Microsoft’s Cortana and Amazon’s Alexa Are Now Working Together
Last month, at Microsoft's annual Build Developer Conference, the company showed off what happens when two voice assistants--its own Cortana and Amazon's Alexa--talk to one another. Cortana exec Megan...
View ArticleLush UK Is Taking Flak for Calling Out Police Officers in Its Latest #SpyCops...
"I love you. You know that, right?" If TV's taught us anything, it's this: Never trust anyone who says that. The U.K. arm of vegan cosmetics brand Lush has had a riotous few days. It started Friday,...
View ArticleBehind Facebook’s Ambitious Plan to Train 1 Million U.S. Small Business...
Facebook Friday announced a goal of training 1 million small business owners in the U.S. on digital skills by 2020. Director of business education Amy Brooks revealed in a Newsroom post that a study by...
View ArticleChef, Storyteller and TV Icon Anthony Bourdain Has Died at 61
Anthony Bourdain, a masterful storyteller who struggled with demons but still pushed through to become an acclaimed chef, writer and host of numerous travel shows, has died at age 61, according to...
View ArticleKnow Your Customers and Protect Their Data
Concerns about data privacy have certainly escalated following the news of Facebook and Cambridge Analytica's misuse, but despite the lively and well-deserved public debate, customer-facing businesses...
View ArticleHere’s How Much It Costs to Advertise in This Year’s NBA Finals
If you're a sports fan, you're probably aware that Kevin Durant had an extraordinary performance Wednesday night in leading the Golden State Warriors to an impressive victory over the LeBron James-led...
View ArticleBudweiser Campaign Champions Epic Underdog Vegas Golden Knights
A new spot by Budweiser is a heartwarming reminder you don't have to take home the trophy to be a winner. Now that the NHL season has drawn to a close, Budweiser is raising a glass to the Vegas Golden...
View ArticlePaypal Built An Artist-Created Pop-Up Bodega Shop In SoHo To Show How People...
Interested in commerce? Executives from Zappos, Facebook and other companies will be speaking at Adweek Ignite: Ecommerce July 10-12 in Seattle--apply here to attend. PayPal is opening a temporary...
View ArticleNasty Ocean Pollution Gets the Pretty Tourism Treatment for World Oceans Day
A sobering statistic about ocean pollution: By 2050, there will be more plastic and trash in the world's oceans than fish. Today, on World Oceans Day, Brooklyn-based indie Conquistadors created a...
View ArticleVerizon Gets a New CEO as the Race to 5G Heats Up
Verizon is tapping a new leader as it heads toward a pivotal juncture in the future of wireless service. The country's biggest cell carrier announced on Friday that its current chief technology...
View ArticleMacy’s Looks Internally to Find Next Big Influencer Campaign
When it comes to influencer marketing, more and more brands are looking to established bloggers or Instagram superstars with six-figure follower counts to promote their brands. Macy's, however, is...
View ArticleFacebook to App and Website Developers: HTTPS by Oct. 6
Applications and websites using Facebook Login have until Oct. 6 until all Facebook Login redirects must use HTTPS and all Facebook JavaScript software-development-kit calls that return or require...
View ArticleHere’s What Happens When Kim Kardashian Tweets Your Coverage
President Trump's granting of clemency to Alice Marie Johnson Tuesday began with an Oval Office meeting with Kim Kardashian West a week earlier. But it really began 7 months earlier, when Kardashian...
View ArticleBeats by Dre and Guy Ritchie Created a Visual ‘Mixtape’ of World Cup Origin...
There are colorful characters with interlocking stories, unlikely winners and incredible comebacks in this swaggering, razor sharp, fourth-wall-breaking, stylized 4-minute mini-movie. It looks like a...
View ArticleThe CW’s New Sunday Night Slate Helps Boost Upfront Volume 15 Percent
The first broadcaster has crossed the upfront finish line with The CW wrapping its negotiations today, two weeks earlier than it did in 2017. And with strong buyer interest in the network's additional...
View ArticlePublishers Are Seeing Traffic From More Than Just Facebook and Google
For publishers, the past two years were a lesson in chasing traffic and finding the true value of an audience. Some have shut down and others have undergone layoffs. The ever-growing threat of a simple...
View ArticleTwitter Deploys Food Trucks to NYC Media Agencies to Drum Up Buzz Around Its...
There's nothing like a good tailgate party to rally people's spirits ... and win business? Armed with a food truck, games and a spin-to-win prize wheel, Twitter visited various media agencies in New...
View ArticleHow Fox Sports Is Marketing the World Cup to U.S. Viewers With No Home Team...
Fox Sports evp of marketing Robert Gottlieb had the perfect marketing campaign for his company's first broadcast of the men's FIFA World Cup in 2018. At least, until the U.S. men's team failed to...
View ArticleYou’ll Be Able to Find Country Living’s Next Issue in the Dark
Subscribers to Country Living will be treated to a glow-in-the-dark issue this month. With a special UV coating to make the cover glow, subscribers will have one cover in the light and another that...
View ArticleHere’s What Meredith Is Doing With Some of the Time Inc. Titles It Inherited
Months after Meredith completed its acquisition of Time Inc., the company is narrowing down finalists among dozens of bids submitted for four of the brands it looks to sell. The company then plans to...
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