Hasta La Creative!

John Pleasants, the hard-charging co-chief of Disney’s video game and web division, is expected to remain with the company through January as a consultant.

Though three-quarters of its users are outside the United States, only a modest portion of its ad revenue is generated there. But it’s growing fast.

A rare flop for Twitter, Twitter #Music was intended to introduce users to new acts, and see what their contacts were listening to.

In a sign of the shift toward the Internet delivery of television, cable companies are talking with Netflix about making it available like any other channel.

The sweet, innocent ideas and ruthless power plays that created Twitter.

Speakers at an annual conference said the pace and scope of technological and societal changes required what one called a “constant reinvention” of the marketing process.

Apple, named most valuable brand by Interbrand, a corporate identity and brand consulting company, is one of five technology companies among the top 10.

Native advertising is advertising that wears the uniform of journalism, mimicking the storytelling aesthetic of the host site. Some say it could dilute the power of a brand over time.

Apple will face restrictions in its agreements with publishers, but not the extensive government oversight sought by the Justice Department.

Ms. Burns helped to lead the movement for public access to cable television and started a New York University program to foster Internet wizards.