Links van 24 april 2017 tot 27 april 2017

No Publishers, You Don’t Own Advertising (by @baekdal) #analysis
Newspapers do provide brands with a better brand effect, but, with every other metric, Google is simply the better choice because it provides a much better advertising environment in terms of reach, targeting, intent, context and cost.

VOKA roept op tot kalmte: “Circulatieplan Gent pas na de zom… (Gent) – Het Nieuwsblad
Ondernemersorganisatie VOKA roept op tot kalmte in het debat over het circulatieplan van Gent. "Omzetdalingen? Sorry, dat kan je nu niet meten of hard maken. Het enige wat zeker is, is dat het circulatieplan voor minder grote verkeersproblemen zorgt dan verwacht. De rest kunnen we pas eind september echt beoordelen."

Obama’s Barrage of Complete Sentences Seen as Brutal Attack on Trump – The New Yorker
In an appearance at the University of Chicago on Monday, former President Barack Obama unloaded a relentless barrage of complete sentences in what was widely seen as a brutal attack on his successor, Donald Trump. Appearing at his first public event since leaving office, Obama fired off a punishing fusillade of grammatically correct sentences, the likes of which the American people have not heard from the White House since he departed. “He totally restricted his speech to complete sentences,” Tracy Klugian, a student at the event, said. “It was the most vicious takedown of Trump I’d ever seen.”

IM Global Television Developing ‘The Black Company’; Eliza Dushku To Star | Deadline
IM Global Television is developing The Black Company, based on Glen Cook’s (Garrett P.I. series) fantasy books as a TV series, along with Eliza Dushku’s Boston Diva Productions and David Goyer’s Phantom Four, with Dushku set to star.

Google Plans Ad-Blocking Feature in Popular Chrome Browser – WSJ
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is planning to introduce an ad-blocking feature in the mobile and desktop versions of its popular Chrome web browser, according to people familiar with the company’s plans. The ad-blocking feature, which could be switched on by default within Chrome, would filter out certain online ad types deemed to provide bad experiences for users as they move around the web.