2008 ‘key’ for web service, says T-Mobile
T-Mobile predicted 2008 would be a 'key year' for mobile internet as it announced a partnership with Yahoo to provide banner ads. By Jemima Kiss
Watchdog puts stranglehold on ad for violent computer game
A TV advertisement for a computer game showing a shoot-out between four men was banned yesterday by the advertising watchdog for being too violent
Is Facebook out to get us?
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Facebook: Targeted ads will make the site less commercial
Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg told CBS in an interview that he still thinks the advertising system Beacon will be a good thing for the site, but admitted a lot of mistakes.
Rumoursville: Google to buy Yell?
The markets are abuzz with the revival of speculation that Google is about buy Yell, which saw its shares drift from 595.50 to 325.75 during 2007.
Lynx tells online Casanovas to get real
A tongue-in-cheek digital ad campaign from Lynx is aiming to help men who spend too much time flirting on Facebook and in chatrooms to learn how to pull women in real life. By Mark Sweney
Evil genes and antifreeze: TV gurus’ toxic talk put under the microscope
The scientific claims of the celebrities who appear on television with advice on healthy lifestyles and avoiding toxins have been put under the microscope. By Alok Jha
UK web ad spend ‘to exceed TV in 2009’
The UK will become the first major economy to see advertisers spend more on the internet than on TV ads, a media buying agency has forecast. By Mark Sweney
Tote’s online casino finds tax haven
Totesport Casino is switching its operations to the offshore tax haven of Alderney so it can advertise freely in the UK while avoiding UK tax and regulation. By Simon Bowers
FTC clears Google’s DoubleClick deal
The US competition regulator has approved Google's $3.1bn takeover of DoubleClick. By Mark Sweney
Facebook is like Hotel California, but you might want to leave
Andrew Brown: I decided to leave Facebook when I discovered that its latest advertising gimmick sent information about members' purchases on other sites to Facebook even when they were not logged on
McDonald’s reviewing UK digital ads
McDonald's has kicked off a review of its £5m UK digital advertising business using new agency search firm Oystercatchers. By Mark Sweney
BBC gives the iPlayer a festive push
The BBC's first ad campaign for its iPlayer will break on Christmas Day and star David Attenborough and Jeremy Clarkson,. By Mark Sweney
Geldof: ‘help the planet … go nuclear’
Luxury car maker Lexus may have got more than it bargained for when it signed up Bob Geldof to take part in a blog debate about the green credentials of its hybrid models. By Mark Sweney