A Liquid Paper-like product's ad, created specifically to run on YouTube, shows the possibility of creating something remarkable on a site for which display advertising is becoming a key profit-making component.
The ad that uses YouTube brilliantly
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Craigslist censored: Adult section removed
Posted in Tech by CNET 13 hours ago (http://news.cnet.com)
In a remarkable twist to the battle over Craigslist's Adult Services area, the site removes the section and replaces the home-page link to it with a "censored" tag.
Censored! Craigslist Adult Services Blocked in U.S.
Posted in Tech by Wired 15 hours ago (http://feeds.wired.com)
The “Adult Services” listing on Craiglist was removed late Friday on its U.S.-based sites and replaced with the word 'censored.' The change comes as the service faces growing pressure in the U.S. over sex services advertised on its classifieds network, as well as allegations that it abets in human sex trafficking.
Take Heed, Tech Giants: Edison's Failed Plot to Hijack Hollywood
Posted in Tech by Wired 17 hours ago (http://feeds.wired.com)
Take heed, tech giants of today. Some of your companies or services aren’t much older than the Edison Trust Studios was when it collapsed. How much of your current business strategy is based on offering new and original products, and how much of it is based on laws, courts, and the fact that you got there first?
The Ink of War: Afghanistan Air Base's Best Tattoos
Posted in Tech by Wired 17 hours ago (http://feeds.wired.com)
Tattooing, an aggressive and intimidating mixture of endurance and art, is as old as warfare itself. But each generation, and each war, yields its own warrior body art. In Afghanistan, America's longest war, troop tats have matured alongside the culture's growing acceptance of ink.
In Defense of Google, Or Why Consumer Watchdog is Full of It
Posted in Tech by Wired 1 day 3 hours ago (http://feeds.wired.com)
While there’s plenty of reasons to keep a critical eye focused on Google, Consumer Watchdog’s ad is a dishonest, factually inaccurate joke that shamefully got plenty of uncritical media attention. In the simplest terms possible, Consumer Watchdog is just wrong.
Google settles Buzz lawsuit for $8.5M
Posted in Tech by CNET 1 day 7 hours ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Internet privacy groups will be the beneficiary of the settlement, which came as the result of a lawsuit filed over Google's maligned Buzz launch.
CNET News, now on Android
Posted in Tech by CNET 1 day 7 hours ago (http://download.cnet.com)
The iPhone's no longer the only smartphone with a CNET News app. Our breaking stories and in-depth features are now even easier to read and browse on Android devices from the new, free CNET News app. Read about what it does and why it's worth downloading.
Facebook adds 'liked' news stories to search results
Posted in Tech by CNET 1 day 9 hours ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Facebook has added more functionality to its search results by including all the articles a user's friends have said they "like."
Reporters' Roundtable: Checking in with Facebook and Foursquare
Posted in Tech by CNET 1 day 9 hours ago (http://www.cnet.com)
VCs are funneling funds into Foursquare, Gowalla, Loopt, and other apps that let users check-in and then broadcast their locations. We find out why on this week's show, featuring Claire Cain Miller of The New York Times and Adrianne Jeffries of ReadWriteWeb.
'Earth-like' Exoplanet Could Have a Comet's Tail
Posted in Tech by Wired 1 day 11 hours ago (http://feeds.wired.com)
When the super-Earth COROT-7b was discovered in 2009, it was heralded as the rockiest, most truly Earth-like exoplanet yet. But a new study suggests it's more like a comet.
NASA Footage Sets Scene for Quantum Quest Movie
Posted in Tech by Wired 1 day 11 hours ago (http://feeds.wired.com)
Footage from seven ongoing NASA space missions provide hyper-realistic scenery for the 3-D animated film, while the voices of multiple Captain Kirks and Darth Vaders play the parts of space explorers.
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