#Google critics say ads, spam sites are killing search

#Google critics say ads, spam sites are killing search

“Google critics say ads, spam sites are killing search” Is Google search getting worse? From viral TikTok videos to posts on techie forums, frustrated users seem to think so.  They say that Google’s search results are increasingly stuffed with paid ads — and argue that spam sites are getting better at pushing themselves up in…

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#The shady science of Instagram influencers

#The shady science of Instagram influencers

“#The shady science of Instagram influencers” Manhattan-based influencer Tinkerbelle the Dog could live forever — at least that’s what her social media ad for pet-cloning service ViaGen might suggest.  “I am a one of a kind pup. That’s why my human chose to preserve my dna with @viagenpetsandequine genetic preservation… #sponsored,” the popular papillon-Maltese mix notes on…

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#Olympics sponsors quiet as US alleges China human rights abuse

#Olympics sponsors quiet as US alleges China human rights abuse

“#Olympics sponsors quiet as US alleges China human rights abuse” Advertisers are keeping a low profile with less than two weeks to go before the Winter Olympics in Beijing amid criticism over China’s alleged human rights violations. For months, US officials, lawmakers from other Western countries and human rights activists have said China’s treatment of…

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#Twitter posts celebs’ tweets on billboards

#Twitter posts celebs’ tweets on billboards

“#Twitter posts celebs’ tweets on billboards” Twitter wants to inspire the masses with a billboard ad campaign featuring tweets from celebrity athletes and entertainers who made their dreams a reality. The tech giant on Tuesday rolled out the “manifestation” ad campaign in eight locations across the United States and Canada. It includes old tweets from…

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#Matt Damon ripped over cringe-worthy crypto commercial

#Matt Damon ripped over cringe-worthy crypto commercial

“#Matt Damon ripped over cringe-worthy crypto commercial” He’s in the Dogehouse. Matt Damon has been blasted online after appearing in a “cringeworthy” Crypto.com commercial that analogizes buying cryptocurrency to some of history’s greatest achievements. The advert originally aired in October, but is currently going viral as critics torch its pretentious message. In the divisive one-minute…

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#Critics have a cow over sexist dairy ad

#Critics have a cow over sexist dairy ad

“#Critics have a cow over sexist dairy ad” Online critics slammed this milk ad campaign as “moo-sogynistic” — and now a major dairy brand is apologizing for its bizarre commercial depicting women morphing into cows. “We sincerely apologize to everyone who felt uncomfortable with the milk commercial,” reps for Seoul Dairy Cooperative, South Korea’s leading…

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#Google to pay AFP for news after charged nearly 0M fine

#Google to pay AFP for news after charged nearly $600M fine

“#Google to pay AFP for news after charged nearly $600M fine” Google has agreed to pay Agence France-Presse for news content following a nasty legal and regulatory battle that saw the tech giant fined nearly $600 million by French authorities.  The deal comes after years of complaints by news publishers around the world about Google and…

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