Dec
19
ASICS: ASICS x I MOVE ME
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Dec
19
Tech We’re Using: ‘The Effects Cannot Be Overstated’: When Tech Invaded Media
Posted in: UncategorizedJim Rutenberg reflects on the convergence of technology with media, and how that has changed his consumption habits and coverage. (Warning: iPhone addiction ahead.)
Dec
19
Surprise DNA results turn customer-service reps Into therapists
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It was a one-line chat reply from an AncestryDNA customer-service rep that ripped Catherine St. Clair’s life apart.
St. Clair, 57, is her family’s resident genealogist and had sent her saliva to Ancestry for testing. So when her brother Mike showed up as a “first cousin or close relative,” she assumed it must be a glitch. Even stranger: The test showed that someone she had never heard of was a much closer genetic match than Mike.
She contacted Ancestry customer service through the website’s chat feature. Calmly, a representative named Pam explained centimorgans, a unit for measuring genetic linkage. Siblings, Pam said, normally share about 2,600 centimorgans of DNA, while half-siblings share 1,800.
Dec
19
New Fox strategy echoes old Fox: Lots of sports, especially NFL
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When Fox Sports head Eric Shanks attended last month’s Major League Baseball owners meeting, he did more than pass along good tidings from his boss. He brought the man himself, Lachlan Murdoch.
Like his billionaire father Rupert, Murdoch knows commissioners and owners are integral to his vision for the company, which is charting a new course after a blockbuster deal with Walt Disney Co. The meeting was a chance to show Fox’s loyalty to baseball at a time of flux, Shanks said.
“That’s how you build a successful business,” he said in an interview. “The strategy is actually putting the effort into — and making sure — every one of your partners knows how important they are.”
Dec
19
Top 90 DIY Trends in 2018 – From Creative Gamer Workshops to Female-Empowering Coloring Books (TOPLIST)
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(TrendHunter.com) These 2018 DIY trends range from creative gamer workshops to female-empowering coloring books. A notable example. the Nintendo Labo Workshop, helps gamers unleash their creativity with the help of…
Dec
19
WhatsApp Group Voice and Video Calls Can Now Easily Be Started From Group Chats
Posted in: UncategorizedWhatsApp introduced a slight tweak within its group chat feature that makes it easier to people to start group voice or video calls. People on the messaging application can now open up the group chat for the group they wish to call (up to four simultaneously), tap the phone icon in the top-right corner, select…
Dec
19
5 Major Brand Fails of 2018—and What Every Marketer Can Learn From Them
Posted in: UncategorizedAh, 2018–what a year! While we’d rather not relive any of the events (this year felt like an eternity, huh?), let’s take a moment to examine a few of the biggest brand blunders of the year to figure out what went wrong–and what other companies can learn from their mistakes. Starbucks A sign announces Starbucks’…
Dec
19
Petco Adopts Anomaly as Its Creative Agency of Record
Posted in: UncategorizedPetco, where the healthy pets go, announced today that it has selected a new creative agency of record following a review sparked this fall. MDC Partners-owned Anomaly will take on the account, effective immediately. Anomaly will lead the pet supplies retailer’s marketing and “brand transformation” strategy, while being tasked with “delivering bold creative ideas and…
Dec
19
Competition Comes to Snapchat in the Form of Lens Challenges
Posted in: UncategorizedSnapchat users can now take on other Snapchat users with Lens Challenges, a new feature that debuted on the messaging application Wednesday. Lens Challenges invite people on Snapchat to create and send Snaps that use a Lens based on topics including songs, dances, holidays and events. The feature debuts by encouraging Snapchatters to sign along…
Dec
19
Pfizer and Glaxo Are Teaming Up to Create a Massive New Over-the-Counter Business
Posted in: UncategorizedToday, Pfizer and Glaxo–also known as Pfizer Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC–announced they will be merging their consumer healthcare businesses to create a massive new venture. In doing so, Pfizer and Glaxo are creating the globe’s largest consumer healthcare goods company, with over-the-counter brands like ChapStick, Advil, Emergen-C and more under its umbrella. The plan is…
Dec
19
Facebook sued by D.C. over Cambridge Analytica data scandal
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Facebook was sued by the District of Columbia over a privacy breach in which personal information of millions of Americans was transferred by an app developer to Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm that worked for President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.
The suit, filed Wednesday by the district’s attorney general, Karl Racine, alleges Facebook violated the Consumer Protection and Procedures Act as a result of lax oversight of the company’s third-party applications.
Facebook shares fell Wednesday following a New York Times report that — separate from the Cambridge Analytica scandal — the social media giant had allowed more than 150 companies to access more users’ personal data than it had disclosed. Shares extended their decline with news of the suit, falling as much as 6.8 percent and trading at $133.95 at 1:03 p.m. in New York.
Dec
19
Google targeted by consumer groups over children's apps
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Alphabet’s Google distributes mobile apps for children that are inappropriate for young people and may violate children’s privacy laws, according to a complaint from 22 consumer and privacy groups.
Kids’ apps in the Play store on the company’s Android devices can expose children to ads showing alcohol or that promote gambling, while game play might depict dangerous acts, according to the complaint, which was filed with the Federal Trade Commission. The complaint was based on a survey of 75 apps from a variety of developers.
“We’re repeatedly confronted with examples of tech companies that are just not doing enough to protect consumer privacy,” said Democratic Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico in a statement from the coalition. “I’m particularly concerned about what this failure means for our children.”
Dec
19
Top 100 Life-Stages Trends for 2019 – From Baby Carrier Fanny Packs to Candy-Themed Apparel (TOPLIST)
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(TrendHunter.com) These 2019 life-stages innovations range from baby carrier fanny packs to candy-themed apparel. While examples like the ‘TushBaby’ fanny pack are designed to store a mom’s…
Dec
19
Workplace by Facebook Has a New Leader: Karandeep Anand, From Facebook Marketplace
Posted in: UncategorizedKarandeep Anand is shifting from head of product at ecommerce section Facebook Marketplace to head of its Workplace by Facebook enterprise solution for organizations. Facebook vice president Julien Codorniou had been leading Workplace and will continue to oversee sales and partnerships, while Anand will helm the product team, including developers, engineers, researchers and data scientists….
Dec
19
A New Kind of Toy Store Arrives in New York From BuzzFeed’s Chief of Commerce
Posted in: UncategorizedTraditional retail is out and experiential retail that’s fun and Instagramable is in. Camp, a new 10,000-square-foot toy store in New York, is not only selling toys, it also has workshops, in-store activations and interactive areas for kids to try things out in an environment wholly different from that of the now-defunct Toys R Us….
Dec
19
Instagram’s Questions Sticker Brings Music to Stories and Is Now Available for Instagram Live
Posted in: UncategorizedInstagram rolled out a way to add music to Instagram Stories and extended its questions sticker to Instagram Live. The Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network said in a blog post that its questions sticker can now be used to ask for music recommendations in Stories, and friends can respond by suggesting songs from Instagram’s music…
Dec
19
Tio da Sukita está de volta um pouco mais moderno, mas ainda babaca
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Em 1999, o Tio da Sukita ficou famoso por levar foras engraçados de uma jovem em todas as suas tentativas de paquerá-la. Mesmo com o tom de humor, a campanha não deixava de mostrar a insistência do homem bem mais velho no flerte com uma (aparente) adolescente. 19 anos depois, o Tio da Sukita está …
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