Advertising watchdog bans three ‘copycats’ of government websites
Users on unofficial sites had to pay premiums for health insurance cards, passports and birth certificates
SuperAwesome promises ‘kid-safe’ mobile ads for children’s apps
New SDK will help Android and iOS developers make money without cash loan ads or ringtone scams in sight. By Stuart Dredge
Report predicts newspaper revenue growth in 2015 – but not in the UK
West will miss out on global advertising surge
How to fix all those stupid brand tweets
Mark Duffy: Do ‘witty’ and insensitive social-media posts about the ‘news’ do anything to increase sales? No. But there is another way
Viral video chart: the iPhone 6, a bathing dog and Justin Bieber
Apple are behind the tech launch of the year, a dog is given a bath and Justin Bieber takes his trousers off
TV ad buying will soon be fully automated
The way TV ads have been bought for years is about to change, writes Pierre Naggar
Twitch’s CEO stays defiant despite Amazon takeover of company
Emmet Shear insists gamers’ live streaming site won’t start to integrate Amazon’s shopping features after the acquisition, but says it’s all about advertising. By Samuel Gibbs
Blocking web ads is ‘as bad as Napster’, says data firm
Publishers’ revenues are being hit by ad blocking software now used by 150 million internet users - but what can they do about it? By Alex Hern
Twitter moves into e-commerce with ‘buy’ button on promoted tweets
Some users in America can now buy ‘click-to-buy’ goods directly from Twitter as part of a trial that sees the messaging service storing users’ payment details
Social media experimentation is start-ups’ rocket fuel
Brands must validate their existence on social media to win the hearts and minds of their customers
Advertising agencies are dying, just as they become most vital
As the challenges marketers face increase, the solutions from agencies shrink. It’s time for them to step up, writes Tom Goodwin
Abercrombie & Fitch’s decision to ditch its logo is unlikely to revive the brand
The problem the retailer faces is not that teens don’t like logo apparel, but that they’ve fallen out of love with the brand
Harvey Keitel done in 40 seconds for new ad campaign
Media Monkey: The Pulp Fiction star reprises his mob fixer role for an insurance company
Experiencing is believing: what virtual reality could mean for ads and brands
If Facebook can pull off mass adoption of Oculus Rift, how will it change media and marketing? Mike McGee dares to dream
Indeed’s Paul D’Arcy: ‘Great marketing starts with a great product’
In the first of a new series, the lead marketer at Indeed discusses using real people in ad campaigns