July is Disability Pride Month and, to mark the occasion, Discord released several accessibility features on desktop, iOS and web, with Android support coming in the future. A new Role Colors feature allows servers to display a colored dot next to a user’s name if they have been assigned a role in the server. This…Read More
YouTube noted the increasing interplay between short-form and long-form content on its platform when it released its latest Culture & Trends Report at Cannes Lions last month, and that interplay shows no signs of slowing. The Google-owned video site said Thursday that YouTube Shorts containing content that was sampled from long-form videos generated more than…Read More
Full “Disclosure”: Andie’s new swim collection might be a “Ghost” by the time you read this. That’s because the DTC swimwear brand’s latest collaboration is with the actor, producer, best-selling author, songwriter and women’s rights advocate Demi Moore. The trailblazing multihyphenate’s limited-edition line comprises 10 pieces inspired by Moore’s personal collection of vintage swimsuits. With…Read More
Twitter may be a cultural touchstone, but it’s long trailed other social platforms in terms of ad dollars. Marketers typically use the platform as a place to raise brand awareness, but not as a place to drive lower-funnel conversions like web traffic or purchases, known as performance marketing, which has helped competitors Amazon, Meta and…Read More
After years of ongoing court battles, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) sent a draft decision to its European counterparts opening a process of consultation that it will block Facebook-owner Meta from sending people’s data to the U.S. from Europe. This crackdown by DPC means Europeans may see Meta’s services like Facebook and Instagram shut…Read More
Procter & Gamble’s chief brand officer Marc Pritchard said it best: It’s time to “double down.” That sentiment may feel counterintuitive right about now. Indeed, as we head into the back half of this year, there seems to be little doubt that the advertising industry, along the rest of the U.S. economy, is bracing for…Read More
CANNES, France–Adweek rounded out a packed schedule of events during the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. From hosting soirees, panels and conversations, we heard from the likes of Kara Swisher, co-host of the Pivot podcast, Vida Cornelious, VP Creative at The New York Times, VMLY&R’s Walter Geer, Reddit’s Will Cady and many, many…Read More
Amazon’s 48-hour Prime Day sale runs July 12-13, and the ecommerce giant is building buzz for its Amazon Glow system, which will be 55% off during the sale, with a spot featuring reality TV star Kris Jenner and her granddaughter Dream Kardashian. Amazon Glow is an interactive projector and video calling device that launched in…Read More
When you think of energy solutions, you might not imagine 100 tonnes of builders’ sand piled inside a huge silo. But one company has actually found that sand can be the secret sauce to energy storage, as it can store heat for months. How does this work? Finnish startup Polar Night Energy has developed a novel way to store heat. Yep, it’s a giant silo full of sand! A 4×7 meter steel container is filled with hundreds of tonnes of sand. The sand is then heated with wind or solar energy, and stored for use by a local energy provider…
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