The Social Graf
by Erik Sass, Staff Writer
Three out of four U.S. social media users (74%) think the people they know on social media "paint a better picture of their lives on social media than it is … Read the whole story
by Larissa Faw
Ellen's selfie taken with a Samsung phone went viral, topping 900 Twitter mentions per minute during the staging of the shot, according to analytics … Read the whole story
by Mark Walsh
Mondelez International announced teaming with venture development firm Prehype to launch a pair of online startups: Prankstr will allow users to prank their friends … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
ABC's "The Oscars" witnessed higher ratings for the third year in a row. It's up 7% in adults and scored on the social media … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Pepsi, Samsung and Google were among the big Oscar winners when it came to generating high digital interest from their Oscar TV commercials. Pepsi … Read the whole story
by Karlene Lukovitz
"We all romanticize about how our predecessors lived," notes Via creative director Amos Goss. "While we may not want to get rid of our … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Steve Smith, Staff Writer
Brands would be a lot better off if they gave us things we liked rather than trying so hard to get us to like … Read the whole story

COMMENTARY
by Ed Martin
There are many complaints to be made about ABC's telecast last night of the 86th annual Academy Awards. But one great thing stood out … Read the whole story