Can train windows beam ads directly into your brain?

BBDO Düsseldorf has developed a vibrating train window that can submit messages directly to your brain.  

By Wendy Parish • July 2, 2013

Twitter Starts Highlighting Websites That Embed Tweets

Twitter is a cool platform, but it's got some problems. It's just so cluttered, you know? There's so much content, and it's so text-based, it's pretty hard to get people excited about scrolling through that hectic Twitter timeline. But Twitter gets it. And I think that's w...

By Alex Nowicki • July 1, 2013

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AI and Marketing Data

Top stories that underscore the key role of artificial intelligence, generative and otherwise, for many CMOs looking to better manage troves of data. 

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10 Quick Tips for Getting More Business Value Out of Twitter

Social media, especially Twitter, requires a lot of effort in order to extract business value. But with over 200 million active users, the probability that your prospects, leads, and customers are using the Twitter is high. This means conversations that could drive business value are ha...

By Alex Nowicki • July 1, 2013

Groupon introduces restaurant reservation service

 Daily deals provider launches Groupon Reserve, a service that allows users to book reservations at a deep discount. 

By Wendy Parish • July 1, 2013

New York Times Rolls Out Annoying Ad Format, and Other Stories You Missed Today

Lots going on today in the world of marketing and beyond. If you haven’t been on Facebook for the past day or so you may not have seen the roughly four trillion posts about the latest good news: The Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to

June 27, 2013

FTC celebrates 10th anniversary of Do Not Call list with largest fine in history

The FTC fined Mortgage Investors Corporation $7.5 million; the biggest DNC fine in history. 

By Wendy Parish • June 27, 2013

Automated ad buying creates people problem

Publishers are struggling to find the right mix of talent in employees because of the complexity automated ad buying has created a hybrid position difficult to fill. 

By Wendy Parish • June 27, 2013

SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 26, 2013

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Study: Google Local Carousel Results Win 48% Of Clicks, While Only 14.5% Of Clicks Were On The Map When using heatmaps to gauge interest levels for Google Local...

June 26, 2013

FTC Updates Search Engine Ad Disclosure Guidelines

The FTC has released new guidelines for the search engine industry and how it distinguishes between advertising and natural search results. Particularly, the FTC believes that it has become harder for consumers to recognize paid search results.

June 26, 2013

Grow Mobile unveils new mobile app marketing platform

Grow Mobile has released a new mobile app marketing platform that they call "revolutionary."

By Wendy Parish • June 25, 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

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

Amazon, Apple to Lock Horns in Court August 19th

For more than a year now, Apple has pursued Amazon in every legal channel in hopes of curtailing the digital retailer’s use of the term “Appstore” to market its store for Android applications. Last summer, Apple even suggested that Amazon is intentionally trying to trick and con...

June 20, 2013

Patent trolls beware! FTC's chairwoman is gunning for you

FTC chairwoman Edith Ramirez announced a series of steps to stop patent trolls.

By Wendy Parish • 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

Does Apple Deserve Most Credit for Mobile Payments Explosion?

According to the latest industry estimates, mobile payment transactions are projected to reach $1.3 trillion by 2017. Playing a huge role in this development will be mobile POS systems that involve today’s top tablets and smartphones. As of early 2013, smartphones have reached fifty percent...

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

Twitter acquires social discovery startup Spindle

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

By Wendy Parish • June 19, 2013

SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 19, 2013

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: New Updates To Bing Ads Intelligence, Excel Add-In For Keyword Research And Analysis Microsoft has released an update to Bing Ads Intelligence, the free Excel.....

June 19, 2013

Broadbrand for all is top priority for FCC chairman nominee

Tom Wheeler said broadband for all will be his top priority in a statement before the Senate commerce committee. 

By Wendy Parish • June 18, 2013

SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 18, 2013

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: DuckDuckGo Passes 3 Million Searches, Just 8 Days After Hitting 2 Million Another week, another traffic record in the alternative search engine space. DuckDuckG...

June 18, 2013

Myspace revamps brand with Jimmy Kimmel, Bud Light partnership

MySpace has teamed up with Jimmy Kimmel and Bud Light for an online concert series. 

By Wendy Parish • June 18, 2013

Apple joins Microsoft, Facebook; releases national security info

Following Microsoft and Facebook's reveals, Apple has release information about national security requests. 

By Wendy Parish • June 17, 2013

Deutsch agency founder passes away at age 84

David Deutsch was the founder of the well-known ad agency now known as Deutsch. 

By Wendy Parish • June 14, 2013

President Obama orders government to slash mobile spectrum use

Obama will issue orders today for the government to free up unused mobile spectrum into the commercial space. 

By Wendy Parish • June 14, 2013