Google Employs 'Hundreds' Of Humans To Sniff Out Ad Fraud On The Web (GOOG)
Fraud in online advertising is a huge business, we noted recently.Botnets generate clicks automatically, at the same overall rates as humans, making them difficult to detect. Some publishers claim, and...
View ArticleFacebook's Android Software Doesn't Let You Easily See Your Battery Life (FB)
Here's one problem with Facebook's Android take over software: You can't see the battery life indicator on the main home screen.You also don't get to see the time, how strong your cell reception is, or...
View ArticleNow You Can Use Bitcoins To Find The Love Of Your Life
If you're into dating and anonymous digital currencies, then you're in luck – dating site OKCupid now accepts Bitcoins.This is made possible by the site's partnership with Coinbase, a Y Combinator...
View ArticleBII REPORT: Why Mobile Video Is Set To Explode
Mobile video has exploded for a few main reasons. One is the rollout of faster 4G LTE wireless networks, which support on-the-go video habits.A second reason is that younger audiences are adopting...
View ArticleGoogle Chairman Eric Schmidt On Facebook Taking Over Android: I Think It's...
Is Google bothered by the fact that Facebook is trying to take over Android with its "Home" software?Listening to executive chairman, and former CEO, Eric Schmidt speaking today at the D Mobile...
View ArticleMeet Charlie Ergen, Who Just Made A $25.5 Billion Offer To Buy Sprint
In a remarkably bold move, US satellite TV provider Dish Network today began a campaign to supplant Softbank’s planned deal for Sprint Nextel with its own $25.5 billion acquisition of Sprint.Dish,...
View ArticleEric Schmidt Has Seen Motorola's Next Android Phones And Says They're...
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt said today that Motorola's next generation of smartphones are in the pipeline and that they're pretty good.Speaking at AllThingsD's mobile conference, Schmidt...
View ArticleThis Is The Most Impressive Vine Brand Campaign We've Seen Yet
With Vine sitting on top of the U.S. App Store's list of free apps, advertisers are finding ways to master Twitter's six-second video sharing platform.Although a 12-person peanut butter company found a...
View ArticleHow 'High-Performance Clothing' Will Power Your Phone And Monitor Your Health
If you had a heart condition, or diabetes, getting on-the-spot data about your condition from the clothing you wear could revolutionize your treatment. People who live with conditions ranging from...
View ArticleLooks Like Facebook Just Hired Apple Maps Guy Richard Williamson (AAPL, FB)
As Facebook looks to beef up all things mobile, word is that it just hired Richard Williamson, the manager formerly in charge of Apple Maps, reports Bloomberg's Adam Satariano.Williamson was let go...
View ArticleA Tech Entrepreneur Supposedly Spent $35 Million On San Francisco's Priciest...
Tech entrepreneur Trevor Traina and his wife Alexis reportedly spent $35 million on a mansion on San Francisco's "Billionaire's Row," according to local real estate blog Socket Site (via Curbed).At...
View ArticleThis Is How Your Gmail Should Work (GOOG)
Gmail is a great email client. The service is simple and seamless, but it could work much better on mobile than it does now. The iOS Gmail app went through a huge overhaul late last year that brought...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg Says It's Totally OK To Ignore Dinner Guests While Checking...
Three new ads in Facebook's campaign for its new Facebook Home phone takeover app all have one thing in common: They show people ignoring friends, family, strangers, and colleagues while they check...
View Article10 Things You Need To Know This Morning (GOOG, AAPL, FB, DISH, S)
Good morning. News:Facebook has some new talent. Apple Maps executive Richard Williamson is reportedly joining Facebook and designer/developer Loren Brichter will be helping the Facebook Home...
View ArticleFacebook Is Talking To Apple About Creating A 'Home' For The iPhone
Facebook is in talks with Apple to create a version of its Facebook Home Android software for the iPhone, an executive of the social network has claimed.Facebook Home was introduced to the British...
View ArticleFacebook Strikes Deal To Make TV And Movie Sharing Easier
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View ArticleSnapchat Usage Explodes To 150 Million Messages Per Day
Snapchat started getting a lot of media attention late last year. At the time, the photo messaging application was used by a few million people and it raised millions of dollars from investors. Those...
View ArticleFacebook Takes Its First Step Toward Rivaling Google's Search Business
A few months ago, Facebook introduced one of the core pillars of its business: Graph Search. Now it has started testing ways to monetize it.Graph Search will eventually let all Facebook users find...
View ArticleMarissa Mayer Explains Yahoo's Display Ad Revenue Drop [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today: Yahoo revealed in its quarterly earnings call that its display advertising fell 11% to $455 million. Mayer said that the decline was in large...
View ArticleiPad Mini Shipments Are Expected To Drop 20%-30% This Quarter, Says DigiTimes...
Apple's iPad Mini shipments are expected to drop 20%-30%, says DigiTimes, citing "upstream sources in the iPad mini supply chain."DigiTimes is a Taiwanese paper that reports a lot of gossip from the...
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