Archive - October 17th, 2017

Ad Industry Insiders Are Connected To A Fraud Scheme That Researchers Say Stole Millions Of Dollars

October 17 Comments Off on Ad Industry Insiders Are Connected To A Fraud Scheme That Researchers Say Stole Millions Of Dollars Category: Facebook, Feed

“Documents obtained by BuzzFeed News reveal that the CEO of an ad platform and digital marketing agency is an owner of 12 websites that earned revenue from the fraudulent views, and his company provided the ad platform used by sites in the scheme. Another key player is a former employee of a large ad network […]

The only job a robot couldn’t do

October 17 Comments Off on The only job a robot couldn’t do Category: Facebook, Feed

“Imagine someone wandering alone in a giant desert, shouting ‘I love Big Macs!’ into the sky. That’s Crowdtap.” The gig economy is depressing. Crowdtap is worse. via Facebook http://ift.tt/2yy0yWT through IFTTT

Just the latest reminder that microtransactions aren’t separate from the game.

October 17 Comments Off on Just the latest reminder that microtransactions aren’t separate from the game. Category: Feed, Kinja

Just the latest reminder that microtransactions aren’t separate from the game. They can be central to the game itself, in mechanics designed to trigger further purchases.

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