[ad_1] Last week Facebook solicited help with what it dubbed “hard questions” — including how it should tackle the spread of terrorism propaganda on its platform. Yesterday Google followed suit with its own public pronouncement, via an op-ed in the FT newspaper, explaining how it’s ramping up measures to tackle extremist content. Both companies have been…
[ad_1] When it first launched, Beloved Shirts was just a small, quirky T-shirt company. Then, Katy Perry was photographed wearing one of the new brand’s designs, and sales skyrocketed. A product endorsed by celebrities can do that. Celebrity endorsements, on average, increase sales of a product by 4 percent, found a Journal of Advertising Research…
[ad_1] Lack of diversity in the technology industry isn’t a new problem, but one Toronto-based startup is using the power of video to make the case that it needs to change. On Monday, StackAdapt — a 60-plus person company that specializes in advertising platforms — released a self-made, 18-minute documentary called #HackDiversity, which speaks with technology…
[ad_1] Lip-syncing social network Musical.ly is getting into original content, thanks to new deals with Viacom, NBCU and Hearst, which will bring short-form video series to the app. However, unlike the original videos found on Snapchat – an app that’s often the next step up for the tween-age Musical.ly audience – these shows are designed…