The Morning After: Meta could launch a Twitter competitor next month

Meta has long been rumored to be building a platform to rival Twitter. After months of speculation, there are finally some details on how it might turn out, according to digital media marketing expert Lia Haberman, who has heard about the app through content creators approached by Meta.Haberman says the app could launch as early as the end of June, branded as Instagram’s text-based spin-off. The decentralized app is said to work with current Instagram parameters, like usernames and passwords. So if you already have an Instagram account, you should be able to sign right up and automatically sync with your current followers. Your handle, bio and verification should all carry over from IG. Haberman says even blocked Instagram accounts and hidden words transfer to the new platform.It appears to be very Twitter-like, with its own versions of likes, replies and reposts.– Mat SmithThe Morning After isn’t just a newsletter – it’s also a daily podcast. Get our daily audio briefings, Monday through Friday, by subscribing right here.The biggest stories you might have missed‘Overwatch 2’ director explains why hero missions were canceledHitting the Books: How music chords hack your brain to elicit emotion'BlackBerry' review: The comedy and tragedy of the innovator's dilemma Disney’s pricey immersive Star Wars hotel is shutting downIt was $1,200 per person per night.Allen J. Schaben via Getty ImagesLess than 19 months after opening Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, Disney will close... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2023-05-22 11:15:43 UTC ]

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Closing of Pacific Standard and Topic Shows Perils of Depending on a Rich Patron

With the loss of the two award-winning publications, digital media got a little less brainy in the summer of ’19. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2019-08-17 18:10:31 UTC ]
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Eastside startup to rollout digital media service with Woodinville Weekly

Eastside Media Corp. was founded by Eric LaFontaine, former Puget Sound Business Journal Publisher Mike Flynn and former USA Today Sports Vice President Patrick Scanlon. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2019-08-16 05:46:26 UTC ]
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Meet the 2019 FUSE Media Summit Advisory Board

The FUSE Media Summit returns this Nov. 19-21, once again connecting digital media and technology executives for 2 ½ days of expert insights, boardroom case studies, and peer-to-peer discussion. To develop an impactful program, we're working closely with a group of all-star advisors that... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2019-08-13 16:55:01 UTC ]
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Verizon unloads Tumblr in deal with WordPress owner

Verizon has announced the sale of Tumblr, the fallen online community left over from the Yahoo acquisition, to the owner of WordPress, the website publishing company. On Monday, Verizon Media said it was unloading Tumblr, but did not disclose the terms of the deal. Axios reported the sale was... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-12 22:12:36 UTC ]
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Agency Brief: WPP revenue rises but profits dip in first half; MediaMonks ramps up production

WPP reports its second-quarter earnings on Friday,with some better-than-expected surprises. The company sees its revenue return to growth, up 1.6 percent in the first half of the year and 2.3 percent in the second quarter. In North America, revenue rises 0.4 percent in the second quarter but... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-09 19:31:00 UTC ]
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Yet another brutal week for American journalism

On Wednesday, without prior warning, Pacific Standard, an award-winning magazine that has done substantive journalism on environmental and social justice, announced its imminent closure. The Social Justice Foundation, a nonprofit backed by SAGE, an academic publisher, yanked its funding from... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review

[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2019-08-09 12:12:17 UTC ]
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How Hearst’s Product Team Helps Build Audience, Revenues

“We don’t do anything without an audience opportunity and a revenue opportunity,” Robertson Barrett, President of Digital Media at Hearst Newspapers, Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-08-08 15:06:02 UTC ]
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Cisco names Dentsu's Isobar its digital marketing innovation agency of record

Cisco has added Dentsu Aegis Network's Isobar to its roster of agencies, naming it digital marketing innovation agency of record (say that 10 times fast). Under the partnership, Isobar has signed onto a one-year retainer contract with the IT, professional networking and cybersecurity solutions... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-06 18:07:06 UTC ]
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UM promotes Deidre Smalls-Landau to U.S. chief marketing officer

IPG Mediabrands’ UM has promoted Deidre Smalls-Landau to U.S. chief marketing officer, effective immediately. She will retain her current position as global head of culture while adding oversight of UM’s strategic branding, platforms and initiatives to her remit. Since joining IPG Mediabrands... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-06 16:00:00 UTC ]
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SmartNews becomes first unicorn media startup since 2015

It’s a challenging time in the digital media industry. BuzzFeed Inc. and Vice Media Inc., which defined a generation of news SmartNews Inc. announced Sunday a new investment valuing the business at... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2019-08-05 20:24:37 UTC ]
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SmartNews becomes first unicorn news startup since 2015

It’s a challenging time in the digital media industry. BuzzFeed Inc. and Vice Media Inc., which defined a generation of news SmartNews Inc. announced Sunday a new investment valuing the business at... To view the full story, click the title link. Continue reading at Crains New York

[ Crains New York | 2019-08-05 20:24:37 UTC ]
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Snap Inc. Poaches P&G’s Craig Stimmel for Its Global Head of Brand Role

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[ AdWeek | 2019-08-02 18:24:30 UTC ]
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Future Plc Acquires SmartBrief for $45 to $65 Million

Future plc has acquired Washington, D.C.-based online B2B publisher SmartBrief, the latest move in a string of purchases aimed at expanding the London-based media giant's presence in the U.S. Expected to close on Wednesday, the agreement involves an initial purchase price of $45 million—funded... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-07-30 16:09:27 UTC ]
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Drake is bringing LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s Uninterrupted to Canada

This marks the first international expansion of the athlete-centric digital media startup. Four years after its initial 2015 founding, LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s digital media startup Uninterrupted is expanding beyond American borders for the first time. James and Carter have struck a... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2019-07-30 11:00:26 UTC ]
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How Google Is Thinking About Its Upcoming Changes for User Privacy

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[ AdWeek | 2019-07-29 18:27:32 UTC ]
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Investors Say Data Ambiguity Is Dampening Ad Tech’s Luster

As ad-tech outfits face a tighter and tighter squeeze from industry consolidation and impending regulations surrounding data privacy, investors are starting to take notice and funnel their dollars elsewhere. This was the sentiment heard across the stage at Adweek's NexTech Conference this week,... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-07-26 18:48:49 UTC ]
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Who Needs an MFA When You Have This Literary Fiction Trope Checklist?

Writing literary fiction stories? Forget what you’ve learned about complex characters and earned endings. What you really need is to include the required tropes. To help you out, we’ve created this handy checklist. Literary Fiction Trope Checklist _____ 1. Starts with character waking up _____... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2019-07-26 11:00:50 UTC ]
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Vice UK staff unionise and urge other online media to follow suit

Move comes after four months of discussions and previous attempt three years agoVice UK has become one of the first British digital media publications to unionise, with staff urging other online-only media outlets to follow their lead while the industry is in turmoil amid financial struggles and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-07-25 17:53:06 UTC ]
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Pampers’ new smart diapers give parents smartphone pee alerts: Marketer’s Brief

Welcome to the latest edition of Marketer's Brief, a quick take on marketing news, moves and trends from Ad Age's reporters and editors. Send tips/suggestions to [email protected]. Internet of things, meet the baby’s bottom: Parents too busy looking at their smartphones to pay attention to... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-24 20:54:06 UTC ]
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Bustle Digital Group Acquires Tech and Science Site Inverse

Bryan Goldberg is making additional moves in digital media. Goldberg's Bustle Digital Group has acquired Inverse, a tech- and science-focused website, the company said today. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. The acquisition represents yet another for Goldberg and BDG, which... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-07-23 17:51:26 UTC ]
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