As Microsoft pushed Outlook.com out of preview mode today, analysts said the company's "Scroogled" attack ads, which fired shots at Google's Gmail two weeks ago, were effective. "We all like to think that we don't like attack ads, but the ...
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Wow, what a stunning roof top! We have all seen the ads for condominiums online and in papers. Images of beautiful pool areas and modern design roof top patios. Toronto condo builders are setting the bar high. Brochures and sales displays ...
Browser developer Opera Software will acquire Skyfire Labs, which develops technology to speed video delivery over mobile networks, the companies said Friday. The deal is valued at $155 million, which includes a mix of cash and stock and ...
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Facebook scored an initial legal victory in its IPO case following a federal judge's dismissal of a group of investor lawsuits filed against the company. More than 30 lawsuits were filed against Facebook after it went public last May, ...
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A report released National Audit Office revealed that the UK IT skills shortage means that Britain could have trouble defending itself from cyber attacks over the next 20 years. The UK was hit by over 40 million cyber attacks in 2011 ...
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Vir2o, a new social media engagement platform, will include functionality for a digital music service. The new music service, called Maestro, will allow users to play, share, download, purchase and organize music files within the new Vir2o ...
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PaySimple, the cloud-based platform for managing and growing small businesses, announced the findings in its 2013 Pulse Survey of Small Businesses today. Thousands of PaySimple users surveyed articulated a plan to adopt more technology ...
Too much drama, boredom and scads of irrelevant information are just some of the reasons why Facebook users take a break from the world's biggest social networking site for weeks at a time, according to a new study. A report from the Pew ...
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Instagram has asked a court to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against changes in its terms of use, holding that the petitioner had the option to terminate her account if she disagreed with the new terms. The photo-sharing service, ...
Pump Solutions Group announced that it has named Chris Distaso Director of Engineering. Distaso will be responsible for the overall supervision and management of the Research and Development function for PSG. Distaso will report to ...
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Yahoo has signed a global advertising deal with Google that will result in Google ads appearing on some of Yahoo's websites, the companies announced Wednesday. The alliance could be good for both companies, providing Google with ...
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Microsoft and Symantec have dismantled a botnet that took over millions of computers for criminal activities such as identity theft and click fraud. The Bamital botnet threatened the US$12.7 billion online advertising industry by ...
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Australia's High Court cleared Google on Wednesday of violating fair trade laws by allowing companies to publish advertisements containing their competitors' names, handing a defeat to the country's fair trade regulator. The High Court ...
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Microsoft has launched a campaign in the U.S. that targets Google's alleged practice of going through the contents of all Gmail messages to sell and target advertisements, raising again an old issue the software giant has with the free ...
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Google is rolling out a new version of AdWords that will allow advertisers to manage and bid for ads across computers, smartphones and other devices within the same campaign, in a bid to simplify mobile advertising. The company said ...
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