The Times Took 19 Days to Report an Accusation Against Biden. Here’s Why.

Dean Baquet, the executive editor of The New York Times, said the article was published when there was enough reporting “to present to readers for them to make their own judgment.”

It’s a Streaming World After All: Scuttled Benefit Is Back.

The Broadway Cares fund-raiser, featuring a concert of Disney songs, has been rescheduled after the musicians union dropped a demand that members be compensated.

Government Stimulus Payments Can Be Deposited Directly Into PayPal Accounts

PayPal detailed two initiatives related to the coronavirus pandemic: One aimed at helping customers tap into their government stimulus payments, and the second to provide access to small business loans through the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program. The payments platform said in a blog post that users who don’t already have a PayPal Cash…

Shaun Sheikh Vaulted From College Grad to Agency Co-founder

Shaun Sheikh’s advertising career began as a precocious college student. As a college sophomore at the University of Rochester working as a content writer, he was getting a lot of requests for SEO optimization. It led him down a rabbit hole and he developed a consuming passion for the then-budding digital advertising space. After learning…

How Bush’s Beans Found a Way to Venture Outside of the Canned Foods Aisle

Bush’s Beans was founded in 1908. Since then, it’s been a pantry staple, becoming a necessity for any American summertime grilling event or kid-friendly dinner plate. While Bush’s has long offered dozens of flavors of canned-bean products, this January the company ventured outside of the canned foods aisle with the launch of a new line…

How Hello Kitty Became a Global Olympic Ambassador

Were the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to proceed as planned this summer, Team USA would have boasted a truly world-famous member. A deal inked in February officially announced Team USA’s Global Ambassador for Inclusivity–“an iconic symbol for equal opportunity, fair play and global harmony.” And who was this vaunted dignitary? Hello Kitty. Alas, the mouthless white…

Kids in Quarantine Are Flocking to New Apps, Many of Which Have a Rocky Record on Privacy

These days, Chris Mohney, editor of food website Zagat Stories, knows that his kids are spending more time in front of a screen than usual, watching videos on YouTube Kids and playing games. While he and his wife, a partner at a law firm, are both working from their home in Westchester County, N.Y., their…

Pinterest Is Encouraging Users to Stay Inspired While Staying in

As people isolated at home are using streaming platforms or copying choreographed TikTok dances for entertainment, Pinterest is hoping to that its current and potential “Pinners” will lean on their app for encouragement at a distance. Last week, Pinterest unveiled “Stay Inspired,” an uplifting video created with 72andSunny featuring visuals based on actual searches provoked…

How Apple Lovingly Captured the Ways Creativity Is Flourishing in Quarantine

Steve Jobs once said, “Creativity is just connecting things.” Specifically, he was celebrating how a diverse array of experiences can fuel the creative process. Without “enough dots to connect,” Jobs felt, your thinking becomes too linear. Too isolated. So what happens when almost all our traditional connections are severed by a global quarantine? Does creativity…

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3D Printing Enters ‘Game-Changing’ Era as Supply Shortages Spark Creative Solutions

As social distancing measures were ramping up in late March, freelance creative director Tito Melega and German product designer Amine Arezki had a flash of inspiration during an impromptu lunchtime Zoom gathering hosted by a mutual friend. Arezki was discussing the use of 3D printing to help fill some of the shortages in medical masks…

Instagram Redesigns IGTV App, Improves How Videos Are Shared to Stories

Instagram revamped its stand-alone IGTV application and changed the way IGTV videos can be shared to Instagram Stories. The app was redesigned with creators and discovery in mind. The new home page features a popular creator at the top, as well as content from accounts the user follows in a feed-like experience. Instagram The app’s…

Even Netflix’s TV Rivals Are Capitalizing on Tiger King’s Surprise Success

It’s not just Netflix that’s benefiting from the unexpected success of its docuseries Tiger King. The whole TV entertainment ecosystem, including NBC’s sketch comedy mainstay Saturday Night Live, Comedy Central comedians and broadcasters like Fox, is creating programming inspired by the runaway hit. Tiger King, which follows the bizarre world of big-cat enthusiasts like Joe…

In About-Face, Musicians’ Union Agrees to Pandemic Fund-Raiser

Broadway Cares said it would reschedule a canceled event featuring a concert of Disney songs after the American Federation of Musicians dropped a demand for additional compensation.

Publicis Groupe Reports Q1 Earnings, Outlines Cost-Saving Measures

Publicis Groupe acknowledged a series of cost-cutting measures in its Q1 performance today, announced ahead of its previously scheduled date of April 23. “We are implementing a 500 million euro cost-reduction plan with full impact in 2020, to adapt and be recovery ready. We are asking our shareholders for solidarity with our company and our…

Osklen doa 50 mil máscaras e 9 mil jalecos para profissionais da saúde no RJ

Diante do avanço da pandemia de Covi-19 no Brasil, a Osklen firmou uma parceria com o Instituto Alpargatas para a produção de máscaras de proteção e jalecos, que são confeccionados com reaproveitamentos de tecidos da sua coleção atual. A iniciativa segue o legado de sustentabilidade e a missão de desenvolvimento de projetos sociais e ambientais …

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Na esperança de ser dono do “futuro do vídeo”, Instagram inaugura novo design para o IGTV

Por incrível que pareça, o Instagram ainda tem grandes planos para o IGTV. Embora tenha achado seu espaço no ecossistema da rede social desde seu lançamento há dois anos, a plataforma de vídeos nunca chegou a decolar como a companhia gostaria, pelo menos não servindo de contraponto ou concorrente séria ao YouTube por exemplo. Esforços …

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National Geographic lança filtro no Instagram para mostrar condições climáticas de cidades em 2070

A National Geographic está lançando uma ação especial no Instagram para o Dia da Terra, celebrado no próximo 22/04. A experiência em realidade aumentada, como os já tradicionais filtros do Instagram traz uma visão cautelosa das mudanças climáticas, usando dados climáticos projetados para 12 cidades e descrições de como essas cidades podem estar daqui a …

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The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’ Earns a Third Straight Week at No. 1

The album was aided once again by bundles of the music with sales of merchandise.

Beachfront Media and Amobee Partner to Integrate VOD With the Rest of Programmatic

Beachfront Media, a video ad platform, has been working on connecting the programmatic pipes to set-top boxes’ video on demand (VOD) inventory. Now, the company has entered the market with Amobee as its first demand-side partner, buying set-top box VOD inventory for addressable campaigns. While the ad industry continues to invest in the $9 billion…