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Spotify’s growth confirms that the music-listening public likes the model of paying a monthly subscription for unlimited access to tens of millions of tracks. The company has leapt from 24 million active users and 6 million paying subscribers in ...

According to a new report, roughly two-thirds of the location data that mobile publishers pass on to advertising exchanges, and eventually to marketers, is inaccurate. Steven Jacobs notes that “The research represents the first comprehe...

In one of the most bizarre scenes you'll see on the internet, a Target ad recently ran smack in the middle of Walmart.com, writes Alex Kantrowitz.  He explains the ad was no momentary glitch; it sits at the heart of a scheme that uses browser exte...

All of the activity surrounding the Federal Communications Commission’s meeting yesterday might lead one to believe the commission had made a momentous decision. But, as John McDermott reports, the debate is beginning anew.  

The audience is way ahead of the money when it comes to digital news, observes Ken Doctor. Only 17 percent of U.S. digital advertising revenue is now mobile, though mobile ads are growing at a four-year-compounded annual growth rate of 127 percent. He ...