by Gavin O'Malley
From AMBER alerts to disaster response, Facebook has fashioned itself as a go-to for all manner of public safety information. Now, amid heightened concerns … Read the whole story
by Tyler Loechner
AOL reported its fourth quarter 2014 earnings this morning, and noted that its programmatic revenue grew 250% on the year as a whole, accounting … Read the whole story
by Tyler Loechner
Location-based ad-targeting firm Placed on Wednesday announced partnerships with Digitas, Horizon, IPG Mediabrands, Crossmedia, Essence and Southwest Media Group. The U.S. media agencies will … Read the whole story
by Wendy Davis
Microsoft's group-messaging app service GroupMe has prevailed in a lawsuit accusing it of violating a federal law by using an automated dialer to send … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Media, communications and entertainment deals for companies continued to rise in 2014 -- amid some blockbuster deals. The overall number of deals rose 3% … Read the whole story
by Larissa Faw
The truth campaign, with help from the MDC Partners' agency, is rolling out "Left Swipe Dat," a new music video featuring what today's teens … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
Ford and Hyundai were number one last year too, followed by a three-way among Jeep, Lexus and Mercedes, followed by BMW. So what's happening … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Adam Buckman, Featured Columnist
The "ha ha" columns linking the Williams and Stewart stories are not inappropriate. The approach is so obvious that you may wonder if Stewart … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by P.J. Bednarski, Staff Writer
Jon Stewart at either of the most prominent online pay services could be a killer combination and the kind of pivotal tipping-point move that … Read the whole story