Enlarge / Founder Eugen Rochko said Mastodon would not “turn into everything you hate about Twitter.” NurPhoto via Getty Images reader comments 210 with 0 posters participating Share this story Twitter rival Mastodon has rejected more than five investment offers from Silicon Valley venture capital firms in recent months, as its founder pledged to protect the ..
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NurPhoto via getty reader comments 221 with 0 posters participating Share this story Rodti MacLeary started a Mastodon instance, mas.to, in 2019. By early November 2022, it had amassed around 35,000 users. But since Elon Musk bought Twitter and unleashed one chaotic decision after another, people have signed up for mas.to and other instances, or ..
Across many industries, including marketing and advertising, the gender pay gap remains a looming issue—especially for Latina women. In response, Justice for Migrant Women, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing migrant women’s rights through advocacy, marks every Dec. 8 as Latina Equal Pay Day. As a way to advocate and spread awareness, Justice for Migrant Women ..
Producer, actress and recent Beacon Award recipient Issa Rae has been a relentless advocate for inclusivity on her own crews and through her partnerships with brands including American Express and Google. She is continuing her focus on providing opportunities for marginalized creatives by working with Walmart to launch the Black & Unlimited Digital Development Program. ..
As users consider life without Musk’s version of Twitter and move to find other micro-messaging platforms such as Mastodon and Hive Social, brands will likely follow. The potential threat While neither of these two emerging platforms, which both reached 2 million users in recent weeks, appear to be advertising destinations now, some major brands such ..
After a three-year hiatus, Social Media Week made its return to the European stage earlier this month. From Nov. 7-9, marketers and creators flocked to London to be a part of Social Media Week Europe. Over the course of three days, attendees gained valuable insights and learned how social media would be affected by various ..
This week’s edition of Marketing Morsels is stuffed with delightful samplings from Velveeta, Josh Cellars, DoorDash and many more. Enjoy the assortment! Morsel #1: Velveeta upgrades the booty call Booty call? How about a Foodie Call? Based on survey results saying that more than half of fans would give up sex for cheese, and 70% ..
With KFC’s recent social media firestorm surrounding an automated promotional message, it’s important for brands and agencies to reflect on how to prevent communication missteps. All across the advertising world, teams are under pressure to always be creating content, whether it’s to satisfy ever-changing and often capricious algorithms on platforms or to juice more engagement ..
If you’ve ever worked in social media or digital marketing for a brand, chances are you’ve had your fair share of moments when panic sunk in as you’ve realized something that should not be live on your channels was published. As someone who has worked in the space for 14 years, I can tell you ..
On this episode of Everything Is Better With Creators, we discuss the mantra “Evolve or Die.” How do brands stay up to date amid the ever-changing social media landscape? And how are they using creators to succeed? Host Jamie Gutfreund interviews Adweek’s chief content officer, Ann Marinovich, to help understand creators’ impact on the marketing industry. Marinovich ..
