https://www.mediapost.com/publications/social/content/socialen-usMon, 12 Oct 2026 16:33:20 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418681/Almost all B2B firms with influencer programs call them effective, TopRank Marketing and Ascend2 report.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:33:20 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418681/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418674/Age can help explain consumer behavior, but it doesn't always tell marketers who's using a platform.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:10:32 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418674/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418669/Author of "Post-Truth: Knowledge as a Power Game" says AI's mixing and matching quotations "might end up producing something that effectively is the truth."Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:54:53 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418669/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418636/The new options focus on assisting small-business entrepreneurs.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418636/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418630/The food company's new moves reflect how the U.S. eats today.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418630/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418661/The number of advertisers now buying ads on ChatGPT is greater than 60,000, up from more than 20,000 a little more than a month ago. At the current rate of growth, it will be more than 500,000 a year from now. Probably more.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:01:40 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418661/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418647/The company showed its growing agility by rapidly resetting its campaign.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:15:01 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418647/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418646/X is expanding its ongoing effort to crack down on the prevalence of spam bots by requiring flagged accounts complete a test designed to prove that the user is a real person.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:37:21 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418646/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418641/Outback is soliciting feedback on its steaks directly from consumers via "Spokebooth," a pop-up interactive experience that features an Outback restaurant booth.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:54:22 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418641/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418629/Audiences worlwide don't seem to mind commercial interruptions or product placements in microdramas.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:40:34 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418629/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418604/In a week when two brands unveiled OOH campaigns featuring giant hand appendages, fingers wearing Oura rings stroll along as if they were legs.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:58:08 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418604/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418624/ByteDance is the latest company banned from buying ads on a rival's platform, as providers escalate rivalries by blocking competitors from gaining market share.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418624/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418599/Proponents of the move say it would give the biggest TV station groups massive control - perhaps to compete with local digital media and social media and gain more control of local ad markets.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418599/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418617/X is expanding its Gametime live updates hub from the NFL to Major League Baseball and potentially "all professional sports" year round, according to a presentation at Advertising Week New York,Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:52:36 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418617/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418603/Florida is asking a judge to prohibit Meta from displaying 'third-party' ads to teens under 18, and to restrict 'addictive' features.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:54:06 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418603/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418614/Heidi O'Neill hires new talent from Walmart and Athleta, aiming to boost product innovation and overhaul brand marketing.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:53:55 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418614/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418612/Pinterest is devising new ways for brands to tap into creator-made content on the platform, inviting businesses to sponsor creator Pins while expanding the app's content monetization opportunities for users.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:18:34 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418612/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418609/AI evaluates the entire environment surrounding a brand, including owned content, publisher coverage, affiliate articles, reviews, product data and social conversations.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:09:30 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418609/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418598/Some of the industry's favorite creative techniques are excellent at attracting attention while doing remarkably little to persuade consumers.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:29:48 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418598/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418574/"Algorithmically generated personalized feeds are habit-forming, addictive, and cause an array of harms to children," California Attorney General Rob Bonta argues in papers filed Tuesday with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:53:38 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418574/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418552/Meta Platforms users who alleged they were victims of "pump-and-dump" investment scams advertised on Facebook and Instagram are petitioning a federal appellate court to revive their lawsuit against the company.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:01:10 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418552/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418551/Meta is testing a feed option on Facebook that directs some users into a full-screen video experience upon opening the social media app, prioritizing the company's leading TikTok-like short-form video format Reels over written and photo content.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:40:18 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418551/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418542/Meta is bringing global parental supervision tools to its Meta AI app, enabling parents to monitor and restrict their teens' in-app activity.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:21:33 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418542/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418540/Years of paid social and creator programs have already produced everything a strong TV spot needs.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:57:20 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418540/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418499/Rhode Island 'Housewife' creates her own holiday fun.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0400https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/418499/