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  Facebook will put ads in Home for Android, just not at launch

  By Adi Robertson on April 4, 2013 02:05 pm + 79 comments

  Facebook has often been coy about its monetization strategies, but the company has confirmed that Continue reading…

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  BlackBerry giving iOS and Android users a taste of BB10 with on-demand demo website

  By Chris Welch on April 3, 2013 03:48 pm + 49 comments

  Last month, BlackBerry unveiled an aggressive "takeover" ad campaign that highlights features of the Continue reading…

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  Spotify kicks off advertising blitz as rumors hint of possible video service

  By Chris Welch on March 25, 2013 12:09 pm + 45 comments

  To this point in the music streaming wars, Spotify's ascension can be largely attributed to word of Continue reading…

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  Reddit will now let you vote its ads up or down

  By Bryan Bishop on March 22, 2013 07:04 pm + 41 comments

  One of Reddit's core features is registering your interest in a post by upvoting or downvoting — Continue reading…

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  'Lemme Tweet That For You' generates fake tweets that look (almost) just like real ones

  By Adi Robertson on March 22, 2013 03:17 pm + 13 comments

  Despite our suspicion of Photoshopping and fakery, the screencapped tweet has become a way to Continue reading…

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  Smoked by Windows Phone ads move to TV, Microsoft targets Samsung's Galaxy S3

  By Tom Warren on March 20, 2013 05:49 am + 461 comments

  Smoked by Windows Phone originally appeared at CES 2012 before heading to YouTube in a series of Continue reading…

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  Massive botnet costs advertisers millions, but hackers may not be to blame (update)

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 19, 2013 03:40 pm + 10 comments

  A new botnet has taken over 120,000 computers and is using them to click on ads in the background in Continue reading…

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  New Google ad for Nexus 10 airs on TV and YouTube

  By Dieter Bohn on March 18, 2013 08:55 pm + 208 comments

  With its ads for the Nexus line, Google has taken an Apple-esque approach in trying to humanize the Continue reading…

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  Samsung turns 'Unicorn Apocalypse' into a real, but awful game

  By Andrew Webster on March 11, 2013 05:49 pm + 58 comments

  One of Samsung's most recent ad campaigns has focused on a game called Unicorn Apocalypse, a title Continue reading…

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  'Mad Men' creators hire veteran illustrator for authentic '60s-style promo poster

  By Dante D'Orazio on March 11, 2013 12:01 pm + 16 comments

  For season six of Mad Men, creator Matthew Weiner decided to promote the series with advertisements Continue reading…