Pandemic Prompts Indie Hotels to Buy Ads in Price-Comparison Searches

The coronavirus pandemic has made many hotel companies more eager for direct bookings. Price-comparison websites are a significant source of such bookings, and new tools are making it easier for…

Watchdog clamps down on scam ads with online reporting site

Customers that come across scam ads online will be able to report them to a State-backed system for the first time from today. The UK Scam Ad Alert System will…

AT&T wants to put ads on your smartphone in exchange for $5 discount

Enlarge / An AT&T sign outside a company office in New York City. AT&T CEO John Stankey said the company may offer cellphone plans subsidized by advertising, giving customers monthly…