All four of the major holding companies -- WPP, Interpublic, Omnicom and Publicis Groupe -- have now acknowledged that subsidiaries within their respective folds … Read the whole story
Nielsen, a company that began by measuring the audiences of TV (and radio) shows, has acquired Gracenote, a company that began by providing listings … Read the whole story
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Every year since I started writing here back in 2013, I have looked back and tallied how well I did in terms of generating … Read the whole story
Virtual Reality just went social and the first offering from a major player is coming to mobile-based VR viewers with immersive VR system support … Read the whole story
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Google "has given itself the power to track users across the overwhelming majority of websites in use in the world today," advocates say in … Read the whole story
The study finds that online reviews continue to be one of the most powerful forces in e-commerce, with 82% saying they rely on reviews … Read the whole story
Overall estimates now have worldwide pay TV subscribers at between 800 million and 1 billion. Asia-Pacific remains the big position producer. Read the whole story
Sure, presidential politics topped the list of real-time trending topics, but you can't count a Kardashian out of the running for the top trends … Read the whole story
A Time Inc. spokesperson confirms content will remain on the xoJane.com sites for the next year, but nothing new will be added. It is … Read the whole story
There had been augmented-reality games before. Even Niantic, the Google-spun-off company behind Pokemon Go, had created their own game, Ingress, in 2012, that also … Read the whole story
More than half of the consumers surveyed said they wanted to find a professional to help them make smart home decisions. Expense, however, was … Read the whole story
Microsoft is making available a data set from Bing search and Cortana virtual assistant queries to researchers who want to train their artificial intelligence … Read the whole story
On Monday, Alphabet shared a first look at the Chrysler Pacifica minivan equipped with the latest technology including a suite of sensors, mapping system, … Read the whole story
At present, about 300 million Kik users are already chatting with friends and bots via text. The new feature includes one-on-one and group chats … Read the whole story
mitu is aiming to be the voice of Latino youth. Backed by investors including WPP, Verizon Ventures, and Upfront Ventures, the company currently reaches … Read the whole story
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The real victim in all this has been the small agencies. They are innocent bystanders as brands force WPP, Interpublic, Omnicom and Publicis Groupe … Read the whole story
