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Facebook defended its use of targeted ads before a Congressional hearing today.  The site insisted that using its users’ profiles to allow advertisers to target specific demographics and audiences was not a violation of privacy because no personally identifiable data is shared. The site is no stranger to privacy concerns… Continue Reading »

Google and Yahoo have announced that they will delay their controversial advertising partnership for about a month.  Both companies say the delay is designed to give them more time to deal with the Department of Justice and its concerns about a possible antitrust issue. “The companies have agreed to a… Continue Reading »

A Michigan woman faces 30 years in prison for several charges, including intent to commit murder resulting from her attempt to hire someone to kill her lover’s wife. Authorities say Anne Marie Linscott, 49, used the popular site Craigslist to recruit a hit man. Respondents to her advertisement of a… Continue Reading »

If you were busy updating your Twitter this morning, you might have noticed that the service was running a bit slow. That’s because the creatures inside the Twitter are currently mulling over the possibilities of adding advertising to the site, weighing their options, which are actually pretty much “advertise or… Continue Reading »