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This Is Not a Joke: The Onion Hacked by Syrians Parody site responds with parody

Hackers seized The Onion's Twitter feed on Monday, posting anti-Israel and pro-Syrian government messages to the parody news site's nearly 5 million followers. Though the incident recalled The Onion's 2009 parody…

May 7, 2013, 1:27 PM EDT

Internet Sales Tax Bill Heads for the House Bill not a slam dunk, as House is expected to simplify it

Tax-free online shopping may soon become a thing of the past. A bill allowing states to collect sales taxes on the Internet passed the Senate Monday evening 67 to 27.…

May 7, 2013, 11:56 AM EDT

Nivea Runs Comedy Series With Damon Wayans, Jr. Brand creates funny videos for MadeMan.com

Beiersdorf, the 131-year-old German consumer-packaged goods firm, today is launching a branded comedy video series dubbed "Just Face It" for its Nivea Men product line, starring actor Damon Wayans, Jr.…

May 7, 2013, 11:31 AM EDT

Sharethrough Scales Up Its Native Ads Extends its version of Sponsored Stories to mobile sites

A fundamental challenge of native advertising is scalability. A Google search ad can’t run as a Forbes BrandVoice ad, nor can a Twitter Promoted Tweet be placed as a Tumblr…

May 7, 2013, 9:00 AM EDT

Brands Are Giving Precious Ad Real Estate to Tumblr Like Facebook a few years ago

Brands are starting to plug Tumblr into paid ads, just like they did with Facebook a few years ago. In what could be an industry first, Champs Sports may put its…

May 6, 2013, 10:18 PM EDT

What Exactly Does ‘Do Not Track’ Mean? Digital Advertising Alliance is fighting misinformation

The digital ad business last month took a beating from Sen. Jay Rockefeller (R-W.Va.) during the Commerce committee’s eighth privacy hearing in the past 18 months. Rockefeller, a big proponent…

May 6, 2013, 10:17 PM EDT

Hispanics Are the Most Digitally Savvy Group A marketer's dream

There is no doubt the digital media universe continues to shift and evolve with the constant introduction of new platforms and ways for consumers to engage. Marketers looking for a…

May 6, 2013, 10:17 PM EDT

FTC Won't Delay Implementing Updated Children's Privacy Rules Six months to come into compliance with Coppa is 'adequate'

Websites and mobile apps directed to kids under 13 won't get any extra wiggle room to come into compliance with new digital privacy regulations. The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously…

May 6, 2013, 4:08 PM EDT

Report: Google Will Introduce Paid Subscriptions This Week Continues to up the ante in original content arms race

Google will introduce paid subscriptions for certain YouTube channels this week, CNET reported. A rumored à la carte service would include up to 50 different YouTube channels, with single-channel subscriptions…

May 6, 2013, 12:28 PM EDT

Aereo Makes Pre-emptive Legal Move Against CBS Network made 'repeated threats' to sue Aereo in other cities

It's getting close to a verbal and legal blood bath yet between upstart pay TV service Aereo and broadcast owners. In the latest twist to the ongoing legal feud, Aereo…

May 6, 2013, 12:08 PM EDT

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