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Facebook, Twitter and Google remove propaganda accounts

August 24, 2018

Facebook, Twitter, and Alphabet have collectively removed hundreds of accounts tied to an alleged Iranian propaganda operation on Tuesday.

Google and Urban Airship team up for super-fast mobile notifications

August 23, 2018

Google Cloud Platform has partnered with Urban Airship, a customer experience company, to launch Boost, which has been designed to help brands improve how they target customers via notifications.

4 in 10 brands deliver ads on unsafe sites

August 23, 2018

Nearly 2 in 5 (38%) of marketers admit to having delivered an advert on a harmful or unsafe web page, according to new research.

Budgeting for Brexit: Most shoppers expect high street price surge next year

August 22, 2018

Nearly two thirds of UK consumers (64 per cent) expect Brexit to trigger a surge in high street prices next year, according to new research.

Most firms avoid retargeting advertising as “too intrusive”

August 17, 2018

The majority of businesses (66%) use online advertising channels, such as social media, display, and paid search, but more than half are hesitant to invest in retargeting advertising.

Google Map app “still records location even if tracking is turned off”

August 15, 2018

Google Maps services on Android and iPhone devices store records of a user’s location even after they have enabled privacy settings that claim to halt the practice, according to a new report.

Heatwave holidays: Google searches for Cornish holidays soar 363%

August 15, 2018

During the peak of the recent heatwave, demand for holidays, beaches and accommodation in Cornwall surged by up to 363%, according to new research.

Facebook traffic plunges as people flock back to YouTube- study

August 14, 2018

Facebook has been losing US users over the last two years as they flock to rival services such as YouTube, according to new research.

43% of Brits ‘now own at least one smart home device’

August 13, 2018

Over two-fifths (43%) of Brits now own at least one smart product in their home, with security systems most appealing, according to a new survey looking into attitudes towards IoT technology in 2018.

Mars pulls all ads from YouTube amid drill music controversy

August 7, 2018

Mars has removed all advertising from YouTube after the confectionery firm’s ads appeared alongside drill music videos on the streaming platform, which have been linked to violent crime in London.