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Marketing Briefing: Why marketers should pay attention to SXSW’s embrace of creators

On Saturday, amid cozy velvet couches and a large taxidermied cheetah behind the bar at the Austin, Texas speakeasy Powder Room, some 50 or so creators and brand marketers gathered for a mixer hosted by YouTube. There was some deliberate networking — or “forced fun” to use a term that popped up at Vox’s Sunday night […]

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Creators and influencers on edge about Meta’s reported Reels spin-off

Meta’s plan to potentially spin Instagram Reels into a standalone video app has sparked excitement among creators and influencer marketers — but also concerns that the move could disrupt creators’ brand partnerships on Instagram. The notion that Meta is planning a Reels-spin off, reported by The Information last month, has created many questions for creators, including

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Tegna Names John Treviño GM of WKYC in Cleveland

John Trevino has been named president and general manager at WKYC, the NBC affiliate serving Cleveland, Ohio. “John brings more than 30 years of experience in the local broadcast industry to Cleveland,” said Larry Delia, SVP of operations at Tegna. “His A+ leadership at KBMT-KJAC has been instrumental in driving transformational growth at the station….

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The Rundown: The DOJ still urges forced Chrome sale in antitrust trial

The presence of leading executives, including Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, at President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration led many to believe that Big Tech would have a smooth course in the coming years, especially in any antitrust trial.  Related Insights Google on Trial Assessing the most likely outcomes of Google’s pivotal ad tech antitrust

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Investigation shines light on social media’s insidious child data harvesting

Social media isn’t just watching your kids. It’s studying them.  Every like, scroll and share feeds an invisible machine designed to track their habits, predict their interests and keep them hooked for as long as possible. Platforms like TikTok, Instagram and YouTube collect massive amounts of data from young users, often without clear consent or…

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