Global ad spend is on track to grow 4.4% to $963.5 billion in 2023, rising 8.2% to more than $1 trillion in 2024, which will be the first year expenditures top the trillion-dollar mark, according to
the World Advertising Research Center, with five companies responsible for the uptick.
Meta's new AI code AudioCraft combines three separate AI sound-creation models, which are expected to appeal to musicians, creators and advertisers.
The expanded partnership, announced with the release of the new large language model Llama 2, signals increased collaboration across the industry and an open approach to sharing technology.
Threads has benefited from the popularity of sister app Instagram, which is used by 45% of U.S. consumers.
Semiconductors have been an afterthought in the advertising industry. Now companies are paying more attention.
The Platform Accountability and Transparency Act would require large social platforms to share ad libraries, statistics about content moderation, and other data with researchers.
His 20-year analysis shows the Big 4's share of global ad spending rising from 16% to 55%, but says there has been little practical change in options for individual advertisers.
UBS analysts examined the cost risks for Alphabet around the integration of generative AI into Google search and have seen recent evidence that costs are coming down rapidly, including OpenAI stating
that it had managed to reduce costs for ChatGPT by 90% over December through March.
Meta released its own AI language generator LLaMA on Friday. Meta claims LLaMA is "desirable" in an industry led by large language models because of the minimal computing power it requires to test
new approaches, further research in the field and explore new use cases for AI.
Full-year 2023 is projected to see ad-revenue results for major TV-based companies similar to 2022. Total domestic D2C streaming/virtual ad platforms are projected to rise 6.1% in Q4, while digital
media ad results are virtually on par with TV -- anticipating just 0.8% growth. MoffettNathanson says in a report released Thursday: "It's the lowest level of growth we've seen since the
Covid-impacted quarter of 2Q 2022."
Facebook's Q3 Widely Viewed Content Report shows just one in the top 20 posts qualified as engagement bait, vs.100% a year earlier. For the first time since the report has been produced, none of the
top 20 posts violated platform rules. The Widely Viewed Content Report aims to provide transparency and context about what people see on Facebook by sharing the most-viewed domains, links, Pages and
posts for a given quarter on Feed in the United States.
Meta was hit with a new privacy lawsuit for allegedly collecting data about smartphone users' online activity by injecting tracking code into sites visited through the company's in-app browser.
Meta's AI unit built a model the company says is the first to translate 200 different languages with state-of-the-art quality validated through extensive evaluations for each.
Meta is citing rising costs of its metaverse-unit Reality Labs as well as a tightening economy. Tech products like these are an integral part of Meta's move toward Web 3.0 and its focus on opening
retail stores to sell its metaverse hardware.
The Markup released initial findings from a study that found Facebook has been quietly gathering personal data about a variety of situations, including prospective college students when they apply
online for financial aid.
"Algorithms are profiling children and teens to serve them images, memes and videos encouraging restrictive diets and extreme weight loss," Fairplay says in a new report.
Morgan Stanley's Brian Nowak trimmed the stock price targets for Google, Meta, Pinterest, Twitter, Snap, Criteo and others.
The pandemic led many people to discover some of the advantages of remote work and virtual interactions.
Advertisers on Facebook and Instagram spread their spending more broadly across the purchase funnel.
The study also found Facebook is least trusted, while LinkedIn is most trusted, and Instagram is most important for brands.
Rapid growth in purchases of VR/AR accessories has raised concerns over data-collection practices, as targeting user content based on facial movements may negatively impact user privacy and safety.
We may never return to the way things were before COVID-19, and marketers will have to go with the shift, Euromonitor International reports.
Experts are concerned that these ad-targeting options "could be used in ways that lead to negative experiences for people in underrepresented groups," says Graham Mudd, VP of marketing, ads at Meta.
Gartner analysts predict changes in media, from mobile app tracking to how B2B companies will use machine learning to slow the customer journey. Strategic planning may be the most interesting part of
the report.
It's the bandwidth, stupid.