Flashback To Y2K Enlivens Start of ‘Simpsons’ Season No. 33

It is difficult to maintain a level of quality for 33 seasons, but the “Simpsons” creative process is aided by the fact that it is animated.

Google Seeks To Settle EU’s Latest Advertising Antitrust Probe

Google is hoping to persuade the European Commission to engage in talks to settle a probe into alleged anticompetitive data practices in its digital advertising business, reports Reuters.

Facebook’s Feeble News Feed Guidelines Target Low-Quality Content

The social network’s content distribution guidelines say it demotes clickbait links, engagement bait, low-quality comments, sensationalist health claims and untrusted news publishers.

First-Gen College Grads Face More Hurdles in the Job Market

Students whose parents didn’t go to college often work instead of joining extracurricular activities, and can lag peers on skills like résumé writing.

Counter-Trafficking Org TAHub Taps Miroma Group For Brand Campaign

The global scale of human trafficking is a problem that is arguably underappreciated, with 40 million people said to be affected globally, involving crimes such as forced labor and sex trafficking–among others–still being carried out. According to charity Stop the Traffik, $150 billion is made from the industry annually, which led to it forming the…

Why the Hershey’s Media Pitch Points to the Future of Agency Sourcing

Even the best media pitches can leave questions in the ether. Will there be a gap between what’s promised and what will be delivered? Will the agency team working on the business match up to the image that the slick new business machine has presented? Selecting the right media agency is critical if brands want…

How Rakuten Rewards Is Adapting To A New Affiliate Model – The First-Party Ad Platform

“The Sell Sider” is a column written by the sell side of the digital media community. Rakuten Rewards, formerly Ebates, is an 800-pound gorilla in the affiliate marketing business. But what’s the point of being biggest if nobody wants to be in the affiliate business? Since its acquisition by the Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten andContinue reading »

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