• PBS Panel Sees Peril for GOP on Abortion, Touts 'Powerful' Biden Ad on 'Trump Did This'

    Abortion is back in the news with a vengeance, after the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated a Civil War era ban on abortion and candidate Donald Trump reacted with a moderate, federalist stance on abortion, disappointing some in the pro-life movement and making him an unfair figure of mockery in the mainstream press. Friday’s episode of public television’s weekly roundtable panel Washington Week with The Atlantic was dominated by abortion politics as a lifesaver for the Democrats (if not for the...

  • PBS Panel Sees Peril for GOP on Abortion, Touts 'Powerful' Biden Ad on 'Trump Did This'

    Abortion is back in the news with a vengeance, after the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated a Civil War era ban on abortion and candidate Donald Trump reacted with a moderate, federalist stance on abortion, disappointing some in the pro-life movement and making him an unfair figure of mockery in the mainstream press. Friday’s episode of public television’s weekly roundtable panel Washington Week with The Atlantic was dominated by abortion politics as a lifesaver for the Democrats (if not for the...

  • How to Block the New Ads Microsoft Added to Windows 11

    Microsoft ships Windows 11 with lots of promotions via notifications and ads. This is a step-by-step guide to blocking ads in Windows 11.

  • Google unveils Ad Intents, a new AdSense ad format

    Google today announced a new ad format called "Ad Intents," designed to integrate ads into existing website content and boost revenue potential for publishers using Auto ads.

  • Google AdSense launches new Ad Intents format for Auto ads

    Publishers have a new option for Auto ads to appear on their website, in the form of links and anchors.

  • Google Ads Reminds Advertisers Some Ad Customizers Will Go Away May 31st

    On August 31, 2021, Google notified advertisers it would drop support for expanded text ads for responsive search ads. Google is now reminding advertisers that Ad customizers for text ads, expanded text ads and Dynamic Search Ads will stop serving after May 31, 2024.As a reminder, Google launched ad customizers a decade ago, in 2014. The reminder email was posted by Navah Hopkins who posted a screenshot of it on LinkedIn, the email says:Reminder: Ad customizers for text ads, expanded text ads...

  • Pro-TikTok Ads Cite Firm Used By Chinese Tech Company Huawei in Its Own Ad Blitz

    Pro-TikTok advertisements are citing statistics produced by a firm that Chinese tech company Huawei enlisted in its own advertising blitz, photographs reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show.

  • Cartoon: GOP history

    A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Campaign Action

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    Here's My Beef With Ad Agencies

    If you caught my LinkedIn post, you know I've got some serious beef with the current ad agency model. I mean, let's call a spade a spade--it's broken. Outdated. And in desperate need of a shake-up. Apparently, I struck a nerve because that post blew up. We're talking over 800,000 impressions, 5,000 reactions and a

  • What to Do When YouTube Warns You About Your Ad Blocker

    One of the internet’s simple pleasures is watching YouTube with an ad blocker. You can watch as many videos as you want without constant interruptions from obnoxiously, occasionally unskippable commercials. But ads are how YouTube makes its money, so they’re not too happy when people use ad blockers to get avoid them.

  • YouTube Doubles-down on Ad Blockers once Again

    YouTube (via Google) has again reiterated that it will not condone the use of third-party ad-blockers on the site.

  • Why you should consider adding hops to your homestead

    If you are an enthusiastic homebrewer or happen to live near a brewery, you may have toyed with the idea of growing the plant with flowers that flavor and stabilize beer.