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Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law

Google illegally monopolized search and search advertising markets especially by paying $20 billion annually for default search status on iPhones. Anu Adegbola on August 5, 2024   A federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in search and advertising markets, marking a significant victory for the Department of Justice. This is the first major … Continue reading Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law

Google Ads Hides In Plain Sight – A New Way To Access Data Consent Settings

Google Ads Hides In Plain Sight – A New Way To Access Data Consent Settings by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, August 2, 2024 Whether or not agencies, brands and publishers agree with policy changes that Google made around third-party cookie deprecation, the company has not stopped its efforts to make consumer privacy a priority, … Continue reading Google Ads Hides In Plain Sight – A New Way To Access Data Consent Settings

Google ‘Dear Sydney’ Olympics Ad Should Have Asked, ‘Then What Happened?’

Google ‘Dear Sydney’ Olympics Ad Should Have Asked, ‘Then What Happened?’ by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 30, 2024 Google debuted the campaign ‘Dear Sydney’ during the opening ceremony in the Paris 2024 Olympics, putting the spotlight on a little girl who loves to run and her idol, 24-year-old Sydney McLaughlin — a track … Continue reading Google ‘Dear Sydney’ Olympics Ad Should Have Asked, ‘Then What Happened?’

Mixed reactions from ad ecosystem to Google keeping cookies

Skepticism, approval and mixed feelings: people have a lot to say about Google’s reversal on third-party cookies. Anu Adegbola on July 26, 2024   After years of back and forth between Google and regulatory bodies, the news finally came that Google is scrapping plans to kill third-party cookies in Chrome. Unsurprisingly, participants in the advertising ecosystem … Continue reading Mixed reactions from ad ecosystem to Google keeping cookies

How NBCU, Google Deal Could Change Television

How NBCU, Google Deal Could Change Television by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 19, 2024 NBCUniversal’s partnership with Google could change the direction of television if the company experiments as much as it can. NBCUniversal and Team USA created a partnership with Google to use the Alphabet company’s advancements in technologies like artificial intelligence … Continue reading How NBCU, Google Deal Could Change Television

Google AI Overviews Drop In Search, OpenAI ChatGPT Hides Referral Traffic

Google AI Overviews Drop In Search, OpenAI ChatGPT Hides Referral Traffic by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 11, 2024 Each percentage point of search market share — valued at $1.2 billion — continues to shift how technology reshapes digital in unexpected ways, says Jim Yu, BrightEdge founder. Google still dominates search. The data generated … Continue reading Google AI Overviews Drop In Search, OpenAI ChatGPT Hides Referral Traffic

Google is giving everyone free dark web monitoring. Here’s how to use it

July 09, 2024 Google is giving everyone free dark web monitoring. Here’s how to use it Soon you’ll be able to set up alerts from Google to get notified when your personal information gets shared on the dark web. BY Chris Morris As the number of high-profile data breaches continues to grow, it’s getting harder and … Continue reading Google is giving everyone free dark web monitoring. Here’s how to use it