Drawbridge and TRUSTe Let Consumers Opt Out Of Targeting

In a twist from the current digital status quo, Mobile ad startup Drawbridge offers users technology to help identify when multiple devices are being used by one person — an advantageous statistic for advertisers — but is also…

Brands Make Own Instagram Ads

Facebook isn’t putting any advertising into Instagram, so brands and advertisers have been making their own. Marketers, from Pepsi to Nike, are creating sponsored posts on the platform, but Facebook isn’t earning any revenue from the practice. Following the infamous Terms of…

Coinbase Target Of Phishing Attack

As Bitcoins quickly become a very real form of money — people have already invested life savings in the digital currency that has risen in value from $13/coin in January to $140/coin currently — it has as well become a prime target for backers. Today, it has been…

Bank Of America Brings Live Teller Video Chat To ATMs

Vine Adds Trending Hashtags

Vine announced an update to its Explore section today that would allow users to more easily discover content: Vine will now include trending hashtags that allow for topical posts to come to the fore. It’s unclear whether this uses Twitter’s algorithms for trending, but the…

Rumors Suggest Google Fiber Coming To Austin

Google and the City of Austin, Texas have sent out joint invites for a press conference that reports suggest could mean that Google Fiber is coming to the city. According to VentureBeat, several sources say that the announcement will revolve around…

The Trigger: 4/5/13