Myspace rebrands as 'social entertainment network'

MySpace rebranded itself as a social entertainment network and released the beta of its new format. 

By Wendy Parish • Jan. 22, 2013

Booking.com uses Amsterdam ad agency to break into competitive US market

Booking.com, a travel lodging website, launches ad campaign to separate from colorful characters in other lodging website campaigns. 

By Wendy Parish • Jan. 22, 2013

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Price tag for Twitter's Promoted Trend spikes for Super Bowl

Twitter recognizes the value of Promoted Trend on high traffic days like the Superbowl and raises the price tag to match. 

By Wendy Parish • Jan. 22, 2013

Twitter named 'most social brand' in 2012

Twitter was mentioned in 2.8 billion times online according to social-media analytics firm Infegy.

By Wendy Parish • Jan. 18, 2013

Google's CEO has harsh words for Facebook

Larry Page, Google's CEO, tells Wired magazine Facebook is "doing a really bad job on their products."

By Wendy Parish • Jan. 18, 2013

Wall Street Journal's YouTube page grows 234%

"The Blue Umbrella" trailer from Pixar helps WSJ's YouTube rankings jump to no. 9. 

By Wendy Parish • Jan. 17, 2013

New Facebook mobile ad product on its way, report says

An FBX mobile exchange would be highly desirable. But how would it work?

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 15, 2013

Facebook's Graph Search announcement ushers in Yelp and Google+ competition

Yelp took a hit as the news made its way out of Facebook's event.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 15, 2013

Will Facebook's Tuesday announcement be a challenge to Google?

Analysts tell The New York Times that search is where Facebook's future may ultimately lie.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 15, 2013

Is Facebook's news feed about to get a design overhaul?

Josh Costine at TechCrunch claims to have seen a new look, and it's nothing like what Facebook's apps use right now.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 14, 2013

GetGlue and Viggle merger is off the table

There are apparently no hard feelings, but both companies will continue to operate independently.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 14, 2013

Paying for Twitter followers: A CEO explains his logic

Domo CEO Josh James explains the trial and error that resulted in his current best practice beliefs regarding Twitter promotion.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 14, 2013

Why Google Plus isn't a Facebook competitor and is Google's future

David Llorens makes the case that Google Plus may be the secret sauce that sets Google apart in the long run.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 14, 2013

Most Read Marketing News of the Week: AP Twitter ads, Android and audio

Miss out on Marketing Dive's most popular news posts this week? Have a look and get caught up.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 11, 2013

LivingSocial recruits former Best Buy CMO

Will Judge's experience with e-commerce be enough to get the daily deal provider back on solid footing?

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 8, 2013

At least 181,000 Twitter users claim social media expert, ninja status

How many of them are telling the truth, and how will you know?

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 8, 2013

A Facebook ad network would bring privacy concerns for agencies

Facebook has a lot to offer, but skeptics wonder about the company's appreciation for industry standards.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 8, 2013

20% of Facebook ad spends now go to mobile, report says

And do you know how much more companies are willing to pay for mobile over desktop ads?

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 8, 2013

AP selling ads in tweets, Twitter not getting paid

So if the Associated Press and Samsung can get away with third-party Twitter advertisements, will you soon be able to as well?

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 7, 2013

Will 'Mad Men' wisdom lose out to data in the social media age?

Big data is on the rise in 2013, but no one has figured out exactly how to use it it—yet.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 6, 2013

Facebook Pages Manager arrives on Android devices

Page insights and notifications are now no longer confined to your desktop and iOS devices. Get excited.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 4, 2013

Initial Android mascot at Google could have meant a whole different look

"Dandroids" never made it to Bugdroid's level of fame, but they sure do look friendly.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 4, 2013

Facebook's 'Custom Audiences' feature: The most useful tool you don't know about?

All you need is an existing list of opt-in email addresses to get started.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 3, 2013

IBM refreshes its social media marketing efforts with 'active listening' approach

Direct mail experts have been re-appropriated under the company's new plan, according to one VP.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 3, 2013

Mobile ad optimism drives Facebook shares up 5.2%

Other analysts disagree with Chase, predicting that Twitter and LinkedIn competition with eat away at Facebook's market share.

By Brian Warmoth • Jan. 2, 2013