10 Things Cyber Week Reveals About U.S. Consumers
Fewer U.S. consumers shopped for gifts and holiday items during Cyber Week this year, but trade association the National Retail Federation (NRF) is optimistic that 2018 will still prove to be a good...
View ArticleYouTube Shifts to Offer Original Programming for Free, With Ads
YouTube is moving to make all original programming free for viewers, but with ads "to meet the growing demand of a more global fanbase," a spokesperson said. This year, YouTube greatly invested in its...
View ArticleSt. Jude and Adobe Experience Cloud Have Created ‘Together,’ a Portal for...
For a parent, the diagnosis of a seriously sick child is not only a scary moment; it's also a starting point on a tremendously difficult path. You're only allowed a brief minute of shock before being...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice Indicts 8 People in Massive Digital Ad-Fraud Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted six Russian nationals and two people from Kazakhstan who were allegedly involved in a digital advertising fraud scheme worth more than $30 million. The...
View ArticleThis Cannabis Company Is Teaming Up With Vice’s Creative Agency to Create the...
A new joint is coming to Los Angeles in 2019. Envisioned and created by Weedmaps--a cannabis directory platform notably known for gaining viral fame for its "Weed Facts" campaign on billboards across...
View ArticlePayless Opened a Fake Luxury Store, ‘Palessi,’ to See How Much People Would...
If you serve fast food on white tablecloths in a tony-looking restaurant, people sometimes think it's haute cuisine. (At the very least, it tastes a lot different than it does when you're scarfing it...
View ArticleInstagram Just Added 2 Features to Aid the Visually Impaired
Instagram is considered the most visual among the social platforms, but that doesn't mean it's ignoring the visually impaired. The Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network detailed two...
View ArticleOver $125 Million Was Raised via Facebook on Giving Tuesday
It was, indeed, a Giving Tuesday on Facebook, as the social network said it saw the largest amount ever raised via its platform in a single day, over $125 million. For comparison's sake, last year's...
View ArticleFearless Girl Begins Move to New York Stock Exchange Without the Charging Bull
Fearless Girl has created quite the stir on Wall Street since it leased out space in New York's Bowling Green Park last March. From being a symbol of female empowerment to more recently taking a stance...
View ArticleBooking.com Sends $220 Million U.S. Creative Account to Anomaly
Booking.com has selected Anomaly as its U.S. creative agency of record following a review. The agency will handle the account out of its New York office. Anomaly deferred a request for comment to the...
View ArticleAmy Sedaris Cares Deeply About Napkin Etiquette in Hilarious Vanity Fair...
The role of the host is not one that should be taken lightly, especially around the holidays. Little details matter and a knowledgeable host understands, for instance, that a plain paper towel might...
View ArticleBig Mouth Billy Bass Is Being Reincarnated Thanks to Amazon’s Alexa
Big Mouth Billy Bass, the plaque-mounted animatronic fish that croons punny songs like "Don't Worry Be Happy," "I Will Survive" and "Take Me to the River" while flapping his tail and moving his head to...
View ArticleFacebook Reminds Auto Marketers That ‘It’s a Great Day to Play With Cars’
Facebook announced at the AutoMobility LA event in Los Angeles Wednesday that its auto team will debut a digital campaign Dec. 3, It's a Great Day to Play With Cars. The social network said the...
View ArticleFinancially Strapped Digital News Site Mic Looks for a Buyer as Layoffs Loom
Digital news publisher and suddenly-strapped-for-cash Mic is in sales talks, according to sources familiar with the matter who speculated that Bustle Digital Group (BDG) or its founder, Bryan Goldberg,...
View Article5 Ways Brands Can Harness the Power of Touch and Visually Entice Consumers...
We spend more time staring at screens than sleeping. We're bombarded daily by a relentless fusillade of information--some valid, much of it vapid. Political polarization, trolls and manufactured...
View ArticleVoice Assistants Are the New Emily Post
In 2016, a U.K. grandmother got a special nod from Google as a result of her very polite web searches, which included both "please" and "thank you," a flourish few others have likely ever used. Since...
View ArticleFacebook’s Today In Local News and Information Feature Is Now Available in...
Facebook is expanding the Today In feature for local news and information to more markets, and the social network also began testing local alerts from government and first-responder pages. Today In...
View ArticleEnforcement of Facebook’s Political Ad Restrictions Just Began in the U.K.
Facebook announced in October that several of the initiatives regarding political advertising that were introduced in the U.S. earlier this year were being extended to the U.K., and enforcement of...
View ArticleFacebook Considered Charging Developers for Access to User Data, Court...
Facebook considered charging app developers for access to Facebook user data, according to unredacted court filings from an ongoing legal dispute between the social media company and an app developer....
View ArticleBustle Digital Group Buys Mic for an Estimated $5 Million
Executives at digital news publisher Mic managed to lay off nearly the entire company and secure a new owner all in one day. The company, which launched with a splash as a go-to news source for...
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