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Rosyna Keller cache hit 182:single/related:0a518848a20ac25b8ed9349d07edc523 empty Grey Group has continued to defend its widely criticized smartphone app, “I Sea,” after it was pulled from the Apple App Store earlier this week when two security researchers exposed it as a fraud. The app purported to be a crowdsourced way for people to help migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea by…
PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 21: Germany fans show their support prior to the UEFA EURO 2016 Group C match between Northern Ireland and Germany at Parc des Princes on June 21, 2016 in Paris, France.Shaun Botterill/Getty Images A German court on Friday handed publisher Axel Springer — the parent company of Business Insider, Bild, and…
We have known for a couple of months that Google was planning to add interstitials as a negative ranking factor in an upcoming mobile friendly algo, but it appears that the same will be coming to the regular search results too. Maile Ohye from Google warned webmasters at SMX Advanced that they will also be…
Despite the increased visibility of gender equality efforts in the ad industry, a brazenly sexist party invitation made the rounds at Cannes on Wednesday. An invitation email for a party thrown by VaynerMedia and Thrillist demanded “attractive females and models only” and directed potential attendees to send “recent untouched photos” or link to social media…
A popular app that claims to scan the Mediterranean Sea in real time for adrift refugees does not work as its developers claim it does and may be a ploy to win an advertising industry award, experts say. The app, I Sea, was nominated at the Canne Lions awards show, an international advertising festival held…
Photo A crowded inflatable boat with Syrian refugees drifted in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece in August. Credit Yannis Behrakis/Reuters A charitable organization that helps rescue migrants in the Mediterranean has cut ties with I Sea, a mobile app that claimed to help users locate refugees adrift at sea, after outside developers revealed…
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Earlier this month, I Sea, a new app which claimed to let users scan satellite images of the Mediterranean Sea looking for refugees in need of rescue, was hailed as a smart convergence of tech and social justice that just might save lives. The app shows users a small section of water embedded with geographic…
Snapchat is working on a crucial part of its growing digital ad business: an application programming interface (API) that would let partners start buying ads with more precision and frequency, according to multiple sources. The messaging platform reached out to ad technology companies and agencies about its API, asking them what they would need from such software,…
Criteo chief executive officer Eric Eichmann. Criteo Criteo, the France-based ad tech company, filed a lawsuit on Monday that alleges rival firm SteelHouse ran a “counterfeit click fraud scheme” that led to “substantial injury and damage” to its business and reputation. US-based SteelHouse and Criteo directly compete in the online advertising space. Criteo is a…