Know before you tweet: Twitter now sells more information about your activity on its platform to third-party advertisers regardless of which privacy options you turn on or off. Users signing onto the service were recently greeted with a push notification informing them that the company changed its privacy policy and no longer allows its users…
In spite of their protected status under international laws, pangolins remain one of the most trafficked animals in the world — and at least some of that trade is taking place right out in the open on Facebook . A new report from tech watchdog group the Tech Transparency Project details how Facebook users are…
by Grace Duffy / May 9, 2020 / Leave a CommentWelcome to this week’s edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media. On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore Pinterest’s new shopping capabilities, Verified Merchant Program,…
✍️Dear makers, Serge hunts, trials and vets the top 2% of illustrators under $21 on popular freelancer sites (currently, 23% on the list are $5 ?). We’ve waded through a LOT of ? so that you don’t have to ? ??44 House Styles Handing your visuals over to a stranger is scary stuff. That’s why…
TLDR: Add webinars to your startup’s marketing strategy with the video conferencing abilities and useful features of Vidthere, now only $49.99. With the surge in video content on the web over the past decade, it’s probably no surprise that video has become a hugely critical piece in devising any marketing strategy. What may surprise you,…
Almost a year ago, I wrote a story about MacKenzie Bezos. The novelist had recently divorced Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and announced she planned to give away the majority of her fortune, estimated at the time to be worth more than $36 billion. I argued that while it was an admirable move on MacKenzie’s part,…
China is showing renewed interest in live streaming. As the coronavirus swept through the country and shut down premises in droves, businesses are turning online to drive sales. Many have adopted live streaming, a model that predates the short videos that dominate many of our mobile screens now. Ecommerce titans like Alibaba, JD.com and Pinduoduo…
Design plays an important role in the success of your content. Long before they read your words, readers will begin judging the value of your content by its appearance.
Here, according to desktop design guru Roger C. Parker, are 10 of the most common graphic design mistakes and how to avoid them:
Carolyn Tisch Blodgett, Peloton’s head of global marketing, is leaving the company after four years, Business Insider has learned.She’ll continue to advise the company after her last day May 29.Blodgett’s departure comes as the company reported its third-quarter results on Wednesday, which revealed that sales were up 66% during the quarter.Click here for more BI…
Focus on just those you really want, and quickly reach them without wasting time or money on others. May 7, 2020 3 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Throwing spaghetti against the wall to see what sticks, aka let’s try a bunch of things and see what works and what doesn’t. That’s how…
On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore improvements to Live video on Facebook and Instagram, paid live streams in Facebook Events, and Messenger Rooms with special guest Luria Petrucci.
by Grace Duffy / April 25, 2020 / Leave a CommentWelcome to this week’s edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media. On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore Facebook pulling back its mandated use of…
A number of popular apps including Spotify, GroupMe, Pinterest and TikTok were fielding user iOS crash reports Wednesday evening, the result of an apparent issues with Facebook’s SDK according to a lengthy GitHub thread on the topic. Downdetector logged tens of thousands of user crash reports on Spotify between 3:30 and 5:30 pm PT, the…
Facebook says it considered that feedback while building Discover. The new app treats all websites equally, and Facebook says personal browsing history is not used for things like targeted ads or friend suggestions. Facebook will encrypt info sent between its servers and any device that supports HTTPS. Discover only supports low-bandwidth traffic, so some content,…
With E3 cancelled for the first time ever, game publishers and console makers are resorting to online presentations to show off their latest creations. Microsoft isn’t just streaming one event, though — the company will detail its upcoming Xbox Series X console, new games and additions to Xbox Game Pass every month for the rest…
What do we mean when we talk about a transformation in marketing? Let me put it this way. The switch from horses to cars was a transformation. It was a fundamental rethinking of the way that humans move. We went from, “Find an animal that can go further and faster than you can and ride…
This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence Digital Media Briefing subscribers earlier this morning.To check to see if you already have access to Business Insider Intelligence through your company, click here.TikTok is testing a new partner program that will see the platform itself split ad revenue with select influencers when brands buy in for “Shop…
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