Sam Harnett

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Winter is coming: Why forecasters love a good vortex

Nov 10, 2014
A polar vortex is predictable, so it makes for an easy, media-friendly story.

Advertisers can now tell if we're paying attention

Oct 16, 2014
New metrics can measure whether we are looking at and engaging with online ads.

The roar of your car's engine might be fake

Oct 14, 2014
Some cars play engine noise through speakers to give drivers that familiar VROOM.

Why companies really want you to use an app for that

Oct 2, 2014
Apps let companies mine far more of your personal data than websites.

Your phone knows where you are. So do marketers

Sep 30, 2014
Companies can use your mobile location data to learn what you do and what you buy.

'Made in Italy' may not mean what you think it does

Sep 24, 2014
The country on the label may just be the last stop on the assembly line

Hotels jack up fees... and consumers continue to pay

Sep 4, 2014
As long as we keep coming back for the cheap rooms, fees won’t be going anywhere.

How Facebook helps advertisers target ads in India

Sep 2, 2014
Facebook is giving advertisers cell reception data to serve ads more efficiently.

How to sell your private data - if you really want to

Aug 27, 2014
There are a bunch of new ways you can sell your own data for profit.

What the Concur partnership means for Uber and Airbnb

Aug 1, 2014
"Sharing economy" services like Airbnb are wooing business travelers.