Mozilla, maker of the Firefox web browser, must fix three areas within its third-party-cookie-blocking patch before it can be rolled out to users, according to Stanford graduate student Jonathan Mayer, who developed the patch. The problematic areas involve “underblocking,” i.e., inadvertently allowing unwanted tracking cookies past Firefox’s cookie blocking patch, Mayer explained in a blog [...]

Mozilla, maker of the Firefox web browser, must fix three areas within its third-party-cookie-blocking patch before it can be rolled out to users, according to Stanford graduate student Jonathan Mayer, who developed the patch. The problematic areas involve “underblocking,” i.e., inadvertently allowing unwanted tracking cookies past Firefox’s cookie blocking patch, Mayer explained in a blog [...]

YouTube has announced the winners of the Next Vlogger 2013 contest. 15 lucky winners will now receive $4,000 in production stuff, a Google+ Hangout workshop series with experts in the field, and the chance to collaborate with a whole bunch of other vloggers around the world.

You stare at the clock. It hasn’t moved in minutes. You’re starting to get a headache, and you remember that your dog chewed up your favorite pair of shoes last night. It’s only Tuesday and you’re ready for the week …

Last week AdExchanger looked at the dynamic between ROI DNA, a performance-driven agency, and its preferred display-trading partner, Run DSP. (Read the story.) There are many such relationships in ad tech, where a mid-sized agency relies on a key network or platform partner to drive ROI and provide hand-holding to its planners and buyers. You [...]

Dove's Real Beauty Sketches is the most-viewed online ad of all time, according to Unruly. It's also the most shared of 2013 and the third most-shared of all time. Dove tapped into an emotional subject and really delivered the goods, and it's one of video's shining moments.

Zach Sobiech, a Minnesota teen who inspired millions through his battle with a rare bone cancer, has died at the age of 18. Sobiech battled the terminal cancer, osteosarcoma, from the age of 14. Last year, a song he penned …

YouTube Creator Academy starts up on June 3-June 16 with a course called "Maximize Your Channel." The free online course is open for registration all the way through to June 16. The course is designed to maximize the features of YouTube's One Channel design.

How to use short-form video to deliver a personalized message for products and services a consumer has expressed interest in before. With an interactive video strategy, a marketing pitch can turn into a two-way conversation on any device.

Ziff Davis's acquisition of tech blog network NetShelter is part of a continuing strategy to expand its vertical content for IT pros and young men. Ziff Davis has been a serial acquirer since former Time Inc. digital chief Vivek Shah took over the company as CEO with investment assistance from PE firm Great Hill Partners nearly three years [...]