How a UK-Based Media, Tech and Entertainment Company Will Try to Break Into SXSW Next Month

There’s not really one word to describe what kind of company Culture Trip is. The organization offers travel tips online, an original video series highlighting food throughout the world (called Hungerlust) and a magazine. It also plans to launch a travel-booking platform and will soon release a movie. Executives consider it a media, entertainment and…

Look Out, Colonel Sanders: Burger King Is Calling Itself the KFG, ‘King of Flame Grilling’

With Burger King so often setting its sights on rival McDonald’s, other brands might have been lulled into a false sense of complacency. But never sleep on the King, because he could come calling any minute. That’s a lesson KFC is learning this week with the launch of a new Burger King spot that dresses…

Facebook Users Didn’t Squash Conversations About Chayote in January

Facebook users were hungry for chayote in January, as the squash–along with associated topics gourd, kidney, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, onion, soup, food, rice, chicken and life–was one of Facebook IQ’s Topics to Watch for the month. Conversation about chayote was up 2.5 times compared with January 2018 and 1.2 times versus December 2018, driven by…

Microsoft Wants Rules for Facial Recognition—Just Not These

Microsoft executives have urged lawmakers to set restrictions on the technology, but the company is opposing a Washington state bill that would do just that.

Why The Birth Of Surveillance Capitalism Signals The End Of Behavioral Targeting

“Data-Driven Thinking” is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media. Today’s column is written by Jay Friedman, president and partner at Goodway Group. Want to start a social movement? There are plenty of resources online to help you; TED even offers a quick, four-step guide toContinue reading »

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5G Could Make Traditional Advertising Less Relevant

“On TV And Video” is a column exploring opportunities and challenges in advanced TV and video. Today’s column is written by Daniel Heer, founder and CEO at Zeotap. A central topic at CES last month – which will undoubtedly become the next frontier for digital advertising – was the arrival of 5G. It should beContinue reading »

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