YouTube Changes The Way It Counts Paid Video Views
YouTube is changing up how it counts purchased views.
According to the world's biggest streaming service, the website will "no longer count paid advertising ...
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Six-Second, Unskippable Ads Have Come To Snapchat
You're on Instagram, scrolling through your friends' stories, and you reach an ad... you tap on the right and move on, that's it. Now consider the same situatio...
YouTube Will Intentionally “Frustrate” Music Listeners To Turn Them Into Paid Subscribers
In a strange and unusually forthright interview, YouTube's global head of music Lyor Cohen said at South by Southwest that music listeners on their platform ar...
Facebook Takes Unprecedented Stance Against CryptoCurrency with New Ban
Facebook announced today in a blog post today that it has enacted a new policy that "prohibits ads that promote financial products and services that are frequen...
Music Industry Leaders Say Youtube Doesn’t Do Enough To Abate Piracy
The United Kingdom's BPI has dismissed Google's recent filing entitled "How Google Fights Piracy" as an example of deceptive greenwashing.
According to the ...
Youtube To Add Unskippable 6-Second Ads [Video]
Yesterday, Youtube announced that it would be adding six-second advertisement units to videos that will be unable to be skipped by users.
"Bumpers," as they'...
SoundCloud’s Business Model Is Beginning To Crumble
It's no secret that SoundCloud has got everyone on their toes. From shutting down notable accounts such as Kaskade or Lookas, to cozying up with the major l...
Soundcloud Finally Introduces Ads
Thought that Soundcloud couldn't get any worse? Think again. Now you can expect annoying product placement ads alongside your music, if you can get the site t...