Google wins latest round in Louis Vuitton trademark battle

Preliminary EU judgment says search engine not violating trademarks by allowing rivals to bid on them for search ads. By Jason Deans

James Dean lives on in South African-made TV commercial

Television ad imagines alternative history in which actor survives car accident to become Rebel With a Cause

Phorm loses $15m in six months but stays confident

Phorm is still losing money at a furious rate - though a $24m fundraising in June has given it a year's breathing space to start doing business

Birmingham NHS Trust launches Rankin anti-smoking viral ad

Rankin ad showing a smoker being attacked by an invisible assailant launches online. By Chris Tryhorn

How Facebook tried to put a shine on $9.5m privacy suit

Two years after offending users with an advertising wheeze, Facebook has quietly announced that it was ready to settle a lawsuit about the scheme. What's really going on?

Phorm sheds directors, grumpy website and… money?

The webside adware company is getting low on directors, and possibly cash, as it prepares to announce its financial results. What's the outlook?

Google launches exchange for display ads

Web giant fires warning shot at rivals such as AOL and Yahoo with move into lucrative market for banner ads

Dell stung by $4m penalty over fraudulent ads

American computer manufacturer Dell has agreed to pay $4m (£2.4m) over claims that it misled customers and tricked them into paying for expensive products and services

ASA bans BSkyB advert over BT and Virgin Media broadband claims

Campaign criticising competitors' broadband speeds deemed misleading by advertising watchdog. By Leigh Holmwood

Experts puzzled over Adobe’s surprise purchase of Omniture

Technology industry insiders are trying to understand the implications of Adobe's unexpected $1.8bn move for web analytics company Omniture

Latest Google news service promises publishers money and readers

Web firm Google says Fast Flip pages will give publishers the bulk of ad revenue

The horror of public information films

Peter Bradshaw: Can these films, such as the gory advert that cautions against texting while driving, get away with inspired nastiness that would be deemed gratuitous in other genres?

Skype and CNN strike ad deal

Internet phone company and news broadcaster join forces. By Mark Sweney

More cash for online video ads

Budgets may rise by more than 50% over the next 12 month, according to research. By Mercedes Bunz

Anti-piracy campaign aims to win over Generation Y-pay of internet users

Advertisements intended to curb filesharing forego criminal warning in favour of more positive message