading ads
News But the ASA was having none of it and ordered Microsoft to pull the ads on the grounds that the claims have not been evaluated by an independent entity. Microsoft has been ordered to scrap an advert which claims its... [24 Mar 2003]
Bulldog rapped over broadband prices in ads
News Bulldog's ads - which promised 8MB broadband for £9.75 per month "fixed for as long as you are with us" - drew complaints from rival telco BT and a member of the public, the ASA said. Bulldog has been told off by the... [30 Mar 2006]
"Jeeves, what happened to your banner ads?"
News Ask Jeeves is dropping banner ads from its flagship search site and will instead rely on paid sponsorships and other 'targeted' advertising for revenue, the company said on Monday. The search company recently dropped... [07 Jan 2003]
