In the Williamsburg That Vice Helped Build, Sudden Barbs From Bands and Fans
The globe-trotting hipster empire Vice Media helped make Williamsburg, Brooklyn, what it is now, taking offices there long before the neighorhood gentrified into a mecca...
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Achtung, Apple: Users fume at surprise free U2 album
Apple’s iCloud moves in mysterious ways. The iPhone maker is surprising iTunes users this week with free copies of “Songs of Innocence,” the latest album...
ITunes Users Miffed at Apple’s U2 Giveaway
U2, one of the most popular rock bands in the world, gave a new album for free to half a billion users of Apple Inc.’s...
‘Tough Season 2′: Lenovo, the Onion defend a fantasy football crown
Lenovo is out to defend its championship title and it’s tapped Onion Labs to lead the charge upfield. The PC brand has teamed up with...
Pandora Weighs Talk Radio as It Targets More Listeners in Cars
Pandora Media, the biggest internet radio company, is considering expanding its programming beyond music to formats such as sports, news and talk as the service...
WIRED 2014
16 to 17 October, 2014 London, UK Special Discount for MobiAD Readers! WIRED2014 is the fourth two-day flagship event from WIRED. With insights from over...
Vevo’s ‘Post-Roll’ Mobile Strategy
Pre-roll may still be the primary ad unit on offer at Vevo, but the music video platform has an ear out for the sweet sound...
YouTube to Block Music Videos From Smaller Labels
Google’s YouTube is poised to start blocking music videos from independent labels that haven’t agreed to be part of a planned subscription service. About 5%...
And the ‘Beat’ Goes on for Apple’s Potential Record Breaking Acquisition
News emerged last night that Apple is close to sealing the deal on its largest acquisition in company history. CNBC reports that Apple wants to...
#sowhoknew: The 8th Deadly Sin on Facebook
I really don’t care what type of dog you think you are. Or the country you say you should be from. Or the colour that...
Airbnb comes to the rescue of those with #SXSWproblems
Digiday’s coverage of SXSW, which runs March 7-14 in Austin, Tex., is sponsored by Dstillery, the pioneer in audience targeting for brands. Airbnb has turned...
MMW in Austin for SXSW
Everything is bigger in Texas, including Mobile Marketing Watch’s coverage of this year’s SXSW. If you’re not familiar, South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set...
An undetermined number of brilliant things we’ve seen on the internet this week
‘Him’ Spike Jonze’s latest film Her features the disturbingly mustachioed Joaquin Phoenix falling in love with a Siri-style operating system voiced by Scarlett Johansson. Prepare...
Wearable Tech Theater of the Absurd: Cadbury Jacket Lights Up When You Eat Chocolate
Cadbury has created an interactive jacket that responds and lights up as the wearer eats chocolate as part of its ongoing “Joyville” themed campaign. London...
DiGiorno Didn’t Plan Those ‘Sound of Music Live’ Tweets
Carrie Underwood may have delivered the big ratings for NBC Thursday night, but it was DiGiorno pizza that stole the marketing show with a barrage...
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Taps IPG’s Tim Spengler as Revenue Strategy Chief
A few years ago Tim Spengler called John Hogan out of the blue because he wanted to meet the Clear Channel exec. What started with...
