• Couric In Another Documentary Mess; Yahoo's Meyer Stands With Her
    Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer is defending Katie Couric, accused of a second sleight-of-hand edit in a documentary. Both recent incidents involve projects that Couric did independent of her Yahoo position. 
  • Is The Investor Gold Rush Already Over?
    Amid some big deals, by Comcast, Verizon and soon, by someone for Yahoo, there is feeliing the euphoria is running out of steam. Or money. How many big deals are still out there?
  • Facebook Removed Stanford Rape Meme, Apologizes
    A meme that first appeared on Imgur reading "My Name Is Brock. I'm A Rapist" surrounding a photo of Brock Turner was taken down several times when users tried to post it on Facebook. That was a mistake, Facebook now says. 
  • Vimeo CEO Trainor Steps Down, Report Says
    Kerry Trainor is stepping down as CEO from video hosting site Vimeo, according to an internal memo and reported by StreamDaily. During the transition, IAC (which owns Vimeo) CEO Joey Levin will take over in the role as they hunt for a replacement. No reason was given at press time for his departure.
  • Spotify Hiring Top Music Manager To Make Deal
    Spotify is hiring music manager Troy Carter to help it secure exclusive deals and create new content. “Carter will be ‘global head of creator services,’ which means he will work with musicians, songwriters and labels,” Recode reports. “He will report to Stefan Blom, Spotify's chief content and strategy officer.”  
  • Fox, Univision, Soccer And Twitter On The Same Team
    Fox and Univision are both delivering short highlight clips to Twitter  from the Copa America soccer tournament, which the channels started airing on Friday. They come with pre-roll. 
  • It's True: Most Online Ads Are Terrible
    So says WhoSay CEO Steve Ellis, who counts the way online ads can and so easily offend viewers, echoing a Mary Meeker lament.
  • Spotify Still Searching For Profits
    Despite some 30 million paid subscribers, Spotify is looking for a path to profitability. Among other efforts, “It is making its own videos, such as interviews with artists, and producing other content like pop-ups that explain lyrics,” Reuters reports. “This drive is being led by a senior executive poached from YouTube.”
  • Mondelez Brand Getting Fearless About Digital Ads
    Mondelez International, the company behind Oreos and other CPG brands is greatly increasing its branded content, like Pepsi and Red Bull, and will work with BuzzFeed on a destination just like BuzzFeed's successful Tasty. Mondelez calls this digital unit Fearless.
  • That's A Virtually Sleek Cadillac You're Pretending To Drive
     Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen will this month begin looking for commitments from some store owners willing to set up showrooms where buyers can shop for a new Cadillac not by test-driving one but experiencing the car through virtual reality goggles. 
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