The Google News Initiative Is Putting $25 Million Toward Fighting Fake News...
YouTube now has 25 million new ways to combat fake news, courtesy of parent company Google. The video site revealed in a blog post by chief product officer Neal Mohan and chief business officer Robert...
View ArticleFacebook Will ‘Figure Out’ Ads on WhatsApp but Is Focusing on Business Tools...
Facebook is hopeful about its plans to build out WhatsApp's offerings for business accounts, but it's staying mum on whether ads might be coming to the encrypted messaging service. David Fischer,...
View ArticleWhatsApp Is Now Labeling Messages That Are Forwarded
WhatsApp users will now have a way to tell if messages they receive have been forwarded to them. The Facebook-owned messaging application said in a blog post that starting Tuesday, it will label...
View ArticleUnivision Is Considering Selling Gizmodo Media Group and The Onion
Univision Communications Inc. has formally initiated the process of exploring the sale of Gizmodo Media Group and The Onion, the company announced today. Selling the companies would allow UCI to "focus...
View ArticleInstagram Users Can Now Add Question Stickers to Their Stories
Instagram Tuesday introduced a new way for users to spur interactivity with their Stories. The new questions sticker enables users to type questions and add them to their Stories via stickers that can...
View ArticleInstagram Is Testing a Way to Add Some Clarity to Its Verification Process
Instagram began testing a feature that would remove some of the mystery behind its verification process. The Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network confirmed that it is testing an...
View ArticleOn the Adweek Podcast: Celebrating the Most Powerful Women in Sports
This week, Adweek is honoring the most badass women in sports, including alpine racing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin, Adidas vp Alegra O'Hare and Lara Price, COO of the Philadelphia 76ers. Check out our...
View ArticleJet.com Is Appealing to New Yorkers With Pizza and Ice Cream
Ecommerce company Jet.com is opening a fulfillment center in the Bronx borough of New York in the fall. The center will reportedly enable deliveries of groceries and other items within the Bronx, as...
View ArticleOgilvy Fires Worldwide CCO Tham Khai Meng After Internal Investigation
Ogilvy terminated its longtime global creative leader Tham Khai Meng today after employees complained about unspecified violations of company policy, according to an internal memo from CEO John...
View ArticleThese Brilliant German Ads About Remarkable Women Are Getting Global Praise...
For most ad campaigns, winning gold at the Cannes Lions is the ultimate goal, often capping many months of industry acclaim and passaround. But here's a good example of an advertising effort for which...
View ArticlePapa John’s Founder Allegedly Uses N-Word in an Exercise to Prevent PR Snafus
The Papa John's public relations team has probably glued their palms to their faces at this point. According to Forbes, founder and former CEO John Schnatter was today accused of using the N-word and...
View ArticleThe First Batch of Facebook-Funded News Shows for Watch Is Debuting Monday
Facebook announced last month that it was funding an initiative to create news shows from 10 to 12 U.S. publishers for its Facebook Watch video platform, and the first slate of those shows will begin...
View ArticleWine Line Inspired by The Handmaid’s Tale Goes as Poorly as You Might Expect
There are bad branding ideas, and then there's the Handmaid's Tale-inspired wine line that Lot18 and the show's producer MGM partnered on--and quickly canceled after thunderous social media backlash....
View ArticleThis Retailer Is Betting Big on Made-to-Order Brands, and It’s Opening 15...
In an era when fast fashion is constantly bemoaned and traditional retailers like Sears continue to struggle, Consortium is stepping in to offer consumers a different option. Enter made-to-order brands...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Made a Boxy Campaign for Québec, Where Over 100,000 People Move on...
Moving Day on July 1 in Qu?bec is a local tradition that strikes a curious tone for those who don't live there. Though it's not a legal requirement, many years back, the province mandated that all...
View ArticleTaco Bell’s Latest Fake Film Trailer Announces the Return of Nacho Fries
The hottest movie trailer of the summer might not even be for a movie at all. In Web of Fries II, an action-packed sequel to a trailer released earlier this year, Taco Bell announces the return of...
View ArticleThis Year’s 5 Most Outrageous Emmy Omissions
There was a lot to love about this year's Emmy nominations, including a strong showing from this year's sophomore class--but as usual, voters made some egregious oversights when filling out their...
View ArticleFacebook’s Fifth Annual Diversity Report Followed the Pattern of Slow Progress
Facebook's fifth annual diversity report, released Thursday, followed the same pattern as the company's four previous diversity reports: progress, but at a slow pace. Highlights from this year's report...
View ArticleSapientRazorfish Lays Off 100 in U.S. as Publicis Prepares to Retire the...
SapientRazorfish, the "digital transformation agency" created by the union of SapientNitro and Razorfish, went through a U.S. restructuring this week. Sources who spoke to Adweek on condition of...
View ArticleOmnicom Launches Marketing and Insights Platform to Track Consumers Across...
Today, Omnicom Media Group unveiled a new "people-based precision marketing and insights platform" called Omni that's designed to deliver a single view of the consumer, which can then be tracked and...
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