Category Archives: NEWSBYTES

Hey! Hey! Finally Some Good News About Microsoft…Maybe

There’s a lot to bash about Microsoft, no doubt. The sleeping giant seems to be confused as to where all these new competitors came from. Google’s just a dozen years old and Apple’s resurgence has taken tablets and smart phones to a new level. Microsoft seems to be grasping at straws with its anti-Google campaign (Scroogled), even going… Read More »

U.S. says online ads should be clearly marked, undeceptive

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The growing online usage of ads designed to blend in with the rest of a website’s content, a practice known as “native advertising,” may be illegal in some instances, the Federal Trade Commission warned on Wednesday. The growing online usage of ads designed to blend in with the rest of a website’s content, a practice… Read More »

Microsoft’s puerile Scroogled campaign heats up

Microsoft must be suffering a great deal of angst these days. Forecasts say that Windows will only garner 5% of the tablet market – and the tablet market is where the growth is going to be. While Microsoft wastes time with their childish name-calling campaign “Scroogled”, Google plays the adult and lets the child whimper. I never thought… Read More »