Beta Twitter Advertiser Rock/Creek Rocks The Social Stream
Independently owned-and-operated outdoor specialty retailer Rock/Creek has realized early return as one of Twitter’s early beta advertisers. The brand was founded 25 years ago as...
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Meet Galaxy Gear, Samsung’s Entry Into the New ‘Smartwatch’ Fray
The next big thing in consumer tech isn’t a smartphone, but a smartwatch. Or at least that’s the growing hope as growth in smartphones cools....
Polyvore: Connecting Commerce To The Sphere Of Social Data
Founded six years ago by three former Yahoo engineers, social commerce community portal Polyvore has amassed 80 million product boards or “sets” since inception. To...
9 Examples of Brands Engaging in Social Media Banter
As brands strategize about how best to use social media to talk to consumers, they’re also increasingly talking to each other. The hope — whether...
Which Brand Vined it Best?
It’s time to get judgmental. Once again, we are going gossip-mag style and are pitting brands’ Vine efforts against each other for our own version...
Foursquare in Talks with Tech Firms for Strategic Investment as Ad Business Improves
Foursquare Labs Inc. is in talks with multiple large technology companies about a potential strategic investment, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. The...
Facebook Seeks to Clarify How It Uses Member Data for Ads
Facebook is proposing to clarify how it manages user data for advertisements, as part of an agreement stemming from a settlement of a class-action lawsuit....
The Sales Deck That Landed Facebook Its First Major Advertisers
In June 2004, a new website called TheFacebook was struggling to gain the attention of major advertisers, despite the best efforts of then-CFO Eduardo Saverin....
Infographic: The Social Media Generation Gap
According to freshly published research from NextAdvisor, there’s quite the generation gap among frequent social media users on specific platforms. In fact, as it turns...
H_ide out With Ubisoft’s New App
Paranoid about your online privacy in this age of Prism surveillance? Or maybe you fancy yourself a latter-day Jason Bourne? Either way, this new app...
AT&T’s Stone-Faced Funnyman Beck Bennett Is SNL’s Newest Cast Member
AT&T’s stone-faced funnyman Beck Bennett just received one of the highest honors a comedic actor can hope to obtain: a cast member spot on NBC’s...
Pinning Intent: Why A Pinterest Ads API Makes Sense For Marketers
Pinterest has always been a little different than the rest of the social pack –primarily because pinned products means pinned intent. The platform is inherently...
Pandora’s Mobile Ads Are Working, But Get Ready to Hear More of Them
Facebook received heaps of praise last month when it reported that mobile now accounts for 41% of the company’s advertising revenue. On Thursday Pandora outdid...
The Listicle Era is (Sadly?) Here to Stay
Lists aren’t new, but thanks in large part to BuzzFeed, we are living in the Big Listicle Era. Most online publications — yes, Digiday is...
How misusing Tumblr might hinder your connection to the teen demographic
Below is a list of five brands using Tumblr well, but first a look into what a popular Tumblr user, Georgia Gore, thinks of more...
Adtech-enfreude: RadiumOne CEO’s Arrest Brings Out the Haters
The news is shocking. RadiumOne CEO and founder Gurbaksh Chahal was arrested in San Francisco and charged with 47 counts of felony assault against his...
