Report: Nick Tran Suddenly Departs TikTok

Nick Tran abruptly stepped down as global head of marketing at TikTok, according to a report by Jessica Toonkel and Sarah Krouse of The Information. TikTok had not responded to a request for comment at the time of this post. Tran joined TikTok in April 2020 from Hulu, where he had been vice president of…

Bizarre Harmon Brothers Ad for Next Vacay Stars Traveling Tree Woman

Characters invented for ad campaigns like NBC Sports’ Ted Lasso and Geico’s cavemen have proven so popular they’ve spawned their own TV shows. Treena the Traveling Tree Woman invented by Harmon Brothers might not be guaranteed that same success, but the Utah-based video ad agency packs plenty of personality into its three-and-a-half-minute spot for discount…

Reddit Overhauls Blocking Experience

Reddit began rolling out its revamped blocking experience Tuesday. The platform said in a blog post that the goal is to give Redditors more control over their safety experience, who can contact them, who can see their content and whose content they can see. The biggest change is that if Redditor A blocks Redditor B,…