The founder of the world's largest social media company has written a blog post arguing that social media is good, rather than bad. Read the full story by Erik Sass
The creation of a mega-company encompassing many of the world's largest food, personal care and home care brands would be another milestone. Read the full story by Karlene Lukovitz
Andy Puzder, we hardly knew ye. That is, before he withdrew his nomination as Secretary of Labor this week, we kinda/sorta knew him as the hard-charging Hardee's and Carl's Jr. … Read the full story by
The top price for a 30-second announcement improved around 7% to an average price of around $2.1 million, according to analysts -- with a top price of around $2.5 million. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
The media, the intelligence agencies, the judiciary and next...Nordstrom? Read the full story by Bob Garfield
To illustrate the chaos surrounding the initial days of the Trump Administration, "Time" magazine asked illustrator Tim O'Brien to depict a windswept Donald Trump, sitting stoically at his desk in … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
This article is not about Trump, but we're going to have to go through him to get to the point. Read the full story by Kaila Colbin
Jeff Zucker may or may not have been drawing a parallel between Trump and the authoritarian regime in Venezuela when Zucker spoke out on Thursday about the Venezuelan regime's crackdown … Read the full story by Adam Buckman
Just about one month into the new presidential administration, TV news networks are posting stronger ad business, as well as high viewership -- contradicting some criticism over fake-news claims. CNN … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Millions of Internet-connected devices may currently be exposed to potential hacking. More than 178 million connected devices and systems in the U.S. are exposed to security vulnerabilities, according to a … Read the full story by Chase Martin
15 years ago, the Pew Research Center opined that there was no evidence of "information bubbles." We had asked because we suspected that the human proclivity to select self-validating conversations … Read the full story by Ted McConnell
The vlogger's recent videos that contain vile anti-Semitic content cross a line that may put the future of YouTube's most popular personality in doubt. YouTube and Maker Studio's parent Walt … Read the full story by P.J. Bednarski
Strong Q1 revenue gains came from affiliate and subscription fees -- up 13% to $770 million. Total Q4 ad revs decreased 3% to $1.796 billion, with fewer "Thursday Night Football" … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
"This lets Ghostery be inside a parent company that is 100% focused on business-to-consumer," Evidon CEO Scott Meyer says. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
A series of interviews this week on "The Today Show" is reviving memories of the Golden Age of TV Talk Shows. If the era wasn't exactly golden for the world … Read the full story by Adam Buckman
Skipping past skippable video ads has become an "ingrained behavior" for most consumers, according to results of a media trial released this morning by IPG Mediabrands' Magna and Media Lab … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Last week, I said there was an emerging market for morality. I painted that particular picture in a somewhat negative light. Andrew Goodman, a fellow Canadian whom I have always … Read the full story by Gord Hotchkiss
At a time when the world seems more divisive than ever, a group of individuals from agencies, advertisers, the media, government and academia will meet next month to kick off … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
The big music award show gained 4% to 26.05 million, up from 24.93 million in 2016, among Nielsen total average viewers. Key demographic viewer groups were also higher -- up … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
The biggest gift category -- jewelry -- accounts for $4.3 billion and it is the gift of choice for nearly one in five gifters. The National Retail Federation predicts spending … Read the full story by Sarah Mahoney
Earned media is defined as press interviews and appearances on all media, including TV, radio, online and print publications. The topic of fake news has produced 42.4 million "mentions" and … Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Publicis' Starcom USA unit was the most awarded media agency of 2016, according to findings of an analysis of the major media-related awards of 2016, released this morning by The … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
While ad blocking remains a major hurdle for advertisers, publishers, and the entire digital ecosystem, digital researcher eMarketer revised its ad blocking forecast, lowering estimates of ad blocking users in … Read the full story by Tobi Elkin
Kate Upton graces not one, not two, but three covers of the 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue, hitting newsstands today. Upton's appearance on three national covers is a first for … Read the full story by Joe Mandese
Content advertising is projected to grow into a $50 billion market by 2021 -- up from $12.8 billion in 2016, according to projections from Polar, a content marketing platform for … Read the full story by Tobi Elkin
Siding with ABC, Yahoo and other media companies, a federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed copyright infringement lawsuits brought by a man who live-streamed his son's birth on Facebook. Read the full story by Wendy Davis
Over the air TV still has issues over obscene language and content. And their are rules and laws. The ongoing argument was prompted this time by the Grammys. Read the full story by Wayne Friedman
Just as tax preparation season heats up, President Trump took a shot at one of the category's largest brands, H&R Block. During a meeting with the nation's biggest retailer CEOs … Read the full story by Joe Mandese