Brands Show Support for Decision on DOMA, and Other Stories You Missed Today

Poor dolphins. Apparently they're choking to death on fish! Stay strong, Flipper. Those fish spines'll gitcha. Aside from disheartening dolphin news, a bunch of other stuff went down today, so take a moment to get caught up below.

June 26, 2013

Why gay marriage is a victory for marketers, too

Digital marketers purchased promoted Tweets around the #gaymarriage hashtag. 

By Wendy Parish • June 26, 2013

Explore the Trendline➔

Top 5 stories from Marketing Dive

From the evolution of influencer marketing and paid media to the ongoing importance of data and culture, here's a look at key trends driving marketing in 2025.

By Marketing Dive staff

The 3 best alternatives to Google Reader

FEATURE: When Google Reader goes away for good on July 1, you'll be glad you learned about these alternatives. 

By Wendy Parish • June 26, 2013

Startup developing Pinterest for online videos

London-based Rockpack is developing a video curation product that will capitalize on the "Pinterestization" of the Internet. 

By Wendy Parish • June 26, 2013

Unruly cashing in on Vine popularity with new services

Video analytics company Unruly has created a service package to help brands leveragee social video app Vine. 

By Wendy Parish • June 26, 2013

ESRB helping mobile apps comply with Children's Online Privacy Protection

Updates to the Children's Online Privacy Protection (Coppa) go into affect July 1. 

By Wendy Parish • June 25, 2013

Report: Facebook developing mobile news reader

For the past year, Facebook has been working on a news reader geared for mobile that will resemble Flipboard. 

By Wendy Parish • June 25, 2013

TubeMogul gives online video a TV-esque ad planning tool

BrandPoint from TubeMogul delivers an ad planning tool that can predict everything from GRPs to demographic ratings to anticipated CPMs.

By Wendy Parish • June 25, 2013

'No Pintimidation' site designed to cure Pinterest-induced stress

Pinterest users have developed stress from the unrealistic perfection items on the site encourage, and now Planet Fitness has developed an antidote. 

By Wendy Parish • June 24, 2013

Facebook admits 6M users' data was compromised

Facebook announced it discovered a programming bug that exposed users' emails and telephone numbers. 

By Wendy Parish • June 21, 2013

How Xerox uses content to transform brand image

Xerox's content creation is helping the brand's image transition from a product-based company to a services-based company. 

By Wendy Parish • June 21, 2013

Facebook Reveals a New Way to Share 15 Second Videos on Instagram

Today, Facebook and Instagram announced video on Instagram for iPhone and Android. Now, users can record and share 15 seconds of mobile video with basic editing features, including 13 new visual filters exclusively to video.

June 20, 2013

Facebook Launches Video on Instagram, Giving Twitter a Run for Its Money

Twitter beware. During today's much-anticipated Facebook announcement, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom took the stage and announced 'Video on Instagram' -- a new feature that is sure to give Twitter's Vine a run for its money. According to Systrom, video on Instagram is "the same Instagram we al...

June 20, 2013

Here's why Vine should be worried about Instagram video

Video features are coming to Instagram and may threaten Twitter's Vine app. 

By Wendy Parish • June 20, 2013

Jell-O 'Secret Message' Campaign Plays on '50s Nostalgia

The company recently launched a campaign that lets people write and share secret messages to each other online that can only be decoded by viewing them through Jell-0.

June 20, 2013

Cannes Lions 2013: Q&A: MailOnline's Sean O'Neal Helps Write New Rules for Content

MailOnline aims to take advantage of the surge of interest in content marketing, aka native advertising, helping brands reach consumers on its own addictive site.

June 20, 2013

Twitter sets minimum spend for TV ad targeting at $100K

Brands wanting to be part of Twitter's TV ad targeting beta must allocate at least $100,000 per Twitter handle. 

By Wendy Parish • June 20, 2013

5 social media disasters—and how to avoid them

The Internet never forgets, so learn what social media mistakes you need to avoid. 

By Wendy Parish • June 20, 2013

3 Tools to Help You Discover and Share Great Content

Are you looking for better ways to find new and interesting content to share? Is finding time to read and share interesting content a battle? In this article, I outline 3 tools to help you find and share great content while saving you valuable time. #1: Subscribe to Blogs Using Feedly Blog posts ...

June 20, 2013

What You Need to Know This Morning: June 20, 2013

New gluten-free pastries from Dunks, Paula Dean admitting that "Of course" she uses the N-word, and Brad Pitt yodeling from the rooftops -- a ton of crazy stuff went down in the past 24 hours! But, let's not get caught up in the fluff. Now, on to other slightly more relevant marketing n...

June 20, 2013

Twitter acquires social discovery startup Spindle

Twitter's latest acquisition helps users discover the "best social updates."

By Wendy Parish • June 19, 2013

Facebook hits 1M advertisers

Facebook now has one million active advertisers that generate 85% of the network's total revenue. 

By Wendy Parish • June 19, 2013

How Facebook's ad cuts impact advertisers

Facebook's recent move gives advertisers more simple and streamlined options. 

By Wendy Parish • June 19, 2013

Facebook Kills Sponsored Search Results

Facebook will soon begin streamlining its advertising options, and sponsored search results are among those that will be cut starting in July. Some wonder why sponsored results are targeted because advertisers experience good ROI.

June 18, 2013

Mashable launches self-service sponsored content

Mashable's new ad product offers brands an interface to create content. 

By Wendy Parish • June 18, 2013