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UK investigates online pricing, behavioral advertising

The U.K.'s competition authority launched two studies on Thursday that will probe behavioral-advertising pricing strategies and if some pricing practices could potentially mislead consumers.

By Jeremy Kirk | 16 October, 2009 04:12

Tags: online advertising

Healthy and happy: 9 sites for fitness and travel

As we get older, we realize what a surprisingly big part of our happiness simple fitness and health habits play. A growing number of sites help people to manage their diet, exercise, and health issues, and give them a way to rap with others doing the same. Following are the best health sites we know of.

By Mark Sullivan | 03 October, 2008 08:31

Tags: travel sites, web 2.0

Many roadblocks for mobile advertising

The whole IT industry has high hopes for mobile advertising, but it's still in its infancy and has many hurdles to overcome before it can deliver on lofty promises of billion dollar revenues, according to analysts and ad agencies. Vendors are more upbeat.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 02 October, 2008 08:36

Tags: mobile advertising

Five warning signs a tech startup is in trouble

The sound of a tech start-up crashing to Earth is loudest when it's unexpected. However, there are several warning signs that investors and customers can look for that almost always spell trouble:

The Tech Industry's 10 Most Annoying Fictional Characters

In this slideshow, we'll examine the very worst fictional characters that marketing departments have unleashed on the general public over the years, ranging from smarmy wireless salesmen to dotcom-promoting sock puppets to annoying graphics of paperclips that SIMPLY REFUSE TO GO AWAY not matter what you do.

How to get paid for your PDF files

Adobe's PDF (Portable Document Format) is one of the most popular ways to distribute printed information electronically.

Beyond Phelps: The Olympics' big high-tech winners

Internet shines in Beijing

Techiest celebrity endorsements

Jerry Seinfeld pitching for Microsoft Windows Vista is just latest in long line of such tech ad campaigns.