Posts Tagged “ads”

If You Need This Many USB Ports

Posted on January 29th, 2010 by primatage

You’re doing it wrong.
Image: kiske.

The End of the World as We Know It

Posted on November 6th, 2009 by primatage

Yep. It really happened. An ad appeared on the Google homepage.
 

Facebook Lite: Already Getting Trashy

Posted on September 21st, 2009 by primatage

When Facebook Lite launched just under two weeks ago, my immediate reaction was a sigh of relief, followed by the question “how long will it take them to trash up this one, too?” When I asked that question, I fully expected to find out by Christmas. I thought wrong.

[UPDATED] Digg Hijacking Links, Diggbar Illegitimate

Posted on July 19th, 2009 by primatage

[UPDATE]: Earlier today (Tues., 21 July), Jay Adelson posted an official statement on Digg’s blog detailing the company’s position on the diggbar issue. It reads as follows:

Hey everyone,
I wanted to clear up some confusion created over the past couple of days surrounding the DiggBar, specifically how Digg short URLs work. As we’ve stated in the [...]

Facebook's Response to Uproar Over Ads

Posted on July 18th, 2009 by primatage

Facebook’s received a lot of attention in the three days since I posted about their use of users’ profile pictures in ads. Numerous blogs have covered the story since, including both DownloadSquad and Mashable, which invariably led to enough of a ruckus that Facebook felt inclined to address the matter.
David Swain, of the Product and [...]