Instagram Larger Brands Have an Edge in Instagram Stories … or Do They?Adweek - David Cohen Instagram debuted Stories in August 2016, and by March 2017, businesses of all sizes were allowed to run ads alongside the ephemeral content …
FaceApp FaceApp’s a Viral Star—But Its Privacy Policy Has People WorriedAdweek - Kelsey Sutton FaceApp, which edits a person’s photo to imagine how they might look at an older age, quickly went viral this week before becoming the subject of yet …
Advertising Industry What Corporate America’s Shift in Education Versus Training Means for Big TechAdweek - Shelly Palmer Editor’s note: Industry consultant Shelly Palmer is taking his popular newsletter and turning it into an Adweek article once per week in an ongoing …
Wayfair Wayfair Quietly Emerges After Migrant Camp Scandal with Black Friday in July PromoAdweek - Lisa Lacy Three weeks after it became persona non grata on the internet, Wayfair, the home goods retailer linked to children in cages, is quietly having a …
Advertising Industry Apple’s Privacy-Minded Moves Should Be Just the BeginningAdweek - Brian Czarny Earlier this month, Apple made a small step toward making privacy levels more transparent with the signing in with Apple feature. Ultimately, Apple …
Spam Instagram: Here’s How to Report a CommentAdweek - Brandy Shaul As you browse Instagram, you may come across comments (on your own posts or another user’s) that contain spam or abusive content. You can report …
Advertising Industry Twitter’s Conversation Improvement Testing Continues With Icons in Place of LabelsAdweek - David Cohen Are icons easier for Twitter users to follow than labels? The social network is about to find out. As part of its ongoing efforts to improve …
Advertising Industry Facebook Users Pondered Sustainability in JuneAdweek - David Cohen The environment was top-of-mind for Facebook users in June, as biodegradation was one of Facebook IQ’s Topics to Watch for the month. Conversation …
Snapchat Fox and Jam3 Brought Snapchat AR Filters to 2019 Comic-Con International: San DiegoAdweek - David Cohen Fox teamed up with digital production firm Jam3 to create Snapchat augmented reality filters for 2019 Comic-Con International: San Diego this week. A …
YouTube Music YouTube Music Users Can Now Toggle Directly to Videos for Tracks They’re ConsumingAdweek - David Cohen Why just listen when you can watch? That’s the thinking behind a new feature that was added to YouTube Music Thursday. YouTube Premium and YouTube …
WhatsApp Symantec Discovered a Media File Jacking Vulnerability in WhatsApp and TelegramAdweek - David Cohen Cybersecurity company Symantec discovered a Media File Jacking vulnerability affecting the Android versions of messaging applications WhatsApp and …
Advertising Industry Father’s Day Dominated Conversation on Facebook and Instagram in JuneAdweek - David Cohen Father’s Day was the hottest of Facebook IQ’s Hot Topics on Facebook and Instagram in June, and people on both platforms were also gearing up for …
Instagram Instagram Tweaked Its Policies on Removing Accounts for Content ViolationsAdweek - David Cohen Instagram is changing its policy on disabling accounts to mirror the rules already in place at parent company Facebook. The photo- and video-sharing …
Google Home Why Recent Privacy Initiatives Do More Harm Than Good for Marketers and ConsumersAdweek - Jay Friedman Privacy has escalated to be a top priority. Marketers and publishers—along with consumers, legislators, CEOs and presidential candidates—are being …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAdvertising Industry Instagram: Here’s How to Share a Disappearing Photo or Video in a Direct MessageAdweek - Brandy Shaul Did you know that Instagram allows you to send photos and videos through Direct messages that will disappear after they’ve been viewed? Our guide …
Advertising Industry Big Tech Claims It’s Not Choking Competitors, but Data Suggests OtherwiseAdweek - Shoshana Wodinsky Some of the biggest household names in tech—Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon—faced the ire of lawmakers and regulators in Washington, D.C. earlier …
Advertising Industry Twitter Added a Broadcast-Scheduling Feature to Media StudioAdweek - David Cohen Product manager Kevin Takashi Cohen said in a blog post that the new feature will enable video producers to plan ahead with their production teams, …
Amazon Amazon Gets Rattled as Calls Grow for ReformAdweek - Lisa Lacy It’s not often we see Amazon lose its cool. After all, this is the company that faced criticism about selling potentially biased and inaccurate …
Advertising Industry Twitter Added the LiveCut Video-Publishing Tool to Media StudioAdweek - David Cohen Twitter introduced its new media-publishing tool, LiveCut, integrating the functionality of real-time video-clipping service SnappyTV into its Media …
Adobe Adobe’s Survey Shows How People Are Using Emojis to Communicate With Brands and Each OtherAdweek - Marty Swant A new study from Adobe sheds a little more light on what today’s emoji users think of using picture characters for communication. Today, on World …
Advertising Industry Keith Grossman Joins Time as PresidentAdweek - Sara Jerde Time, the nearly 100-year-old brand, is getting a new president. Keith Grossman, previously chief revenue officer of Bloomberg Media and most recently …
Advertising Industry The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Prime DayAdweek - Lisa Lacy An EU antitrust investigation and U.S. lawmakers calling on the Department of Labor to look into workplace safety are probably not the headlines …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAmazon Alexa Amazon’s Prime Day Sales Surpassed Black Friday and Cyber Monday CombinedAdweek - Lisa Lacy An EU antitrust investigation and U.S. lawmakers calling on the Department of Labor to look into workplace safety are probably not the headlines …
Instagram Instagram: Here’s How to View Insights for an IGTV VideoAdweek - Brandy Shaul When you upload a video to IGTV on Instagram, the photo- and video-sharing platform will keep track of things like audience retention and all users’ …
Advertising Industry Christmas in July? Facebook IQ Shared Holiday Shopping Season Insights (Infographic)Adweek - David Cohen It’s never too early to start thinking about the holiday shopping season, and Facebook IQ shared 25 insights to give marketers a head start. The …
Play buttonMadden NFL How the NFL and EA Revealed the 4 Players to Earn 99 Ratings in Madden NFL 20Adweek - David Cohen Four National Football League players received the best possible rating in Electronic Arts’ Madden NFL 20 video game, 99, and the league and the …
Amazon The EU is Investigating Amazon for Anti-Competitive BehaviorAdweek - Lisa Lacy The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into whether Amazon is using data from independent sellers on its platform for …
Twitter Twitter Made It Easier to Follow Back New FollowersAdweek - David Cohen Twitter continues to introduce small tweaks to its user experience. The social network tweeted about the latest one Tuesday: When a user gets a new …
Advertising Industry Workplace by Facebook Unveiled a New Pricing StructureAdweek - David Cohen For the first time since its debut in October 2016, enterprise platform Workplace by Facebook is raising its rates, detailing three new plans and one …
