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Houston, We Have a Problem: Malvertising Is a Threat to Our Livelihood

Ad Monsters

Everyday consumers, particularly older Americans, are lured into social engineering scams via clickbait ads promising the secrets of investing, malicious redirects warning that their computers have been hacked, or some other scam. He too clicked on a clickbait ad and talked to scammers who persuaded him to install AnyDesk on his computer.

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6 Questions About Made-For-Advertising Websites

Basis

If you’ve ever clicked on a link like this, you’ve likely found yourself transported to a digital space that looks more like a carnival midway ride than a normal website: ads flashing, inventory refreshing, and call-to-action buttons leading you to other websites with even more pop-up ads. It starts with a clickbait headline.

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The WIR: Vice to Shutter Website, Google Expands GenAI in Performance Max, and FuboTV Sues Sports Streaming JV

VideoWeek

However Gemini’s image generation capabilities came under scrutiny this week, after examples popped up on social media of the AI model creating images with odd, historically inaccurate racial diversity. Walmart Ramps Up Ads Business with $2.3 Read more on VideoWeek. The agreement sees Walmart pay $11.50 per share in cash.

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Trade Bodies Answer Call to Define ‘Made for Advertising’

VideoWeek

The release responds to calls from brands and agencies to clearly define MFA, after the Association of National Advertisers’ (ANA) found that 15 percent of programmatic ad spend goes to MFA sites, representing 21 percent of total impressions. Buying paid traffic is the primary cost driver of operating an MFA business.

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From Unboxings to Listicles: 21 Video Content Types That Convert

Single Grain

To say this channel “blew up” is an understatement: Lofi Girl has 13.4M 8) Interviews: Leveling Up Our own YouTube channel, Leveling Up , has been growing steadily over the past several years to almost 77K subscribers. Take Lofi Girl as an example. Create live videos that consumers demand, and make them available 24/7.

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Beyond the Blog Post: 21 Inspirational Branded Content Examples

Single Grain

These days, people want something of value to help them make up their own minds rather than simply being sold a solution (crazy concept, huh?). To the company’s surprise: They ended up ranking #1 for their chosen keyword (even today the mini-site is still in the top five). The result? The results ? Check it out.

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