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Brands Stretch Their Legs Online
eCommerce // June 18, 2018

One of the most recent experiments for direct-to-consumer eCommerce is taking place on Instagram, and, if successful, could forge a path for brands that want to sell directly to online consumers. Adidas, Louis Vuitton, Aritzia and The Kooples are among the early brand participants in...

Facebook Adds Group Stories
Facebook // November 14, 2017

Facebook is getting rid of Messenger Day and melding its stories functionality with the existing Facebook Stories feature, which is a clone of Snapchat Stories. According to a news report in TechCrunch, with the overhaul, Messenger Day is now simply called Stories. The posts, which...

Facebook Wants To Focus More On Community
Facebook // May 04, 2017

Facebook announced Q1 numbers that beat analysts’ estimates for revenue, ads, monthly and daily users and engagement. But after-hours trading saw Facebook shares fall 1.92 percent, even after the tech giant beat analyst expectations on almost every count. In his prepared remarks, CEO Mark Zuckerberg...

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Meta Offers Holiday Bonus to Instagram Creators

November 06, 2023
Meta has introduced new tools to help creators on its platforms generate revenue. Among these offerings, announced Monday (Nov. 6) is a test of an invite-only holiday bonus for Instagram creators in the United States, South Korea and Japan.  “The holiday bonus will reward creators for sharing their creativity through reels and photos (both single image posts and […]

Facebook Adds Group Stories

November 14, 2017
Facebook is getting rid of Messenger Day and melding its stories functionality with the existing Facebook Stories feature, which is a clone of Snapchat Stories. According to a news report...

Facebook Wants To Focus More On Community

May 04, 2017
Facebook announced Q1 numbers that beat analysts’ estimates for revenue, ads, monthly and daily users and engagement. But after-hours trading saw Facebook shares fall 1.92 percent, even after the tech...