The Social Graf
by Erik Sass, Staff Writer
State legislators in Louisiana have expanded the ban on texting while driving to include accessing social media behind the wheel. The law, signed by Governor Bobby Jindal on May 30 … Read the whole story
by Mark Walsh
Video ads are coming to Facebook. The social network plans to ask up to $2.5 million a spot for a daylong run of TV-style … Read the whole story
by Mark Walsh
To help brands broaden their exposure beyond its walls, Facebook has begun allowing users to embed public posts from Facebook pages on their own … Read the whole story
by Karl Greenberg
The campaign, "U Decide," centers on five :30 spots projected on jumbo screens behind performers. The spots ask lifestyle questions, to which girls are … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Attempting to solve one of marketing's biggest dilemmas, Datorama has closed a $3 million Series A funding round. The investment, led by Cedar Fund … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Fresh off the management-led buyout from Dentsu, IgnitionOne appoints John Ragals Global COO to leverage his expertise in agency relationships and technology strategies. Most … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Catharine P. Taylor
BREAKING: For the second day in a row, Facebook stock is actually trading - at this writing -- above its IPO price for the … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by David Toner
Online video is all a-twitter (sorry!) over Instagrams and Vine videos, but guest blogger David Toner wonders whether the engagement consumers feel toward super-short … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by David Waterhouse
Research says social video usually attract most of its shares in the first few days and then subsides. But Geico's 'Hump Day" sharing pattern … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
Marketers have heard lots about Twitter's move to cozy up with television networks, and now we will begin to hear more about Facebook's. The … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by David Goetzl
This is not a new thesis. Credit would be given, but there is no memory of who promulgated it. So, so-and-so, hopefully will simply … Read the whole story