Google has added a “contact chooser” to Gmail, which allows users to simply click the “To:” link (or Cc/Bcc:) when composing a message to get a list of contacts from which to choose recipients. Previously, users just had to type the names/addresses in, although there has been an auto-complete feature, which made the process more [...]

Gannett’s PointRoll announced today it has joined the Yahoo Smart Ads program to help marketers focus on creating rich media ads and improve campaign performance.
As a member of Yahoo’s Smart Ads program, PointRoll will use Yahoo’s reach and targeting capabilities to provide more customized, relevant and scalable rich media campaigns. PointRoll will also use its [...]

Google announced (subtly) that it is rolling out a series of enhancements to AdSense’s contextual targeting capabilities to more accurately match relevant ads to AdSense publishers’ pages.
Unfortunately, not many details about these enhancements were given away, but Google says AdSense publishers will not have to update their AdSense accounts or ad code. Changes will be [...]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet on Wednesday agreed a plan to get a million electric cars on Germany’s roads by 2020 and transform the country into the world’s top electric car market.
The plan includes 500 million euros ($705.1 million) of funding for the construction of electric charging stations and programs to boost battery technology in [...]