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Snapchat Lays Off 100 From Advertising Division in Department Restructure

After cutting jobs for roughly 120 engineers earlier this month and 22 staffers across the company in January, Snapchat is downsizing its staff yet again--and its latest round of layoffs targeted its...

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25 More Cities Are Being Added to Facebook’s Today In Local News Test

Facebook added 25 more U.S. cities to the test group for its Today In destination for local news. The social network began testing Today In with mobile users in six U.S. cities in January--Billings,...

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IFC Heads Into Upfronts by Renewing Brockmire for 2 More Seasons

IFC is going into this year's upfronts by doubling down on its most successful series: the comedy network has renewed Brockmire for two additional seasons--its third and fourth--ahead of the show's...

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As Mobile Becomes Increasingly Crucial to Advertising, Brands Fail to Take...

Mobile advertising offers marketers a wealth of opportunities, but transparency is still causing a headache for the digital marketing industry. Just last month, Unilever, one of the biggest brand...

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Spike Jonze Turned an Unnoticed Moment From His Apple Shoot Into a Dog Rescue...

There were plenty of notable characters in the remarkable behind-the-scenes video from Spike Jonze's recent Apple shoot. But one cameo--that you almost certainly didn't notice--is the subject of a...

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Pinterest Just Introduced a Separate Tab for People, Boards Followed by Users

Pinterest introduced a new customization option Thursday, the following tab, which enables users to create a curated feed of Pins from people and boards they follow in the order in which those Pins...

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All Ads in Instagram Stories Will Now Be Full-Screen

All ads in Instagram Stories are going full-screen. The Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network announced Thursday that when brands upload a photo or video (under 15 seconds) within its feed...

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Weber Shandwick Defends Its Michigan State Work Amid Reports of ‘Spying’ on...

Following reports that Michigan State University paid IPG-owned PR firm Weber Shandwick more than half a million dollars over several months to track social media activity surrounding the case of USA...

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Users Can Now Add Timestamps to Live and Replayed Videos From Twitter and...

Twitter kept seeing tweets that directed users to specific times during live and replayed videos, so the social network responded with a new feature to make those tweets unnecessary. Skip ahead to 3:50...

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Henry Rollins and Mercedes Explore the Vulnerable Side of ‘Toughness’ in...

Warrior-poet Henry Rollins has long been known for both his tough, muscular facade and the emotionally complex creative soul within. Discovering fame as punk band Black Flag's frontman, Rollins has...

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How to Avoid ‘Fake News’ Claims in Your Social Marketing

Many debates have been sparked about the effect of fake news on the 2016 U.S. election. While not every American voter was exposed to fake news, the misleading posts certainly made an impact. Political...

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Brands Need to Join the 21st Century and Tap Into Radio Advertising

If you put a bunch of advertisers in a room and asked them what they thought of traditional radio, they'd probably say it's "old school," "difficult to buy" and/or "on its way out." Although it is true...

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WPP’s Kinetic Introduces New Leadership Team as CEO Exits

WPP out-of-home (OOH) and experiential-focused agency Kinetic North America is reshaping its leadership team. With CEO David Krupp leaving at the end of the month to pursue an unspecified new role,...

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Why Lucy Liu Is Helping LifeWTR Bring Art Back to Schools

If there had been no art classes at Stuyvesant High School, Lucy Liu might never have become the first female Dr. Watson on CBS's Sherlock Holmes drama, Elementary. She might never have been an actor...

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Do You Live in a Town Called Titz? It Could Be One of Pornhub’s ‘Premium Places’

Yes, there is a place named Dildo. And Rectum. And Cumming. Residents of those towns might be feeling especially lucky today thanks to a new stunt from the always-friendly folks at Pornhub. The world's...

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After Roseanne’s Huge Return, ABC Quickly Renews for Next Season

Less than 48 hours after Roseanne returned to enormous ratings, ABC has already picked up the revival for another season. On Tuesday, the hour-long return of Roseanne in its former 8 p.m. time slot was...

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Snag yourself a fresh Adweek subscription, hot off the presses! There's basically nothing an Adweek magazine can't do! This limited offer runs through this weekend only, so don't delay, act fast!

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(Not Quite) April Fools’! Brand Pranks Are Out in Full Force Already

The awesome thing about April Fools' Day in the digital age is that you're less likely to worry about finding tacks scattered on your favorite chair or some buffoon whipping out a whoopie cushion. The...

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Adobe’s CMO on Her Marketing Career, Life in Silicon Valley and What’s Next

Like many college graduates, Adobe's CMO, Ann Lewnes, graduated, did an internship but couldn't find a job. So, she moved to California and 30 years later, she's now a top executive at Adobe, where at...

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Snapchat Takes a Jab at Instagram and Calls Itself a ‘Camera’ in First TV...

Snapchat has an awareness problem. While just about everyone under the age of 25 has most likely downloaded the app and uses it regularly, the vast majority of adults don't understand Snapchat's...

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