The advert that can tell who you are
It's like something out of the sci-fi film Minority Report – London is to hoast an advertising hoarding that can 'read' passers-by and customise its content to suit them
How Facebook helped elect the mayor in Rapid City, South Dakota
Last year, unknown Sam Kooiker took on two-term incumbent – and scored a stunning win, thanks to a targeted digital strategy
Poster notes: Martha Marcy May Marlene
Paul Owen: Using a QR code in the design of a movie poster risks allowing it to date fast – but then adverts for films are not principally designed with posterity in mind
Mojiva claims to reach 1bn devices a month with mobile ads
Stuart Dredge: Apps spurring rapid growth for advertising network, with tablets set to boost it further
Facebook IPO filing reveals mobile risks and opportunities
Stuart Dredge: Social network considering showing sponsored stories in mobile users' news feeds
The Facebook IPO: billion-user ambition at a $100bn price
Michael Wolff: Mark Zuckerberg's phenomenally successful enterprise – in effect, a wholly-owned internet – now faces hard business facts
L’Oréal advert featuring Rachel Weisz banned for being ‘misleading’
Watchdog says digitally enhanced image of actor on anti-wrinkle cream advert exaggerated performance of product. By John Plunkett
Twitter users not lovin’ McDonald’s
Media Monkey: Social media wonks at McDonald's are forced to abandon attempt to spread 'good news stories'
Aegis Group wins $3bn-a-year General Motors ad account
Analysts call contract to cover 140 countries a 'game changing' win for UK media buying business Aegis. By Mark Sweney
TV viewing ‘peaks at four hours a day’
Watching on traditional TV sets in 2011 same as 2010, with viewing on laptops and smartphones growing fast. By Mark Sweney
Violent YouTube ad banned after being on same page as animation for kids
YouTube argues it is 'merely a platform' after parent complains about advert for 12A-rated film Abduction. By Mark Sweney
Katy Perry becomes a Sim
Electronic Arts signs I Kissed A Girl singer to feature in The Sims computer game content, virtual goods and merchandising. By Mark Sweney
Should your views on global warming affect your employment?
Leo Hickman: Ferris Bueller's Day Off actor Ben Stein launches lawsuit claiming he lost advertising work due to his climate change scepticism
Should Terry Gilliam’s The Wholly Family have mixed business with pasta?
Peter Bradshaw: A new short feature from Terry Gilliam, which we'll be streaming on this site, has been funded by an Italian pasta company. So, is it a film or an advert, or both? And how satisfying is this 20-minute morsel?