Social Media Insider
by Gavin O'Malley, Staff Writer
Some 85% of this key demographic use Instagram at least one a month, just edging out the 84% who use Snapchat on a monthly basis. Read the whole story
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by Gavin O'Malley
The relaunch comes as Facebook is pushing advertisers to spend more money on Messenger. The fourth official version of Messenger has three tabs rather … Read the whole story
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by Alex Weprin
The top three sources for video consumption among teens were Netflix, YouTube and cable TV, per a survey. When Netflix and YouTube are combined, … Read the whole story
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by Wendy Davis
Smartphone users agreed to allow Google to collect information about their locations, the company contends in new court papers. Read the whole story
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by Alex Weprin
Non-social native advertising is growing at almost twice the rate of native advertising on social platforms. Video comprises 26% of non-social native spend, a … Read the whole story
by P.J. Bednarski
The companies expect a high churn rate, but still gain a new service prospect and data on their viewing behavior. Read the whole story
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by Wendy Davis
A California lawyer wants to be able to force Yelp to remove negative reviews posted by a former client. Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
On the eve of the DPAA's annual "Video Everywhere" summit, MediaPost held a roundtable discussion with DPAA President-CEO and two of the summit's marquee … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
After a five-year sabbatical on the supply-side, agency media vet Tim Spengler is back on the demand-side, sort of. Spengler has joined Dentsu Aegis … Read the whole story
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by Wayne Friedman
Helios and Matheson Analytics is unloading its beleagured in-theater movie subscription service MoviePass. A spinoff means operating as a publicly trading company under a … Read the whole story
by Alex Weprin
At MTV Studios, Lars Silberbauer will be tasked with managing development, production and creative for the company's original digital programming. That includes the "Cribs" … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Melynda Fuller
The areas being most impacted by the layoffs, which amount to around 40 full-time staffers, are the product, engineering and video divisions. Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Chuck Martin, Staff Writer
Even if consumers don't yet own a smart speaker, familiarity with such products -- especially Amazon and Google devices -- is high. Read the whole story
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by Richard Whitman, Columnist
Maybe that shouldn't come as a big surprise. I mean, how many people do you know who haven't gone to Amazon for something in … Read the whole story