Nestle creates awesome KitKat 4.4 ads, in celebration of Android KitKat [Image]
I want some KitKit, yo'. And not just the digital kind.
Tag Archives: Ads
LG’s new ad uses a $20,000 ultra-HD TV to trick people into thinking the world is ending [Video]
So. Would you rather buy LG's 85-inch ultra-HD (4K) TV that costs $20,000 or a brand new car?
Amazon wants to sell you Windows ME for $247.50 [Image]
What is more surprising -- the fact that Amazon still sells Windows ME or the fact that Amazon wants to sell you Windows ME for $247.50?
Google Maps for Android and iOS now show ads alongside search results
Google has introduced advertising in its Maps applications for both Android and iOS. The company has long offered businesses the option to pay and have their establishments highlighted in the map, but this new implementation allow...
Google saved $877 million by paying Adblock to unblock Google ads, claims ad tracking company
As many of you may know by now, Google and Adblock, the popular ad-blocking browser extension, have had a complicated relationship. Back in March, Google took down the Adblock Plus app from Play Store due to its “interferenc...
Facebook is planning on showing $1 million, 15-second video ads in your News Feed
Don’t like ads on your Facebook News Feed? Well, have some video ads then! A report from Bloomberg says that Facebook is looking into increasing their advertising revenue by adding video advertisements to the social network....
Google is “spamming” Gmail users with new ads that look like e-mails
Any Gmail user who is not blocking ads knows Google has, for the longest time, shown ads in Gmail (as do other email provides, such as Outlook.com and Yahoo). However, those ads have typically been non-intrusive, traditional ads &...
Google is accused of paying Adblock Plus to show Google ads
According to the German news website Horizont, Google struck a deal with Eyeo, the company behind the extremely popular Adblock Plus add-on for web browsers. It seems that Google, along with a few other unnamed companies, has been...
“Talking window” is a new type of ad that plays when you rest your head against a window in a train
Ad agency BBDO Germany have teamed up with it’s German counterpart, broadcaster Sky Deustchland, to develop a technology which plays ads to travelers on trains when they rest their heads against a window. This is made possib...
Who doesn’t love pop-up ads? [Comic]
Die pop-up ads!
Microsoft wants to give you rewards for watching TV and commercials, and that might not be a bad thing
One of the more addictive additions in gaming came in the form of achievements (rewards). After Microsoft introduced them back in 2005 with the launch of the Xbox 360, its popularity has spread everywhere from their rival Sony all...
What if ads become this ridiculious? [Comic]
Does it seem like ads are becoming increasingly popular? I mean, it seems like more and more companies are moving towards using ads (targeted or otherwise) as a way to raise revenue. The question is — when will they stop? Ho...
Samsung ad mocking iSheep is the most popular tech ad for 2012
Remember that ad Samsung ran earlier this year mocking iPhone 5 fans for standing in line for a smartphone when “the next big thing” (aka Galaxy S III) is already here? Yeah, well, according to Visible Measures (a vide...
Verizon launches new initiative to collect and sell your personal data to ad networks
Online advertisers, such as Google, have been doing it for years. However, what if your telecom company (mobile phone service provider) decided to start collecting your personal data and sell it for the purposes of serving you bet...
Government of Canada financially supports The Pirate Bay…
…by mistake, that is. The Canadian government’s Department of Finance has been running ads on the Internet in support of its “Economic Action Plan”. One on these ads made its way to The Pirate Bay. Since Th...