Ad revenue at Facebook expected to pass £1bn next year

Facebook forecast to bring in £1.13bn in 2011 while MySpace expected to see ad revenues shrink 14%, according to a report. By Mark Sweney

Times puts some ads outside the wall and on iPad as web display reduces

paidContent: While display ads on Times sites decline, advertorials are placed outside the paywall. By Robert Andrews

Google and Apple prepare for mobile advertising battle

Google and Apple are gearing up to launch ads on their apps, a strategy which is set to change the advertising landscape for ever

BT ‘instant internet’ ad banned by ASA

Broadband claim not backed up by evidence, rules ad watchdog, as provider cites instant coffee as comparable product. By Mark Sweney

Nestlé seeks adult Milky Bar kids

Online contest for impersonations of classic advert, backed by TV campaign, will find stars for poster adverts in autumn. By Mark Sweney

Wired UK launches ad campaign for website

Factoid-based campaign for Condé Nast title to run on digital poster sites in London. By Mark Sweney

Virgin Media chief: rivals’ broadband ads are ‘grossly misleading’

Neil Berkett says government should crack down on marketing claims if it wants company to invest in high-speed networks. By Mark Sweney

Ofcom: Broadband ISPs are pulling a fast one

Ofcom reported that nearly a quarter of broadband users said they received a slower service than expected, and this was the most common complaint to ISPs

Go go gadget plaything

Saptarshi Ray: Once we found fun things to do with computers sold as serious machines. Now gadgets are marketed as nothing but toys

Coca-Cola considers dropping agency behind Facebook ‘porn’ campaign

Soft-drinks giant reviews relationship with firm that created Dr Pepper campaign featuring 'offensive' status updates. By Mark Sweney

What’s with the Twitter glitches?

There are more problems at Twitter – users can't update their profiles today and couldn't follow or unfollow people on Sunday. By Jemima Kiss

Coca-Cola forced to pull Facebook promotion after porn references

Company apologises for posting 'offensive' status updates to users' profiles as part of Dr Pepper internet campaign

Old Spice viral campaign a hit

Isaiah Mustafa, the face of Old Spice, is back with a more personalised digital viral video campaign

ASA bans Mafia Wars Facebook ad

Campaign for online game banned by watchdog for implying that 'carrying or using a knife was a way to earn respect'. By Mark Sweney

This isn’t the first time Seed has sacrificed editorial independence

Journalist Gaia Vince recalls how Seed magazine, owner of ScienceBlogs, spiked one of her articles because it was critical of a potential advertiser