The Secret Sweetheart Deal between Facebook and Google
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Well, this is starting to get interesting.  When the House Judiciary report on big tech came out last October, it was clear that a lot of information would come to light that could have massive implications for Amazon, Apple, Google...
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Facebook Cries Foul on Behalf of Small Businesses … and it’s Bunk
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When Apple released its 14.3 iOS update in mid-December, it included an awesome feature that makes it easy to see exactly how each app is using your personal data. Facebook wasn’t amused, as Jack Morse noted in Mashable. While consumers reeled trying...
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FB Facing the Antitrust Heat from 47 US States
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Move over, 2020 Presidential election. There’s a new lawsuit in town.  Last week, NY Attorney General Letitia James “announced a massive antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, claiming the social media giant has harmed competition by buying up smaller companies like Instagram...
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Regain Your Social Media Sanity with this Crazy Simple Fix
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Ask anyone how they’ve been feeling these last few months, and you’re bound to hear them complain about being too easily distracted, unable to focus on the work at hand, listless, even unable to sleep. Want an easy fix? Draw...
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What’s at Stake in the Big Tech Antitrust Fight
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Yesterday I shared information on the House Judiciary report and its scathing findings on tech biggies Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook. Today we take a closer look at what’s really at stake for these companies. As Alex Castro notes in...
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Massive Accusations in the House Report on Big Tech
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The 16-month House investigation into tech largest companies — Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — is officially over. Released last week, the House Judiciary Committee’s report accuses the four companies of abusing their power and cites multiple problems in the...
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FB Videos… Where Brands Fear to Tread
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This isn’t the first time brands have expressed grave concerns over advertising placements on Facebook. The social platform’s brand safety measures have been notoriously bad at measuring up for the past several years. The latest concern is around the increasingly...
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The Facebook Ad Boycott… Good Intentions, Questionable Impact
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They made their point – loud and clear – and now what? Last month’s Facebook ad boycott, designed to force the social platform to better police their site for hate speech and disinformation, is waning. Some brands are coming back,...
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The Pause that Refreshes… Coke Pulls the Plug on FB Ads
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Well, add Coca-Cola to the list of brands that have hit pause on their social media advertising. According to Karlene Lukovitz in MediaPost, the beverage brand halted all social media ads at least through July. The same day, “Dockers and...
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The Crack in the Wall of the Digital Ad Duopoly
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Could we be witnessing the decline of the Facebook-Google duopoly in advertising? We’ve seen glimmers of it, as publishers like Meredith position themselves for first-party ad revenue potential. Firefox took aim at it with their proposal for an ad-free internet...
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