Facebook Introduced a Way for Individual Developers to Be Verified
Facebook announced a verification process for individual developers that aren't associated with specific businesses but still wish to build on the social network's platform and continue using its...
View ArticleInstagram Direct Finally Has a Voice-Messaging Feature
Voice messaging has finally made its way to Instagram Direct. After enabling microphone access on their devices, users can press down and hold the microphone icon in Instagram Direct to record their...
View ArticleLive TV Streaming Is on the Rise, But Doesn’t Make Up for Cord-Cutting Losses
The number of people who subscribe to a live TV streaming service like Sling or YouTube TV is on the rise, but those increases aren't enough to compensate for the increase in cord-cutting as more...
View ArticleThe 10 Best New TV Shows of 2018
Yesterday, I shared my picks for 2018's 10 best shows. Now, it's time to highlight the freshman series that managed to stand out and make an instant name for themselves this year, even though there are...
View ArticleCan D2C Mattress Firm Nectar Home Pull the Carpet Out From Under Its...
The direct-to-consumer mattress sector has become a lot more crowded since the days of leaving off the last 'S' for savings, with surges by recent entrants Casper, Tuft & Needle, Purple and Leesa,...
View ArticleIndustry Reacts to Google CEO Pichai’s Hearing on the Company’s...
On Tuesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sat in front of the House Judiciary Committee for a couple of hours to explain how the tech company collects data and deploys its algorithms. It was the first time...
View ArticleLuke Wilson Will Star in a Comedic Super Bowl Spot for Colgate
Colgate is taking a comedic route this year, as it returns to the Super Bowl after first appearing in 2016. The 30-second national spot will air during the second commercial break of the third quarter....
View ArticleGreenpeace Delivers a Surprisingly Grim Yet Touching ‘Handmade’ Holiday Tale...
"The Handmade Gift," an exquisitely crafted stop-motion holiday film from Greenpeace France, is stylistically pretty chill. Even so, cold weather isn't the real scourge in this story of a little French...
View ArticleAccenture Interactive Confirms It Intends to Purchase Social Media Outfit...
Amid reports of Accenture's aspirations in the media business, the consultancy's digital media arm has confirmed its intention to buy social media outfit Adaptly. The proposed purchase is set to...
View ArticleNew GroupM North America CEO Talks WPP’s Plans for Its Largest Media Region
WPP's media network GroupM announced today that Tim Castree would be its new CEO for North America, filling a position left empty since Brian Lesser left approximately 16 months ago to help oversee...
View ArticleThis Amusing Device Protects Against Holiday Double Dipping Party Fouls
It's one of the great conundrums of the holiday party--you want some dip, but you don't really know what your fellow revelers have been doing to it while you weren't looking. Kraft Heinz's Philadelphia...
View ArticleInstagrammers Put Their Hearts Into 2018
Instagram's 2018 year in review was filled with love. Instagram The Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network said Heart Eyes was the most-used face filter in Instagram Stories, while the Heart...
View ArticleAd-Supported TV Dominates Twitter’s Trending Topics During Primetime
Twitter and television are more intertwined than you might think, according to the most recent #TVIsSocial report from the Video Advertising Bureau. The VAB found that from Sept. 24 through Oct. 21,...
View ArticleThe Top 5 TV Series of 2018 That You Probably Didn’t See
We've spent the week celebrating TV's highs in 2018: the 10 best TV shows and the 10 best new TV shows of the year. We're closing things out by spotlighting the five greatest shows of the year that you...
View ArticleNielsen’s New CEO: Critics Said Company ‘Wasn’t Moving Fast Enough. I Can...
As Nielsen's new CEO, David Kenny, settles into his job, he says he's all ears. "I'm keen to hear, and my team is keen to hear, what the industry needs, how it's evolving and making sure that we're...
View ArticleDriving Sucks, and Lyft’s New Work From W+K Reminds You All the Reasons Why
The next time you're about to get into a Lyft, pay attention to how you respond when the driver asks your name. I'm willing to put $5* on the fact that a good 90 percent of the time, you probably just...
View ArticleHow Can Your Brand Avoid an Experiential Fail? Envision the Worst Case Scenario
While most experiential marketing activations provide valuable opportunities for brands and consumers to connect in a real-time setting, the ones that fail generate the lion's share of attention and...
View ArticlePinterest Shared Its List of 100 Emerging Trends for 2019
Pinterest shared the 2019 version of its annual Pinterest 100 list, which highlights emerging trends on its platform for the coming year. More than 250 million monthly users come to Pinterest, with...
View ArticleFacebook Opens One-Day NYC Pop-up to Talk to Users About Data and Privacy...
Nestled inside New York City's bustling Bryant Park Holiday Village (an annual holiday market filled with booths from local food vendors and other small businesses) you'd expect to see a lot of...
View ArticleBravo Was One of the First Brands to Use Instagram’s New Countdown Sticker
Instagram users can now add an interactive countdown sticker to their Stories to help track how much time is left until events like vacations. The countdown sticker is available via the sticker tray in...
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