The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a boom in dog adoptions and while it may seem easy for most dogs to get a home, the process isn’t that simple for shelter dogs in the southern United States. Natural disasters and lenient spay-neuter practices have led to overcrowded shelters and high euthanization rates in the South. However,…Read More
Comcast’s ad-tech division FreeWheel is to acquire Beeswax, a buy-side startup headed by influential programmatic personality Ari Paparo. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, and the transaction is expected to close in January 2021 pending regulatory approval. It comes at a time when mergers and acquisitions in the ad-tech sector are starting to…Read More
Did you know that Twitter keeps track of the different accounts and keywords you search for? This allows you to quickly tap content in your search history if you want to search for it again. You also have the option to clear your recent search history whenever you want. Our guide will show you how…Read More
Cross-platform game engine Unity entered into a partnership with Snap Inc. that gives advertisers on Snapchat access to Unity’s ads inventory and brings Snapchat technology to game developers via Snap Kit. Unity said it powers 53% of the top 1,000 grossing mobile games, and its platform enables developers to create games across over 20 platforms,…Read More
This article was written by Alexander Gmelin on The Urban Mobility Daily, the content site of the Urban Mobility Company, a Paris-based company which is moving the business of mobility forward through physical and virtual events and services. Join their community of 10K+ global mobility professionals by signing up for the Urban Mobility Weekly newsletter. Read the original article here and follow them on Linkedin and Twitter. Shared mobility is one of the great hopes for sustainable transport. Privately-owned vehicles are notoriously wasteful, mostly sitting idle. Advances in digital technology and the rise of the smartphone have opened the potential to vastly…
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Boris is the wise ol’ CEO of TNW who writes a weekly column on everything about being an entrepreneur in tech — from managing stress to embracing awkwardness. You can get his musings straight to your inbox by signing up for his newsletter! This is my last post in 2020, so it’s the perfect moment to declare how fucking shitty this clusterfuck of a year has been. There. I said it. And feel free to say the same. Nobody is listening, so shout it out, it really helps. I would love to predict that 2021 is going to be all…
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Plenty of companies do good things for society. Earlier this month, Hormel Foods, the maker of Spam and Skippy peanut butter, announced plans to donate $20,000 to Make-A-Wish Minnesota and another $20,000 to Feeding America. Kraft Heinz’s coffee brand Maxwell House recently pledged $200,000 to building homes for veterans. Kellogg’s has helped provide 13 million…Read More
Havas has named new executive client and strategy leaders in its Chicago office heading into 2021, hiring Lilia Arroyo Flores as chief strategy officer and Maisha Pearson as chief client officer. “Our clients’ business needs are constantly changing–now more than ever–with strategy and leadership paramount to guide them as they look to the future,” Stephanie…Read More
Regardless of whatever else happened, 2020 has turned out to be the year that Travis Scott proves his branding prowess. Case in point: In Adweek’s annual ranking of ads, two of the Houston-based rapper’s collaborations made it into the Top 10. His virtual concert in the video game Fortnite, which drew 28 million viewers within…Read More
Grammy Award-winning hip-hop star Cardi B will bring new limited series Cardi Tries__ to Watch Together on Messenger From Facebook. The eight-episode series is executive-produced by Cardi B and will begin rolling out weekly Dec. 17. She will take on outrageous new challenges and bring her positivity and unique style to tasks such as becoming…Read More
