Did you know that Discord allows you to mark your messages (or just parts of your messages) as spoilers? For instance, if you're chatting about the plot of a movie, you may want to mark your message as a spoiler in order to avoid sharing too many details with users who haven't seen the film....
Clubhouse, the social networking application built around audio chats, is currently only available to users who have been invited to the platform. Once you create a Clubhouse account, you will receive two invitations that you can share with your contacts to invite them to join the app (you will earn more invitations as you host...
When Shaunah Margaret moved to New York City for an internship eight years ago, she felt completely alone. At the time, she had no family or friends nearby as she navigated an unfamiliar and white male-dominated corporate world of advertising. As a few years passed and she acclimated to her surroundings and career, she felt...
Oprah Winfrey and Hearst Magazines have announced the leadership team for a new, as-yet-unnamed, multiplatform lifestyle brand. Alison Overholt will serve as general manager of the brand, and Arianna Davis will be senior director of editorial and strategy. Top line The new brand, launching in the spring, will build on Winfrey's O, The Oprah Magazine,...
Adcolor, a nonprofit that aims to champion diversity, equity and inclusion in creative industries, has selected Droga5 as its creative agency of record. According to Droga5, it will work with Adcolor on a pro bono basis, helping the organization capitalize on the "increased engagement and overall awareness" it's experienced throughout the past year thanks to...
LONDON--There's a high chance you've spent some money lately on things you don't really need just to feel something in these extremely detached times. Perhaps you've done some ill-advised online shopping after a few beers on a Friday night, then forgotten about your hoard until it arrived. Or maybe you've ordered some fancy new clothes...
Facebook will begin showing news pages in Australia again in the coming days after withdrawing access five days ago, after reaching an agreement with the Australian government. Top line Facebook and Aussie legislators have negotiated changes to the News Media Bargaining Code. With changes in place, Facebook has agreed to reinstate news pages in the...
When one thinks of a challenger brand, Ikea doesn't necessarily leap to mind. However, in Japan, the venerable Swedish brand is just that. Here's how Ikea broke through, according to Anna Ohlin, country marketing manager in Japan, the first guest at Adweek's Challenger Brands in the APAC region. Top line Despite having almost 500 stores...
TikTok Tuesday revealed the inaugural class for TikTok for Black Creatives, a new incubator program aimed at investing in and supporting emerging Black creators and musical artists on its video creation platform, which it introduced last month. TikTok teamed up with Macro, a multiplatform media company founded by CEO Charles D. King to represent the...
LinkedIn Stories, which officially debuted for members of the professional network as part of a major visual redesign last September, were rolled out to pages Tuesday. A small number of pages worldwide received advanced word so that they could get started using the new feature immediately, and the professional network will use Stories of its...