Google has taken nearly 60 percent of US mobile advert spending for search and display adverts, while Apple's new iAd platform has already shown strong growth
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Google’s Ad Business Booms Thanks To YouTube
Google officials have claimed the search engine is making $2.5bn in display advertising from YouTube and $1bn in mobile ads
Google Reports 32 Percent Profit Hike
Google reported a 32 percent third-quarter profit jump of $2.17 billion, with display and mobile ads providing the bang analysts have been expecting
Cisco Enhances Its Borderless Network Security
Cisco's Borderless Network initiative continues to grow with a security appliance and VPN client
Twitter Seeks Ad Dollars With Promoted Accounts Push
Twitter is chasing advertising revenues after an executive revealed that soon it will allow advertisers to pay for Twitter to suggest that people follow their accounts
Facebook’s Arrogance Points To Sociocultural Ignorance
Facebook's disregard for user privacy is well documented, but could this be a result of Zuckerberg's upbringing rather than mere greed, asks Clint Boulton
Google Expands Android AdWords Features
New location extensions for Google Places extend the way businesses can use mobile business ads
Brits Confused By Broadband Advertising
Misleading broadband advertising is confusing British consumers, a survey has found
Advertising Watchdog To Regulate Facebook
The advertising regulator's powers will be extended to cover social media marketing from 1 March
BT Rapped Again By ASA Over Broadband Advert
BT has been pinged by the Advertising Standards Authority yet again, following complaints over BT's advertised broadband speeds
BT Reprimanded Over Fibre Advert Claims
Another communications provider is in trouble with the advertising regulator, after BT boasted that its fibre-based service could deliver the Internet 'instantly'
Google Comes On Strong With £3.3 Billion Quarter
Google is raking in the cash with a 25 percent increase in profit over this time last year
Orange Hits Back at 3G Advert Ruling
Orange has been ordered by the Advertising Standards Authority to pull an advert which claimed it had a bigger 3G network than its rivals
YouTube Users Watched 14.6 Billion Videos In May
YouTube users watched 14.6 billion videos in May, says ComScore, an all-time high for Google's video service
Vodafone Told Off For Femtocell Ad Claims
The advertising regulator has rapped Vodafone over the knuckles concerning an advert claim about its Sure Signal femtocell
Promoted Tweets Protected From Third-party Ads
Revised developer terms of service deny third parties ability to inject paid tweets on any service that uses its API
Adobe Launches Apple Smear Campaign
Adobe has taken out a new ad campaign to blast Apple for its closed approach regarding developer licensing and touting the openness of Adobe
Commercial Spyware For iPad To Track Users’ Activity
Retina-X Studios has released Mobile Spy for the Apple iPad, pitching it as a way for businesses to keep an eye on employee use of the device
Twitter Unveils Promoted Tweets Ad Model
Twitter has introduced Promoted Tweets to help Twitter make regular money from advertising
EU Clears Google Of Trademark Breach
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Google's Adwords service does not infringe trademark law
Twitter @anywhere Follows Facebook Connect
Twitter today unveiled @anywhere, a service resembling Facebook Connect that will extend much of the functionality of its successful microblogging platform to third-party sites
FTC Seeks Rival Input Over Google AdMob Bid
The FTC is looking for official declarations from Google rivals about Google's proposed purchase of mobile ad provider AdMob, which could signal the regulator may challenge the deal