mobile web

Is Google’s Fight With Facebook Undermining a Web That’s Fair to Everyone?

Google launched Accelerated Mobile Pages to fight Facebook's Instant Articles, but is it undermining the open web's governance structure in the process?

By Brady Dale

Medialets Goes Beyond the App With Rich Media Ads on the Mobile Web

When Betabeat last wrote about Medialets, we highlighted the fact that they offered rich media solutions through HTML5, meaning advertisers

By Ben Popper

Foursquare Cracks Down On Fake Mayors

Foursquare closed a major loophole in its reward system today, making it impossible for users to earn mayorship by checking in over

By Observer Staff

Foursquare Cracks Down On Fake Mayors

By Adrianne Jeffries

When It Comes To Texting, Americans Are Prudes

By Observer Staff

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