Phorm fires privacy row for ISPs
Web users are up in arms over what they see as an invasion of privacy by a company that will track surfing patterns to serve targeted ads, says Charles Arthur
If you like that … you’ll love this
Online communities are leaving advertisers with a headache - but helping PR to thrive through links and recommendations. By Katie Allen
Google launches video ads
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Sky’s ad bill could be as high as £160m
BSkyB's battle against Virgin Media and its move into telephone and broadband saw its advertising spending rise to £160m in 2007. By Mark Sweney
The hard sell
James Donaghy on the latest anti-piracy ads
Yahoo and Microsoft on track for compromise?
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Mobile firms to develop common advertising system
The UK's five biggest mobile operators have struck a ground-breaking deal to develop a common system for advertisers wishing to run campaigns on mobiles. By Mark Sweney
Reuters to sell Guardian US ads
Reuters has struck a commercial deal with the Guardian to sell online ads to the US market. By Mark Sweney
Terminator will be back – on Virgin
Virgin Media TV is backing the launch of the Terminator-inspired US drama The Sarah Connor Chronicles with a graphic mobile video clip. By Mark Sweney
AOL clinches Spectator web ad deal
AOL UK has struck deals with the Spectator and the Business to sell advertising across the two magazines' websites. By Mark Sweney
Tiscali drops the Hoff from Pipex ads
Tiscali has bid goodbye to David Hasselhoff, the 'king of the internet' who fronted the TV advertising for its subsidiary Pipex. By Mark Sweney
Virgin broadband ad escapes ban
An ad campaign for Virgin Media's high speed broadband service has been cleared by the ASA despite a string of complaints from rivals. By Mark Sweney
Hole in the wall
Murdoch may have decided to keep charging for WSJ.com. But how long can paywalls for news hold out against the ad onslaught, asks Richard Wray