Google to host ads by European news agencies
Eight agencies strike deal with Google News to provide contextual adverts around stories. By Mark Sweney
Phorm and others will help fight Google’s dominance, say politicans
Privacy campaigners will be disheartened to hear that the man charged with leading the country into a brave new digital future, Lord Stephen Carter, is a fan of their bete-noire, targeted advertising company Phorm. By Richard Wray
Phorm brings in execs to spearhead ‘global’ ISP adoption push
As it steps up its campaign to convince the nation that behavioural targeting isn't such a bad thing, still-to-be-deployed ISP-based ad outfit Phorm has made two senior appointments. By Patrick Smith
Google introduces targeted display ads on sites including YouTube
Search engine takes major step into controversial targeted advertising market with videosharing site and other networks. By Jemima Kiss
Good King Google
Andrew Brown: Newspapers are peasants in the digital kingdom - at least its ruler appears to be fairly benevolent
Police aim to cut off Craigslist’s ‘erotic’ ads
Police officials in Chicago are seeking to ban "erotic services" ads on online classifieds site Craigslist, and filed a $100,000 lawsuit while accusing it of being "the single largest source of prostitution" in the US
Does TV drive you to drink?
Zoe Williams: A study has shown incidental drinking in TV and film plots to be more effective than advertising. So why don't I fancy a bourbon after watching Mad Men?
Code on behavioural web ads launched
UK companies including Google, Yahoo and Phorm approve IAB guidelines
Facebook and Twitter: We couldn’t agree on a takeover price
So Facebook did indeed try to buy Twitter, we learn today. Investor Peter Thiel told Business Week the two sides could not agree on price or the structure of the company when they discussed a deal in the autumn. By Jemima Kiss
Lastminute.com marks return to TV advertising with ‘Mexican wave’
Tie-up with ITV1, Channel 4 and Five will see commercial broadcast through three consecutive ad breaks across the three channels. By Mark Sweney
Sage uses Krypton Factor to aid LinkedIn link-up
LinkedIn users to get access to content from Krypton Factor and Yo! Sushi founder Simon Woodroffe as part of tie-up. By Mark Sweney
A cute bit of marketing
Media Monkey: Fluffy animals star in Samsung mobile phone viral
Where adverts are the editorial
Although many web surfers block advertisements, some creative ones are worth seeing. Ads of the World collects and rates the best
Is this man the future of politics?
Thomas Gensemer masterminded Barack Obama's groundbreaking and astonishingly successful online presidential campaign. Could he help Gordon Brown at the next election? He thinks so, as he tells Stephen Moss and Sarah Phillips
UK mobile phone firms to sell data about customer activity
Industry tells Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that it plans to make information available to commercial parties later this year