Neighborhood social network Nextdoor promoted Stephanie Lawrence to head of advertising agency development, making her the first person to hold that role. Lawrence joined Nextdoor as a client partner in April 2020, following similar roles with Pinterest, Viacom, Brand Networks and Microsoft. She also brings more than 20 years of ad agency experience for companies…
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Pinterest became the latest platform to enable its users to reply to comments in video form, adding the ability to use Idea Pins for that purpose. The company said, “There are more ways than ever to engage with your community on Pinterest. Now you can respond to all of the comments, questions and requests with…
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After sunsetting the local version of its platform in China in October, LinkedIn took steps to re-enter the market with the release of new application InCareer. The app, available here and for Android and iOS devices, was designed to help professionals in mainland China find jobs, as well as to aid companies seeking talent in…
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