Best of the week: Facebook eyes YouTube with launch of Watch shows
This week, our top stories examined the rollout of Facebook-funded shows on Watch, publishers’ pivots to video and more. As always, a full list of...
Category: News
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Toy Blitz Begins With Drones
Two squadrons of little Star Wars drones fly through the air in a Brooklyn, N.Y., event space, blasting each other with lasers within the net-lined...
Platform pressure Down Under
I spent last week in Australia, where I spoke at the Association for Data-Driven Marketing and Advertising’s annual Global Forum, naturally on the subject of...
Fire Writers, Make Videos Is Latest Web Recipe for Publishers
Mic, a website aimed at millennials, used to employ 40 writers and editors producing articles on topics like “celebrating beauty” and “strong women.” Ten were...
CBS to Buy Australian Network as Test Ground for Streaming
CBS Corp. has snapped up ailing Australian TV broadcaster Ten Network Holdings, securing an offshore testing ground for its on-demand streaming service. The most-watched U.S....
Amazon ‘Primes’ Whole Foods for More Visitors
Jeff Bezos is about to one-up your grocery store loyalty program. Today, millions of consumers get lower prices and other perks in exchange for favoring...
New Report: Millennials Hate Apps With Uncool Design
Millennials are killing off apps with uncool design at a breakneck pace, location reigns supreme when it comes to app usage and Snapchat is closing...
The Washington Post brings artificial intelligence to its native ads
Publishers are running into a wall with so-called native ads. Once seen as the panacea for declining digital ad rates, these ads that are designed...
Out of Print: A Look Back at Iconic Village Voice Covers
Yuppies, bankers, vampire politicians, Republicans, and any number of New York poseurs can sleep a little easier tonight. The Village Voice is ending its print...
Pirated NFL, MLB Games Proliferate on Facebook Live
Facebook might have a deal with Major League Baseball to officially stream 20 games this summer, but unofficially games are being pirated across the social...
Google, Like Facebook, Unfurls Subscription Tool for Publishers
Alphabet’s Google is developing new tools designed to boost subscriptions for news publishers. It follows a similar olive branch from Facebook to an industry that...
Best of the week: Influencer marketing on Facebook is going to cost more
This week, our top stories covered influencer marketing on Facebook, Walmart’s growing advertising business and more. As always, a full list of these articles appears...
How Big Is Esports Really? Nielsen Attempts to Figure It Out
Professional video gaming is the next big thing. How big that is, though, is hard to say. Some estimates pegged it as a $493 million...
Not Even Twitter Knows When Brands Should Stop Tweeting
You could take America’s temperature on Twitter, and sometimes it’s just too hot for marketing. This week, for example, is proving to be a risky...
The Washington Post, TBWA\Chiat\Day, Dotdash and more receive nominations for first Digiday WorkLife Awards
From Bagel Mondays to better benefits, companies are building workplace cultures and programs to attract and retain talent. This is why Digiday Careers launched the...
Charlottesville Fallout: Google Decides to Boot Daily Stormer Site After Three Hours
A website that describes itself as “The World’s Most Genocidal Republican Website” and includes sections titled “Jewish Problem” and “Race War” became a hot potato...
