The 50 Most Read Technology Stories on Adweek.com in 2016

As we wind down for the holidays, we're looking back at the stories that were most popular among Adweek.com readers over the course of the year. Today, we look at stories from our Technology channel. 50. Facebook Vertical Video Ads Just Went Live and Are Evidently Producing Great Results 49. Instagram Is Finally Letting Users Zoom In on Photos and Videos 48. Instagram Is Now Giving Small Businesses a Dashboard Full of Data About Their Posts 47. Foursquare's Potentially Game-Changing New Tool Can Measure Foot Traffic Generated by Digital Ads 46. Here's What Gen Z and Millennials Love and Hate About Instagram and Snapchat 45. Hillary Clinton Laughs as Benghazi Burns in Donald Trump's Eerie Instagram Ad 44. Brands Can Now Create Interactive Video Campaigns on Facebook and Instagram 43. Facebook Is Changing Its News Feed Algorithm to Focus Less on Publishers' Content 42. This Mobile App Pays You for Your Selfies While Giving Custom Data to Brands 41. How Tasty's Addictive Cooking Videos Helped BuzzFeed Build a Food Empire 40. Netflix's Outdoor Ads Let Snapchat Users Swap Faces With Characters Like Frank Underwood 39. You Can Now Manage Accounts on Facebook, Instagram and Facebook Messenger Via One App 38. Snapchat's Redesign Is Aimed at Attracting More Eyeballs for Publishers and Brands 37. Drake's iTunes Sales Shot Up 431 Percent After Taylor Swift's Memorable Apple Music Ad 36. L'Oréal Will Add Makeup to Selfies as the First Beauty Brand Snapchat Lens 35.... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2016-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Amazon removes books ‘generated by AI’ for sale under author’s name

Jane Friedman claims she had to fight against Amazon’s refusal to remove the misattributed titles because she had not trademarked her nameFive books for sale on Amazon were removed after author Jane Friedman complained that the titles were falsely listed as being written by her. The books, which... Continue reading at The Guardian

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‘Big steps’: Slowly, but surely French publisher Groupe Figaro’s attempts to diversify get traction

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Nielsen begins rating college sports teams on marketing potential

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Team Whistle buys OTT marketing firm Tiny Horse for $30 million

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Unemployed NYC Booksellers Launch Online Bookstore

More than a dozen out-of-work booksellers in New York City have launched The Bookstore at the End of the World on Bookshop.org, to "make money doing what they do best." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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At last, you can become a shareholder in a Birkin bag or a Lamborghini

Rally enables regular investors to buy and sell shares in high-end collectibles. Crafted from individually selected Nile crocodile scales in cream and gray, Hermès’s Himalaya Birkin is one of the world’s rarest handbags, fetching more than $100,000 at auction. Rally cofounder and CEO Chris... Continue reading at Fast Company

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How Do You Sell Content to an Audience That Controls the Narrative?

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How Conde Nast plans to make money from Instagram TV

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Golf Digest Sold to Discovery, Inc.

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Facebook is funding more programs catering to local news publishers

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Why BuzzFeed News premiered a show on Apple News before Facebook, YouTube, Twitter

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‘Monetization is top of mind’: Facebook’s Fidji Simo says she wants to help creators to make money

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