TECH.BLORGE.com » Advertising http://tech.blorge.com Top Technology news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 TripAdvisor can’t claim to be trusted http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2012/02/06/tripadvisor-cant-claim-to-be-trusted/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2012/02/06/tripadvisor-cant-claim-to-be-trusted/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:52:37 +0000 John Lister http://tech.blorge.com/?p=42212 TripAdvisor can't claim to be trustedTripAdvisor will not longer be allowed to tell British users that its holiday reviews can be trusted. Advertising regulators said that can’t be certain because there’s nothing to stop bogus reviews being posted.

The Advertising Standards Authority made its ruling [...] Related posts:

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Google has unveiled two main changes to its personal data [...] Related posts:

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  3. Groupon pulls controversial Super Bowl commercials
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  2. Senator kills mall cellphone tracking plan
  3. Bluetooth being used to track the movements of festival attendees
]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/11/26/malls-track-your-movements-by-your-cell-phone-signal/feed/ 1 Samsung rat tails iPhone users http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/11/24/samsung-rat-tails-iphone-users/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/11/24/samsung-rat-tails-iphone-users/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:18:11 +0000 Ronald O Carlson http://tech.blorge.com/?p=41217 Snark and not a little. For years, Apple milked its underdog status, tweaking Microsoft with its popular “I’m a Mac” commercials. Now, comeuppance is coming from not an underdog, but it’s primary competitor both in the marketplace and courtroom. Ready to wince? Ready to laugh? Step inside.

How cool is Samsung? Not going [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/11/24/samsung-rat-tails-iphone-users/feed/ 5 Pandora welcomes political advertising dollars http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/11/21/pandora-welcomes-political-advertising-dollars/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/11/21/pandora-welcomes-political-advertising-dollars/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:26:46 +0000 Ronald O Carlson http://tech.blorge.com/?p=41191 My favorite music streaming service is saying that listeners will start hearing political ads, including (one presumes) attack ads. Moreover, because Pandora knows your ZIP code and will share that, politicians and worse will be targeting their messages right down to the Congressional district level. Ugh.

Here’s the news — Pandora is a [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/10/22/is-apfelkinds-apple-a-ripped-off-apple-logo/feed/ 6 How to turn off ads on the Kindle http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/10/06/how-to-turn-off-ads-on-the-kindle/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/10/06/how-to-turn-off-ads-on-the-kindle/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:36:51 +0000 John Lister http://tech.blorge.com/?p=40555 How to turn off ads on the KindleIf you’ve recently bought the cheaper ad-supported Kindle and now regret the decision, you can legally remove the ads. To do so you’ll simply have to pay the difference between the subsidized and full price version.

The option appears to only be [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/10/06/how-to-turn-off-ads-on-the-kindle/feed/ 0 No one else will, but I already miss Bartz http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/09/07/no-one-will-miss-bartz-but-i-already-do-a-little/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2011/09/07/no-one-will-miss-bartz-but-i-already-do-a-little/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:48:34 +0000 Ronald O Carlson http://tech.blorge.com/?p=39878 Even if only a tiny bit. Here’s a case where the board can claim victory by telling the CEO who didn’t kill the golden goose or steal all of the eggs to go home. I suppose it could be argued that she saved the company by not driving it into the ground, which [...] Related posts:
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