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The IAB and Mozilla Clash—in Person Luma's Kawaja surprises IAB CEO on stage

The Interactive Advertising Bureau’s CEO Randall Rothenberg has had a very public disagreement with Mozilla over the browser’s decision to automatically block ad cookies in recent months. On Tuesday, Rothenberg…

May 22, 2013, 9:54 PM EDT

Liberal Groups Pressure Mayer to Withdraw From FWD.us FWD.us has already lost supporters Musk and Sacks

Yahoo's Marissa Mayer is under pressure from liberal groups to withdraw her support for FWD.us, Mark Zuckerberg's political advocacy group. Launched in April with a focus on advocating immigration reform and…

May 22, 2013, 6:19 PM EDT

Sen. John Cornyn Joins the Fight Against Patent Trolls With New Bill Legislation would give more legal ammo to victims

Legislation targeting patent trolls is picking up steam in Congress. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) became the latest lawmaker to offer a solution, introducing a bill aimed at making it easier…

May 22, 2013, 5:28 PM EDT

Arrested Development Outbuzzing House of Cards Both shows burying Netflix’ original original Lilyhammer, per NetBase

The specter of House of Cards, the breakout Netflix series, hung over the NewFronts a few weeks ago. In fact, its arguable as to whether the show did more harm…

May 22, 2013, 3:04 PM EDT

Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women Includes Tech, Media Titans Sheryl Sandberg, Jill Abramson, Marissa Mayer make the cut again

Forbes’ most estrogen-heavy annual list, The World's 100 Most Powerful Women, is a who’s who of politicians, celebrities, and CEOs. While this year’s Top 5 was heavy on politics (German…

May 22, 2013, 11:35 AM EDT

Microsoft's Xbox One Is Its Own Second Screen Brings together live TV, Internet, gaming, original content

Microsoft hopes the new Xbox One—its first console in eight years—will become a hub for entertainment. In addition to live TV, the device will offer exclusive media content, including a…

May 22, 2013, 11:24 AM EDT

Tablets Overtake Smartphones as the Big Shopping Device Mobile fuels retail

Mobile devices account for just 15 percent of e-commerce today, but eMarketer estimates that by 2017, one-fourth of online sales will be mobile-based as people conduct more of their lives…

May 22, 2013, 6:38 AM EDT

Pinterest Plays Coy on Ads, but Expect Commerce to Lead CEO Silbermann preaches a native, user-friendly commercial approach

A coy Ben Silbermann wasn’t saying much today about how he plans to incorporate advertising into Pinterest, the site he founded back in 2009. But it’s a good bet Pinterest…

May 21, 2013, 7:25 PM EDT

Rick Astley Rules YouTube Comedy? Reggie Watts spoof taking early lead

Who's winning YouTube Comedy Week? The professionals or the natives? It's hard to tell so far. But a mix of traditional comedy chops and Rick Astley magic seem to be…

May 21, 2013, 3:36 PM EDT

Spotify Launches Music Charts Service turns to data to stand out among competitors

A year after Spotify data began appearing in Billboard's Hot 100, the Sweden-based music streaming service has launched charts of its own. The Wall Street Journal reported that Spotify will rank…

May 21, 2013, 2:05 PM EDT

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