Yahoo is not paying cash to own the approximate 25% stake in content recommendation ad-tech firm Taboola, according to sources familiar with the situation, marking a sign of the times as the economy braces for a long winter. Taboola, which is publicly traded, will issue new shares as part of the deal giving Yahoo an...
After about a year of laying the groundwork for its presence in cryptocurrency-adjacent technology, Kraft Heinz is the latest big brand to unveil a strategy around what proponents bill as the next iteration of the internet, Web3. The food conglomerate is kicking off what it says will be a long-term plan for the space with...
As the holidays arrive, there are some signs of warming representation: Despite prior setbacks and active discrimination, more festive movies starring LGBTQ+ protagonists and actors are entering the pop culture arena. The narrative arcs are classics ... Cynic brings home Optimist Love Interest--but compromises that love for the comfort of Family. Family pressures Cynic to...
Astronauts have the Nordic countries to thank for the first missions to the moon. And now, the Nordics are giving back. "Apollo explorations of lunar volcanic terrain gained insights from exposure to the varieties of newly formed volcanic rocks and structures found in Iceland," wrote Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt in his 2006 book Return...
What is the creator economy, and why should you care? If you're a marketer, you better care. Especially if you want to reach younger audiences. On this week's episode of Everything Is Better With Creators, we have a roundtable discussion with three queens of the algorithm: creators Coco Mocoe, and YesJulz, and Whalar's vp of...
Disney advertising's new partnership is making it easier for marketers using clean rooms. Top line On Thursday, the company announced it's teamed up with VideoAmp in an integration that looks to accelerate cross-screen measurement. This new integration uses Disney's Audience Graph and Ad Exposure Log Files, as well as VideoAmp's proprietary TV Viewership footprint, powered...
Audio streaming platform Spotify launched its Wrapped program for 2022, allowing users to view stats about their listening habits over the past year. Our guide will show you how to view your 2022 Wrapped within the Spotify mobile application. Note: These screenshots were captured in the Spotify app on iOS. Step 1: Open the Spotify...
LinkedIn is overhauling its messaging experience with Thursday's rollout of Focused Inbox. The goal of Focused Inbox is to enable members of the professional network to find and respond to the messages that matter most, and it uses an artificial intelligence relevance model to categorize incoming messages into two tabs: Focused and Other. Focused contains...
For the first time in Adweek's Agency of the Year program, we're releasing the shortlist of agencies considered for each of our Agency of the Year categories. Adweek has expanded the categories this year, adding Midsize U.S., Small U.S. and Multicultural to the existing program of U.S., Global, International and Breakthrough. For the Small category,...
Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles retired from the Women's National Basketball Association this year as two of the best players the sport had ever seen. Nike created an entire collection of shoes and apparel in tribute to them during their final season, but the most high-profile shoe Bird wore during her career had Kyrie Irving's...
Reddit is gearing up for its first ever CES activation with plans to release new research at CES 2023 in Las Vegas Jan. 5 through 8. CES attendees can expect the following at Reddit's Future Tellers installation, which will be located in the Alsace Ballroom of the Wynn Hotel from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m....
The Mind Reader Super Bowl ad from Amazon took home the crown as YouTube's top ad for 2022. Google creative director Maria Perazzo said in a blog post Thursday, "Creative is more important than ever and becoming much more relevant to performance advertising. On YouTube, brands are crafting content that viewers don't want to stop...
Creative agency Mother is expanding to mainland Europe for the first time by opening in Berlin. Alexander Nowak, Droga5's former global head of art, will lead Mother's Berlin business as chief creative officer and creative partner. The move reunites Nowak with his former creative partner Felix Richter, who joined Mother earlier this year as global...
Pinterest Creator Rewards: Born October 20, 2021; died Nov. 30, 2022. The platform said in a note atop its Creator Rewards page, "The Creator Rewards program will end Nov. 30. To all the creators who participated, thank you for your partnership. We're committed to exploring more ways to help you find success on Pinterest, and...
Images are coming to comments on Reddit, but not all over Reddit. The platform said in a blog post Wednesday that subreddits that are safe for work can activate the feature through their moderation tools, adding that more than 1,500 subreddits have done so, thus far. An image icon will appear in the bottom panel...
Twitter issued its first official communication since Elon Musk's takeover of the company in late October that didn't come from the Twitter account of "Chief Twit." When Musk issued his ultimatum to employees Nov. 15, forcing them to choose between committing to "long hours at high intensity" or leaving the company, he referred to Twitter...
In a landscape where CMOs are dealing with reverberations from the pandemic, a looming global recession and widespread geopolitical upheaval, it would be all too easy to let agency performance evaluations slide. However, according to the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), the practice is holding steady. Research from the global organization conducted in partnership with...
Conversations around reproductive rights remain at the forefront of many industries and political agendas. However, one common experience--menstruation--still remains heavily stigmatized as many still face discrimination. In an effort to reinforce the importance of fighting gender biases, Kimberly-Clark brands Kotex and Brazil's Intimus launched a short film following the story of the first Brazilian woman...