Tag: Advertisements

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Big tech revenue drops due to decline in advertisements

Big tech revenue drops due to decline in advertisements

Tech giants like Google and Meta are losing revenue due to a changing online advertising market. Google, Meta and smaller tech companies like SnapChat and Spotify have recently presented disappointing quarterly figures. Google recorded revenue growth of 6 percent over the third quarter of 2022,... Read more

date1 year ago
Canonical causes controversy with Ubuntu Pro update

Canonical causes controversy with Ubuntu Pro update

The new Canonical Ubuntu Pro update pushes unsolicited ads to users, and people are unhappy about it. Canonical recently released a new update for Ubuntu Pro, an update service that's free for up to five machines. There is a catch. People are unhappy with the unsolicited ads presented when using... Read more

date1 year ago
Microsoft tests Office ads in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft tests Office ads in Microsoft Edge

A recent beta version of Microsoft Edge (Canary) includes an Office integration. New shortcuts allow you to open Word, Excel and other Office apps in Edge. Edge Canary is the beta version of Edge. One of the recent versions includes a sidebar with shortcuts to Office apps. The sidebar is availab... Read more

date2 years ago
Facebook will ask iPhone users for ad preferences

Facebook will ask iPhone users for ad preferences

Facebook has announced that it has decided to ask iPhone users if they want a 'better ad experience'. The decision follows a new policy by Apple for apps in the App Store. In a blog post, Facebook says that the company disagrees with Apple's decision, but has decided to cooperate anyway. However... Read more

date3 years ago
Apple to implement privacy controls on apps “this spring.”

Apple to implement privacy controls on apps “this spring.”

Apple has announced that the company will activate its App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS early this spring. The feature will show a pop-up giving users a choice to share their data for advertising purposes. The new feature was announced late last year. Apple wants advertisers who collect ... Read more

date3 years ago
Google Chrome to block ads that use too much CPU and battery

Google Chrome to block ads that use too much CPU and battery

Google is going to remove ads in Google Chrome that consume excessive CPU and battery power. Google announced in a blog post that the company is taking steps to remove intrusive ads. These are advertisements that unnecessarily use battery, CPU and bandwidth to get their message across. Examples ... Read more

date4 years ago
Google plans to identify all advertisers on Google Ads

Google plans to identify all advertisers on Google Ads

A new Google verification process should ensure that advertisers can no longer operate behind the scenes, but have to make themselves known to the outside world. According to a new Google blog post. A verification process for advertisers on the internet has existed since 2018 but only applies ... Read more

date4 years ago
Criticism towards Google after changes around advertised links

Criticism towards Google after changes around advertised links

Instead of a clearly separated 'ad' in a box, Google Search has been displaying advertised links in search results with a different indication since the beginning of this month. An indication that, according to critics, makes it much harder to clearly see that it concerns a result for which money w... Read more

date4 years ago