- Joan, Facebook Team For Virtual Haunted House
MAD, Larissa Faw - Thursday, October 22, 2020
The "Happy Haunting - Live from the Winchester Mystery House" started on October 20 and features a family-friendly scavenger hunt, ghost stories, and a live chat with paranormal investigators. ...
- Facebook Sues Fake Engagement Purveyors
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Facebook this week sued the companies Boostgram and Instant-Fans for allegedly selling fake followers and likes on Instagram. ...
- House Republicans Want Tech CEOs To Testify About 'Censorship' Policies
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 20, 2020
"We have serious concerns regarding the recent actions taken by these companies to censor speech on their platforms, especially so close to a major presidential election," Republican lawmakers say. ...
- Facebook Rolls Out New Frictionless Commerce Ad Features, Aimed At Mobile Holiday Shopping Season
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, October 21, 2020
In an effort to take some of the friction out of online shopping this holiday season, Facebook this morning is unveiling a series of commerce-driven ads and features on both ...
- BrandTotal Seeks Court Order Forcing Facebook To Lift Block
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 19, 2020
"Facebook's complaint brazenly labels the UpVoice browser extension 'malicious' with no explanation," BrandTotal writes in a request for a restraining order against Facebook. ...
- Facebook Blocked 2.2 Million Ads For Breaking Political Campaign Rules
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, October 19, 2020
Facebook tagged warnings to 150 million misleading election-related posts, and 2.2 million ads were rejected because they failed to complete the political ad authorization process. ...
- Facebook Messenger API Now Supports Instagram
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, October 19, 2020
Facebook on Monday announced that its Messenger API has been updated to allow businesses to manage their communications across Instagram. Businesses can now integrate Instagram messaging into the applications and workflows they use ...
- Facebook Audience Network Moving To Bidding Only In 2021
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, October 16, 2020
Facebook responded Friday to changes in Apple's iOS 14 operating system that will affect how publishers and developers collect and use the Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA). ...
- VidMob Reveals Nuances Advertisers Don't Know About Their Creatives
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, October 19, 2020
VidMob's Insight Stream platform surfaces a continual stream of insights from data that tells marketers why the creative works or does not work at any given time. It also provides ...
- Snap, Pinterest Snapped Up Ad Crumbs From Facebook Boycott: Report
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, October 16, 2020
Snapchat's YoY ad revenue more than doubled between July and September, and Pinterest's rose about 40%, reports The Information. ...
- BBC Offers Compelling Look At Visual Storytelling On Facebook
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, October 16, 2020
Facebook has become a focal point for innovation in "graphical storytelling" to reach younger audiences. Publishers should take note. ...
- Facebook And Twitter Restrict 'New York Post' Story About Biden
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 14, 2020
President Trump blasted Facebook and Twitter for taking steps to prevent people from spreading a controversial "New York Post" story about Democratic candidate Joe Biden. ...
- AppsFlyer Introduces Performance Index For In-App Purchases
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, October 14, 2020
The company for the first time has created an Index with statistically significant results, based on the share of paying users' metric, also known as install-to-purchase conversion rate, since most ...
- Social Media Companies' Protections Face Continued Attack
Social Media Insider, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Big Tech critics might cheer the prospect of repealing Section 230, but that law's protections also benefit new competitors. ...
- Facebook High On Consumer List For Spying On Users
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, October 12, 2020
Data suggests that 85% of Americans believe big tech companies spy on them. Now what? ...
- Google Chrome A Focus As Feds Eye Breakup Of Tech Giant's Businesses
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Sunday, October 11, 2020
Google Chrome has been targeted by federal and state prosecutors for alleged antitrust violations, as they look at Google's ad, search and mapping businesses. Prosecutors could force Google to sell ...
- Facebook Raking In Political Ads Amid Rivals' Crackdowns: Report
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, October 9, 2020
In part because rival tech platforms have significantly limited or banned political ads to help protect the integrity of the Presidential election, Facebook pulled in about $164 million in ads ...
- Facebook, Following Google, To Ban Political Ads After Polls Close
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 8, 2020
"We plan to temporarily stop running all social issue, electoral or political ads in the US after the polls close on November 3, to reduce opportunities for confusion or abuse," ...
- Trump Renews Call To Repeal Platforms' Protections
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 6, 2020
President Trump on Tuesday reiterated his call to abolish web publishers' legal protections, after Facebook and Twitter took action over his misleading post comparing COVID-19 to the flu. ...
- Facebook Finally Moves To Squelch QAnon, As Danger Is Magnified
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, October 7, 2020
With potential threats to the election growing, and unhinged QAnon followers now using Facebook to organize with militias, Facebook has finally taken down millions of accounts, groups and pages--though it ...
- Microsoft Helps SMBs Manage Campaigns Across Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, October 7, 2020
AI becomes the foundation to the platform aimed at helping SMBs manage their digital marketing across Microsoft Advertising as well as advertising and social media platforms including Google Ads, Facebook, ...
- Facebook, Amazon, Alphabet, Apple Have Monopoly Power, Democrats Recommend Changes
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, October 6, 2020
The House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust released its findings and recommendations Tuesday on how to readjust and reform laws for the digital age, after a 16-month investigation into competitive practices ...
- Facebook Defeats Lawsuit Over Discriminatory Financial Services Ads
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 5, 2020
Siding with Facebook, a federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit alleging that the company violated civil rights laws by allowing financial services companies to target ads to people based ...
- GoDaddy Strengthens Ecommerce, Integrates With Instagram And Facebook
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, October 5, 2020
The move allows users of GoDaddy's Websites + Marketing platform to create shoppable posts, sync products, and integrate with Instagram Checkout. ...
- Facebook Bans Ads Seeking To Delegitimize Election, Removes Anti-Immigrant Trump Ads
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, October 1, 2020
As Trump's attacks on the election and its outcome ramp up, instead of just labeling such content, Facebook and Instagram are now banning such ads. Facebook also pulled false Trump ...
- Q2 Ad-Spending Analysis Reveals Major Share Increases For Social, Including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Thursday, October 1, 2020
U.S. ad spending fell 30% during Q2 2020 vs. the same quarter in 2019, but the erosion was far more pronounced for traditional media. ...
- Amazon Ad Testing Platform Set To Launch From Eye Square
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, September 30, 2020
The experimental platform allows advertisers to evaluate and optimize advertisements as they run on Amazon. ...
- Facebook, Google, Twitter CEOs Could Be Called To Testify
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, September 30, 2020
The Senate Commerce Committee will vote Thursday on whether or not to authorize a series of subpoenas, calling on Facebook, Google and Twitter CEOs to attend a hearing. ...
- Facebook Taps Direct Response/Analytics Vet Schultz As New CMO
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, September 30, 2020
Facebook has tapped 13-year growth and analytics vet Alex Schultz as its new CMO, succeeding Antonio Lucio, who stepped down last month. He previously served as vice president of product ...
- Republicans May Want To Regulate Facebook -- But Not Its Political Ads
Social Media Insider, Fern Siegel - Wednesday, September 30, 2020
When it comes to banning any political ads on social-media sites, 56% of Democrats give a thumbs-up. But only half of Republicans agree. Where's the consistency? ...
