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Reddit launches free-form ads, an ad format that looks similar to users posts but with a "Promoted" label, to help advertisers get maximum engagement (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/14/redd

Reddit introduces a new ad format that looks similar to posts made by users | TechCrunch
Reddit is introducing a new ad format that looks similar to posts made by users on the platform, the company announced on Thursday.

Reddit launches free-form ads, an ad format that looks similar to users posts but with a "Promoted" label, to help advertisers get maximum engagement (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/14/redd

Reddit introduces a new ad format that looks similar to posts made by users | TechCrunch
Reddit is introducing a new ad format that looks similar to posts made by users on the platform, the company announced on Thursday.

I’m on a Delta flight. To connect to the Wi-Fi, the captive portal forced me to sit through a 30-second ad while claiming it was “connecting”. I knew the “connecting” was fake, but it was confirmed when a “skip” button showed up midway through.
The weird part? The ad was for Delta Wi-Fi. [edit: this is wrong]
That’s the service I’m trying to use! You don’t need to sell me on it!

On Instagram, a Jewelry Ad Draws Solicitations for Sex With a 5-Year-Old - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/us/instagram-child-safety.html

On Instagram, a Jewelry Ad Draws Solicitations for Sex With a 5-Year-Old
Advertisers of merchandise for young girls find that adult men can become their unintended audience. In a test ad, convicted sex offenders inquired about a child model.

Would make a great ad in the hands of the right storyteller.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-recalls-trump-being-jealous-of-sleepy-joe-biden-in-private

Putin Recalls Trump Being Jealous of ‘Sleepy Joe’ Biden in Private
According to him, Trump made no attempt to hide his own insecurities about Joe Biden.

Free Pepsis n' Fritos!
#VintageAds

Zelensky: Ukraine working to secure additional IRIS-T air defense system, anti-air missiles from Germany: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/14/zelensky-ukraine-working.html

I’m on a Delta flight. To connect to the Wi-Fi, the captive portal forced me to sit through a 30-second ad while claiming it was “connecting”. I knew the “connecting” was fake, but it was confirmed when a “skip” button showed up midway through.
The weird part? The ad was for Delta Wi-Fi. [edit: this is wrong]
That’s the service I’m trying to use! You don’t need to sell me on it!

Sources: Apple is testing an AI-powered ad tool that automatically decides where to place ads within the App Store, similar to Google's Performance Max ad tool (Lara O'Reilly/Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tests-…

Apple tests AI-powered App Store ads, similar to Performance Max
Expansion of this tool could lead to new ad placements across Apple's properties, experts said.

Google rolls out a search filter, named "Web", to show only text-based links in results (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Land)
https://searchengineland.com/google-adds-web-filter-to-only-show-text-based-links…

Google adds "web" filter to only show text-based links in Google Search results
Google said the filter appears on the top of the results page alongside other filters.