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May 15th, 2012

General Motors has announced that it would be pulling its paid advertising from Facebook, saying that it had too little impact. The announcement could not come at a worse time for the social media giant, which is expected to file its initial public offering on Friday. (more)

April 1st, 2012

As long as there have been annoying Internet ads (Ed.: except for those at The Daily Caller, of course), there’s been a steady demand for ad-blocking software. But if you’ve become tired of seeing a big blank white space where the ads used to appear on your favorite websites, April 1 was your lucky day. (more)

March 1st, 2012

Need help paying your mortgage? If so, the marketing firm Brainiacs From Mars has a proposition for you. (more)

January 24th, 2012

The Republican National Committee (RNC) released a new TV ad in several swing states on Tuesday morning that uses Barack Obama’s own words against him and aims to knock some of the presidential glitter off of tonight’s campaign-themed State of the Union speech. (more)

January 22nd, 2012

The United Kingdom’s Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) will soon allow for-profit abortion providers to run ads on television and radio programs. The move was met with scorn from conservative members of Parliament and Christian charities. (more)

January 9th, 2012

DERRY, N.H. — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich took a philosophical approach Sunday to the attack ads run in Iowa by a Super PAC backing for Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, explaining his slow response and vowing that while he would stay positive, he would also “draw a sharper contrast” between himself and his rivals. (more)

September 6th, 2011

Can ad agency revenues predict a recession? When the economy is doing well they are, in fact, moving in tandem with GDP growth. However, like a the proverbial canary in a the coal mine, advertising stocks start to plunge a full quarter before a recession.  (more)

April 13th, 2011

Oprah Winfrey’s syndicated program might air in daytime, but it’s hitting up advertisers for major-league primetime ad rates for its final episode. (more)

April 12th, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amazon.com Inc. is dropping the price on its Kindle e-reader, but the change comes with a trade-off: On-screen ads. (more)

February 7th, 2011

Is your memory of last night’s Super Bowl nothing but a buffalo wing-filled haze? Perhaps your eardrums were pierced by Fergie’s shriek-filled halftime show? Or maybe you just waited for the post-game Glee episode? (more)

February 4th, 2011

The 2011 Super Bowl is quickly approaching which means the best TV commercials of the year will air between the tackles and touchdowns. As the most-watched television event of the year, (2010′s game drew 106 million viewers,) the advertising rates rival Ben Roethlisberger’s salary. (more)

January 13th, 2011

Adding to the discussion of violent rhetoric among politicians and the media this week, a study released Wednesday says that the 2010 midterm election was one of the most negative elections ever. (more)

December 16th, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (DOW JONES) — Google Inc. has renewed its search and advertising agreement with News Corp.’s Myspace social networking site, signing a multiyear agreement that now includes display advertising, but no revenue guarantees. (more)

December 14th, 2010

By now every observer of American politics is familiar with the phrase “Fire Nancy Pelosi,” especially the soon-to-be-former speaker herself. But even the wonkiest of political creatures will be surprised to learn how a software algorithm led to that meme entering the political landscape. What is bound to shock data-driven technology people is that many Republican insiders completely disagreed with the data, and thought that a campaign targeting Speaker Pelosi wouldn’t ignite public ire. This is the inside story of how Speaker Pelosi found herself the target of the brand of politics she has practiced for years, and how this may well be the year that consumer technologies chose a winning political message; it is also a warning tale to people in the public opinion and mobilization businesses. (more)

November 30th, 2010

The makers of the popular Firefox Web browser are exploring ways to create a do-not-track mechanism that could offer Internet users a way to avoid being monitored online. (more)

October 29th, 2010

“Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.” (more)

October 29th, 2010

The Internet revolutionized political fundraising, but when it comes to spending those dollars, media strategists are voting old school. (more)

October 23rd, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO — Online advertising offers marketers the chance to aim ads at very specific groups of people — say, golf players in Illinois who make more than $150,000 a year and vacation in Hawaii. (more)

October 2nd, 2010

Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is planning to wage a television campaign against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and other Democratic colleagues. (more)

September 29th, 2010

According to a source in Pennsylvania who tracks television advertising by political campaigns, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee bought only $260,000 in TV ads this week in Pennsylvania–about a 50 percent drop from the $500,000 or more the DSCC has been spending on TV ads each week for the past five weeks in the state. (more)

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