- What's Up With The WhatsApp Disappearing Photos And Videos?
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Facebook is touting that the "view once" feature makes "your private moments disappear after a single view" and that "not everything we share needs to become a permanent digital reco ...
- More Evidence That Ad CPM, CPC Prices Keep Rising Worldwide
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Marketers are likely feeling the pinch, but here's more evidence that it cost more to connect with consumers in Q2 2021 than in the past. ...
- New York, Other States Want Appellate Court To Revive Antitrust Case Against Facebook
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 29, 2021
A coalition of states led by New York will ask an appellate court in Washington, D.C. to revive claims that Facebook violated monopoly laws by purchasing Instagram and WhatsApp. ...
- Facebook To Prohibit Companies From Serving Behaviorally Targeted Ads To Minors
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Facebook plans to prohibit advertisers from targeting ads to users under 18 based on their activity on websites and apps, as well as their expressed interests. Instead, the company wi ...
- How LinkedIn Marketing Solutions Biz Exceeded $1 Billion For The Quarter
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, July 28, 2021
The company's ad business surpassed $1 billion in revenue in Q2 2021 for the first time -- up 97% year-over-year, growing three times faster than the category. ...
- Customer Satisfaction Index Sees AOL Stumble, Google And Bing Remain Stable, Others Improve
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Customer satisfaction with search engines and information sites fell for Verizon Media's AOL by 3%, remained stable for Google and Bing and improved by 1% for all others like Yaho ...
- FTC Gets Extra Time To Beef Up Antitrust Case Against Facebook
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, July 23, 2021
The FTC was granted an additional three weeks to reformulate its antitrust complaint against Facebook. ...
- FTC Chair Shouldn't Participate In Antitrust Case, Facebook Argues
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Facebook aims to disqualify FTC chair Lina Khan from participating in any decisions regarding the agency's antitrust battle with the company. ...
- Facebook Ad Targeting Bounces Back In Wake Of Apple iOS 14.5
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, July 13, 2021
The Facebook Audience Size Report for July 2021 offers a view into how Facebook audience segments have changed over time, including a specific focus on trends since the release ...
- Instagram's Test Of Revenue Sharing Opens Door For Monetized Content
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Publishers have complained that digital advertising giants, such as Facebook and Google, don't adequately compensate them for content. ...
- Court Dismisses FTC And State Antitrust Cases Against Facebook
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 28, 2021
"The existence of market power is at the heart of any monopolization claim," U.S .District Court Judge James Boasberg wrote Monday. "The FTC's Complaint says almost nothing concrete on t ...
- YouTube Influencer Sells His Search Data On eBay
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, June 24, 2021
Here's how much YouTube celebrity and Instagram influencer Rafael Neugart got for selling his search data on eBay. ...
- Facebook Adds Shops To WhatsApp, Intros Shops Ads, Plans Visual Search On Instagram
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, June 23, 2021
WhatsApp is being functionally linked to Facebook's other ecommerce offerings, Facebook Marketplace and Instagram Shops. Shops Ads are meant to enable a more personalized shopping experience, based on shopping preferenc ...
- Scroll 'N' Shop: Study Finds Over Half Of Social-Media Users Buy
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, June 23, 2021
When it comes to educating people about brands, Facebook leads the way, chosen by 41% of respondents in the NPD Group study. ...
- Gen Z - Why This Mobile-First Generation Is Different
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, June 17, 2021
Among mobile consumers ages 18-24, 68% shop on mobile up to four times weekly and 86% use mobile as a gaming platform, according to Tapjoy research released today. ...
- Roger Waters Tells Zuckerberg To 'F...' Off Over Request To Use Pink Floyd Song
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, June 14, 2021
Roger Waters, speaking at a forum supporting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, said the Facebook CEO offered him a "huge" amount of money to use the Pink Floyd song "Another Bri ...
- Instagram Introduces Creator Affiliate Program, Ways To Monetize Content
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Instagram on Tuesday introduced an affiliate program and Shops for creators to help them monetize their content on the social media site. The announcement was made at Facebook's first Creat ...
- Instagram Unravels The Mysteries Of How Its Algorithms Work
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Instagram probably hasn't done enough to explain why it removes content, why some information is recommended, and how it works more broadly, said Instagram senior UX researcher Stacey Houston duri ...
- Luxury Brand Piaget Uses Instagram To Serve Customers
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Piaget marketers are using the company's website and the Instagram messaging app to reach affluent consumers online. Here's how and why they did it. ...
- Sinch Launches Global API For Instagram Business Messaging
Mobile Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, June 3, 2021
Brands can use the API to have scalable conversations with customers using Instagram DMs or Stories, facilitating user interaction and customer support. ...
- Facebook Details Focus For Business Messaging At F8
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Facebook announced tools for developers to improve messaging for businesses on Wednesday at its annual conference, without a flashy, Hollywood style. ...
- Instagram Connects Shoppers With Brands' Product Drops
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, May 27, 2021
Drops--promotions of soon-to-be-released products--will be organized for easy browsing and purchasing, directly through Instagram's app. ...
- Facebook, Instagram Will Allow Posters To Hide The Number Of 'Likes'
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Marketers like to know -- and actually depend on knowing -- the number of "likes" on a post. These are often a reflection of the performance of the message. ...
- Social Media Platforms Open The Kimono On Content Violations
Social Media Insider, Phyllis Fine - Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Naughty Instagram: In 2020, the social media platform showed an 86% increase from 2019 in removals of "adult nudity and sexual content." ...
- Advocates Petition Facebook To Axe Plan To Create Instagram For Kids
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 25, 2021
More than 180,000 people have signed petitions urging Facebook to abandon plans to launch a children's version of Instagram, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and other watchdogs that organiz ...
- Facebook Urges Judge To Dismiss Class-Action Antitrust Complaints
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 21, 2021
Antitrust claims brought by users and advertisers are both untenable and untimely, Facebook argues in papers filed Thursday. ...
- Ad-To-Store Measurement Platform Launches For Amazon
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, May 21, 2021
Eye Square on Monday will launch an ad measurement platform that tells marketers how and why their ads running on ecommerce marketplaces like Amazon drive people to make a purch ...
- Watchdog Refers Quicken Loans To FTC Over Privacy Claims In Facebook Ads
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 19, 2021
The ads, which touted mortgage refinancing at low rates, allegedly claimed "No Registration, No Log In." ...
- Facebook Seeks Boost From Google's Antitrust Victory
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Facebook is calling a judge's attention to a recent antitrust ruling in favor of Google. ...
- Lawmakers Step Up Pressure On Facebook To Scrap Instagram For Kids
Social Media Insider, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 18, 2021
"When it comes to putting people before profits, Facebook has forfeited the benefit of the doubt," stated group including Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.). ...
