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How I Avoid Targeted Ads After Online Shopping

Let’s face it—targeted ads can be frustrating, relentless, and seemingly impossible to escape as they trail you across the web. Fortunately, there are ways to minimize their intrusion and reclaim ...

AI is shaking up online ads and shopping. Google just showed us how it's adapting.

The online search funnel is shrinking, and for Google, it's adapt or die. Generative AI means people are making longer, more specific queries when they search online. That's taking them to their ...

Google is rolling out conversational shopping—and ads—in AI Mode search

At Google I/O in May, the company announced its intention to bring conversational shopping to AI Mode. According to Google, ...

Walmart Shares Soar 6% After Online Shopping Surge Fuels Earnings

The retailer reported a boost in foot traffic, but online shopping emerged as a bright spot ahead of the holidays.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Google way of targeting ads is now retail’s way

Commercial messages everywhere and advertising aren't new in e-commerce and retail stores. But 2022 was the year when paid persuasion invaded more places consumers shop. Charging money to ...
NPR

Temu promises cheap goods. Here's how the shopping app does it

Temu's Super Bowl ads promise to let people "shop like a billionaire" — and they've helped the Chinese-owned online discount marketplace expand in the U.S. at a breathtaking pace. "In less than ...
WMUR

Consumer Reports helps shoppers avoid fake online ad scams

WMUR AND CONSUMER REPORTS ARE WATCHING YOUR MONEY. BEWARE OF BOGUS SALES ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA NEWS FEEDS. CONSUMER REPORTS REVEALS HOW TO SPOT THE FAKES SO YOUR REAL MONEY ISN’T WASTED. WAS THE GRINCH ...

Scammers create fake ads for products using AI during holiday shopping season

If you’re shopping online this holiday season, be aware of cybercriminals who are using AI to scam people into a deal that ...