advertising just plain wrong
Top Stories
AdvertisingMass X-odus: What are the controversial changes on X that are driving users away?
- Privacy Concerns: By continuing to use X, users implicitly agree to have their data — personal photos, creative work, and more — used for AI training. Artists and creators fear their intellectual property could be exploited to develop AI tools that might one day replace human creativity.
- Legal Implications: Disputes over the new terms will be handled in t…
Lucia Moses
Lucia Moses
Latest Stories
New York magazine is parting ways with Olivia Nuzzi following the revelation of her RFK Jr. relationship
New York magazine is parting ways with Olivia Nuzzi after a third-party investigation. The investig…
Lucia Moses
Netflix keeps getting sued over true-crime shows. It's thirsty for more.
Netflix continues to seek out true-crime shows despite the legal risks. "Monsters: The Lyle and Eri…
Lucia Moses
UBS launches its experiential "House of Craft" campaign in New York as Credit Suisse integration continues
UBS's "House of Craft" campaign, which highlights artisanship, is the bank's first experiential bra…
Julia Hood
Defector Media started with a bang. It's an uphill climb to keep growing — just like in most of digital media.
Defector Media started out with a bang, but now growth is harder to come by. It shows making a livi…
Peter Kafka
Netflix has won the streaming wars but Wall Street still has big questions about its future
Analysts break down the challenges and opportunities facing Netflix as it seeks its next growth ave…
Lucia Moses
Netflix's new gaming chief shakes up the division with a hire from Epic and layoffs
Netflix's new games president, Alain Tascan, appointed Jeet Shroff in a VP role. The company also c…
Lucia Moses
New dating apps and social-networking startups are emerging. Read the pitch decks 6 used to raise millions of dollars.
Social networking and dating startups used these pitch decks to raise Series A and seed venture rou…
Sydney Bradley
Taboola is looking to compete with Google and Facebook for small-business clients using a new generative AI tool for ad campaigns
Abby looks to make campaign setup easier for busy, resource-sapped business owners who aren't up on…
Lara O'Reilly
Why Roblox investors are shrugging off a blistering short-seller report
Roblox dropped 10% after Hindenburg accused it of inflating user numbers. But the stock rebounded, …
Lucia Moses
PayPal just opened a new ad business. The exec leading it unpacks the plan to link advertisers with its trove of transaction data.
PayPal Ads intends to offer ads across its own properties, as well as the sites of tens of millions…
Lara O'Reilly
Instagram has surged to a new high among US teens, new data reveals
Instagram usage is at a high among US teens, per Piper Sandler. But TikTok is still teens' favorite.
Sydney Bradley,Dan Whateley
Advertisers are scrutinizing the value of AI tools as some early efforts fall flat
Two years after OpenAI's ChatGPT and other chatbots launched, advertisers' excitement over generati…
Lucia Moses,Lara O'Reilly
Inside Substack's emerging IRL event strategy as the platform expands beyond its newsletter roots
Substack's "Stacked Debates" events feature creators and foster dialogue. The platform is looking t…
Sydney Bradley
A startup pitching AI as a way to automate 80% of influencer-marketing tasks gets funding from billionaire Tim Draper
Influencer-marketing startup Dreamwell AI raised $2.3 million from Tim Draper and others as it seek…
Dan Whateley
Adtech company PubMatic lays off staffers as it tightens focus on growth areas like connected-TV ads
PubMatic said the layoff, which affected 1% of its overall head count, was part of a plan to stream…
Lara O'Reilly
Adtech is undergoing an exec shake-up as investors seize control and startups enter a new era
Executive turnover is on the rise at adtech startups as investors seek growth and profit. CTV and r…
Lara O'Reilly
Sesame Workshop's top marketer is leaving during a critical period of transition
Sesame Workshop's chief marketer, Samantha Maltin, is leaving. Her exit follows a CEO change and ar…
Lucia Moses
Warner Bros. Discovery's advertising chief is leaving. Read the memo sent to staff.
Jon Steinlauf, Warner Bros. Discovery's top ad salesman, will leave at the year's end. WBD just too…
Lucia Moses
The influencer middle class is getting squeezed as marketers turn to superstar creators and celebs
Influencer marketers are ditching deals with micro and nano influencers and hiring big stars as cam…
Dan Whateley,Sydney Bradley
Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz breaks down her Substack plans and why she's leaving legacy media for the creator economy
Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz shared why she decided to leave legacy media and go independent, and …
Amanda Perelli
Top YouTuber MrBeast has acquired a startup that aims to be the LinkedIn for the creator economy
YouTube's top creator, MrBeast, has acquired a startup called Vouch, which helps creators with hiri…
Amanda Perelli
How Discord is laying the groundwork for ads to make as much revenue as subscriptions
The gaming-focused chat app, which once rejected advertising, now has two ad formats as it aims to …
Lara O'Reilly
TikTok is training its e-commerce partners on what's worked in China as it doubles down on live selling
TikTok hosted its first US summit for e-commerce agency partners, where it focused on livestream se…
Dan Whateley
Amazon's Wondery is launching a new toy line as it aims to build the next big franchises from podcasts
Amazon's Wondery wants to give podcasts the Hollywood treatment, starting with a "Wow in the World"…