To celebrate fall, Messenger released an Autumn chat theme users can activate in conversations. When this is done, the conversation’s emoji will automatically be updated to the maple leaf emoji. Our guide will show you how to use the Autumn chat theme in a Messenger conversation. Note: These screenshots were captured in the Messenger app…Read More
Renewable energy is all the rage, but while homeowners can install things like solar panels, renters are being left behind. Fortunately, a Berlin startup is trying to change that. We Do Solar was founded in September 2021 by Karolina Attspodina and Qian Qin. They’ve created a solar panel kit that you can attach to your balcony or fence — and can help renters reduce their energy bills by up to 25%. The panels come with mounting straps, a micro-inverter, and a plug. They can be attached to a balcony railing or privacy screen. Once installed, connected, and plugged in, you…
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The 2018 Marvel film Black Panther was a massive critical and commercial success and its sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, is one of the most anticipated releases of 2022. Sprite Zero Sugar is tapping into the franchise with an immersive 360-degree campaign from Wieden + Kennedy and Momentum ahead of the film’s Nov. 11 release….Read More
The national brand value of Russia has diminished by almost $150 billion over the last year since its invasion of Ukraine began in February, according to research released around the strength of national brands. Released by research and insights consultancy Brand Value, the annual Nation Brands Value report highlights the top 100 countries. It revealed…Read More
“Why Walk When You Can Ride?” that’s the question Virgin Media is asking in an overhauled brand campaign, which marks a shift in tone and strategy for the British telco. The internet provider has invested in a refreshed creative platform to demonstrate its commitment to connectivity, reliability, and swiftness; pivoting away from previous campaigns, which…Read More
Satisfaction is often driven by the story we tell ourselves.
How does this rank compared to what I expected? Compared to what I used to have? Compared to the person sitting next to me?
The richest person in the world used to sleep on the floor and eat moldy food, but still felt great because it was more than the person in the next cave.
The good news is that our perception of comparison is up to us.
When she arrived at Hallmark Media (then called Crown Family Media Networks) in July 2020, it would have been easy for Wonya Lucas to simply maintain the status quo when it came to Hallmark Channel and the other networks under her purview. But that’s never been her style. Instead, Lucas–Adweek’s TV Executive of the Year–tapped…Read More
The onward march of tech development has led to some mixed results this year. The continued heralding of Web3 has only some nascent use cases, with Meta’s Quest 2 (our Hottest Gadget) serving as the gateway to more mainstream adoption of the metaverse, and Roblox (Hottest Platform) making more concerted moves to make it marketer-friendly….Read More
After another year where streaming dominated the industry conversation, especially as both Netflix and Disney+ finally created their own ad-supported tiers, it’s hardly surprising that those platforms are well represented on this year’s TV Hot List. But here’s more of an unexpected twist: Linear networks proved there’s still plenty of fight in them yet. After…Read More
When Grid launched in January under the editorial vision of Laura McGann, the publisher sought to solve one of the most fundamental questions of modern journalism–how to best tell a story–by approaching it from a different perspective. For McGann, who had wrestled with complex narratives for years while running newsrooms at Vox and Politico, the…Read More
