George P. Slefo is the technology reporter at Ad Age. He previously covered murder and mayhem for the Chicago Sun-Times and prior to that, the Middle East from Amman, Jordan. Slefo is also a veteran of the United States Army.

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Study suggests contextual ads are more cost-efficient than behavioral advertising

A new study from GumGum sought to answer the question, and worked Dentsu Aegis and brands such as Sephora to find out.

Integral Ad Science pulls brand-safety product demo after social media backlash

IAS insists the technology worked as intended, despite criticism that it categorized non-explicit homepage language on controversial websites like 4Chan and InfoWars as ‘neutral’ instead of ‘negative’ on sentiment.

Why DraftKings brought its marketing in-house

Co-founder and president Matt Kalish discusses the company’s marketing strategy, the upcoming football season, esports and what advertising channels it finds most effective.

Burger King gets flamed for Twitch marketing stunt

Ogilvy-owned agency David Madrid says campaign was 'meant to be a fun-spirited experiment on the platform using a new functionality.'

Fortnite is giving away anti-Apple swag in an upcoming video game tournament

Epic Games will reward users with prizes including the 'Tart Tycoon,' a playable character that portrays the iPhone maker as a villainous executive.

Twitch's head of sales chats about the pandemic, partnerships—and poop?

Sarah Iooss explains how the recent explosion in hours streamed is attracting business from brands like Doritos, Bud Light Seltzer and Verizon.

Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile compete for school deals in distance-learning bonanza

The three wireless carriers are also donating large amounts of in-kind services and technology to schools and students most in need.

Did Fortnite make Apple uncool?

Epic Games painted Apple as the faceless, authoritarian corporation that the tech giant once stood up to—and suddenly tweens are looking up what happened in 1984 and are using terms like "big brother" and "lawsuit."

Apple's move to steer more traffic directly to its News app catches publishers by surprise

Publishers tell Ad Age that Apple did not inform them about a software change that redirects user traffic from their website to its News+ app.

LinkedIn says it's caught in a 'cat-and-mouse game' of COVID-19 misinformation

The business-focused platform is grappling with the same problems as other social media giants, and today said it's removing posts containing misinformation.

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