COLIN KIRKLAND
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- Pinterest Launches 'Hidden Healing Fund' With Showtime/MTV Studios in
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05/31/2024
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness month, Pinterest has a announced the "Hidden Healing Fund" initiative in partnership with Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, aimed at elevating "diverse cultural healing practices that positively impact the mental health of young people."
- Spain Suspends Meta Election Tools On Facebook, Instagram in
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05/31/2024
An order from Spain's local data-protection authority will suspend Meta from launching two planned products in Spain that would collect data on voters in the region during the upcoming European Elections due to privacy concerns.
- Facebook Users Go For Celebrity Gossip, Want Less Political Content In Feed: Report in
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05/30/2024
Meta's latest "Widely Viewed Content Report" for Facebook shows a shift in which domains, articles, posts and videos users are interacting with most on the tech giant's original social media platform. Most obvious is the move away from in-feed political content, an obsession with Hollywood gossip and interest in videos that have since been removed.
- Pinterest Adds SMBs To Its 'Inclusion Fund' in
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05/29/2024
Pinterest has expanded its Creator Inclusion Fund -- now simply called the "Inclusion Fund" -- beyond creators from underrepresented communities to include small businesses, independent publishers and boutique creator agencies.
- Study Finds Brand Plus Direct Mixes Drive Higher Snapchat Ad Return in
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05/29/2024
A report based on insights from TransUnion and Dentsu analyzes whether brand campaigns or direct-response campaigns drive more sales activity on Snapchat, and finds using both strategies is essential.
- YouTube Makes 'Playables' Games Available To All Users in
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05/28/2024
YouTube's Playables "app store" of free, "lightweight, entertaining" games, launched to paying subscribers late last year, is rolling out to all users on the Google-owned video-sharing platform and bolstering new competition in the mobile gaming world.
- Why Community is King: Q&A With Amrapali Gan in
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05/28/2024
Amrapali Gan, founder of agency Hoxton Projects and former CEO of OnlyFans, talks about why the creator economy is out and community is in, how brands can adapt and how creators may be influenced by a TikTok ban in the United States, and more.
- TikTok Expands State-Affiliated Media Policies, Issues Updated Transparency Report in
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05/24/2024
TikTok has expanded its policies surrounding the restriction of state-affiliated media accounts and issued an updated transparency report that provides information on what the company is doing to combat covert influence operations.
- Snap Redesigns Ad Business, Focuses On 'Intentionality' in
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05/24/2024
Snap says it it has worked to remove loose or accidental clicks, helping its ad system better understand what is most relevant and intentional and thereby driving more relevant ads. Its advertising updates include redesigned ad formats.
- 'Walmart Realm' Invites Users To Shop In Creator-Curated Virtual Worlds in
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05/23/2024
The products being featured align with each virtual store's unique theme -- neon translucent handbags in "So Jelly," for example.
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