The Purge films have always been this pulp, campy mess, but each entry has done better monetarily than the one before it. That's probably why we're going to get a TV series based on […]
Friday, September 30, 2016
The Purge is getting a TV series because this is what America deserves
The Purge films have always been this pulp, campy mess, but each entry has done better monetarily than the one before it. That's probably why we're going to get a TV series based on […]
Thursday, September 29, 2016
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Help this guy fund a used Jerry Orbach tribute car
There are very few people who love actor and Broadway star Jerry Orbach as much as artist Brandon Bird. Bird has so much respect for Orbach that he's launched a Kickstarter project to […]
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Show off your film prowess with these textless movie posters
Movie posters are a lost art. Most of the responsibilities nowadays have gone to computers and marketing companies, with some notable exceptions. To have an iconic movie poster is something only reserved for […]
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Elon Musk's Mars Mission Revealed: SpaceX's Interplanetary Transport System
Colonization of Mars is still 40 to 100 years in the future, but Musk and SpaceX have captured the public's imagination today in Mexico.
Colonization of Mars is still 40 to 100 years in the future, but Musk and SpaceX have captured the public's imagination today in Mexico.
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk is delivering the keynote on stage at the International Astronautical Congress in Mexico to present his plan for human exploration of Mars.
Marketing Day: Facebook now at 4M advertisers, Salesforce's Commerce Cloud & more
Here's our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web.
From Marketing Land:
- 5 Ws of the sharing economy: How social data gives marketers a competitive edge
Sep 27, 2016 by John Donnelly III
Why should you be paying attention to the sharing economy? Columnist John Donnelly III dives into the social data behind the sharing economy's explosive growth and what marketers stand to gain from it. - The truth behind McDonald's ice cream conspiracy theory and other brand myths
Sep 27, 2016 by Joshua Reynolds
Ever heard of 'The Great McDonald's Soft-Serve Ice Cream Conspiracy Theory of 2016?' Columnist Joshua Reynolds has tips on how to weed out such tall tales about your own brand and take action. - Why contextual campaigns provide value across the enterprise
Sep 27, 2016 by Rebecca Lieb
Columnist Rebecca Lieb explains how deeper targeting and individualized messaging can benefit marketers, organizations and consumers. - Facebook's advertiser count surpasses 4 million brands, with 20% buying video ads
Sep 27, 2016 by Tim Peterson
More than 20% of Facebook's 4 million advertisers have created a video ad in the past month, and 40% have created an ad using a phone or tablet. - Salesforce launches its Commerce Cloud
Sep 27, 2016 by Barry Levine
The newest cloud, based on the recent Demandware acquisition, positions the tech giant for handling transactions in physical stores as well as online.
Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:
- Google iOS search app adds Touch ID for reentering your private searches
- Google AMP breaks the desktop search results
- Content and SEO: Building linkable content
- How do you deal with local SEO KPIs that don't pass the smell test?
- Google News 'Lite' mode app launches for slower internet connections
- When is Google's birthday? Google turns 18 & makes itself a doodle to celebrate
- Google My Business API adds features in version 3.1
- Apple now has public place pages - but what exactly are they for?
Online Marketing News From Around The Web:
Analytics
Blogs & Blogging
- The One Reason Your Amazing Blog Post Hasn't Gone Viral (and 8 Things You Can Do About It), www.problogger.net
Business Issues
- Facebook Ordered to Stop Collecting Data on WhatsApp Users in Germany, New York Times
- Google is taking several baby steps in India to get its next one billion users online, qz.com
- U.S. senators accuse Yahoo of 'unacceptable' delay in hack discovery, www.reuters.com
Content Marketing
- 11 Smart Marketing Examples that Nail Visual Content, contentmarketinginstitute.com
- 7 Powerful Content Strategies Borrowed from Advertising Masters, www.copyblogger.com
- How to Create a Watertight White Paper in 9 Steps, www.convinceandconvert.com
- The Two Essential Elements of Irresistible Content, www.copyblogger.com
Copywriting, Design & Usability
- Beyond the Lab: Gathering Holistic, Qualitative User Experience Data, www.uxmatters.com
Domaining
- .Shop soars with 40,000 registrations in first 30 minutes, domainnamewire.com
E-Commerce
- 27 questions every retailer should be asking their users, www.usertesting.com
- 8 Innovative B2B Ecommerce Sites, www.practicalecommerce.com
- Amazon and Alibaba are battling it out for India's $300-billion B2B e-commerce market, qz.com
- Amazon could be working on in-home package deliveries, techcrunch.com
- Holiday Retail Ecommerce Sales Will Grow 17% this Year, www.emarketer.com
- How Experiential Retailing Bridges In-Store and Online Shopping, www.cmswire.com
- Make the Most of Your Holiday Marketing with Our Helpful Tips, blog.mailchimp.com
- Why September is prime time to acquire mobile shoppers for the holidays, www.retaildive.com
Email Marketing
- Email can still work – a retailer shares tips on how, www.internetretailer.com
- How a little A/B email testing can yield big results, www.internetretailer.com
- How to get your subscribers to help you grow your email list, myemma.com
- How to Take Advantage of Gmail's Support for Responsive Email Design, movableink.com
- Triggered Email Benchmarks for E-Commerce Brands, www.marketingprofs.com
General Internet Marketing
- Is 1:1 Marketing Personalization a Realistic Possibility?, blog.crazyegg.com
- The IAB and 4As Launch an Exam to Gauge Your Digital Media Buying Knowledge, www.adweek.com
Internet Marketing Industry
- Emma just got one stunning makeover, myemma.com
- Infer's Artificial Intelligence Platform for Sales and Marketing Now Powers the Industry's Largest Customer Community, www.infer.com
- Jennifer Catto Joins Tremor Video as Chief Marketing Officer, www.businesswire.com
- Matt Hunter Joins Tubular Labs, www.businesswire.com
- Mavrck Announces Influencer Marketing Partnership with Adobe, www.mavrck.co
- Yes Lifecycle Marketing Launches Major Update to Its Cross-Channel Campaign Plan Module, www.yesmail.com
MarTech
- Adtech and martech are still worlds apart, and that's a big problem, venturebeat.com
- Confessions of an ad tech veteran: “You have no idea how much should be charged”, digiday.com
Mobile/Local Marketing
- 3 Key Shopping Micro-Moments for a Mobile World, www.thinkwithgoogle.com
- How a mobile-first attitude generates quality leads, www.mobilecommercedaily.com
- How marketers should approach messaging apps, digiday.com
- How to Design Branded Content for Mobile, contently.com
- Messaging Apps Vary Widely When It Comes to Privacy, www.wsj.com
Social Media
- 3 Ways Twitter Update Will Change the Way You Tweet, www.internetmarketingninjas.com
- 4 charts: The state of publisher referral traffic from LinkedIn, digiday.com
- 4 Pinterest Tips to Reach a Local Audience, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
- 4 Twitter Updates You Need to Know About, blogs.constantcontact.com
- 5 Facebook Ad Myths That Are Killing Your Profits, www.jeffbullas.com
- 5 Unique Facebook Ads Targeting Tips that Drive Serious ROI, www.verticalmeasures.com
- A Guide to Creating a Killer Social Media Marketing Strategy for Startups, www.blogherald.com
- Facebook and Twitter are exposing users to phishing attack vulnerability by opening links in new windows, qz.com
- Facebook Regrets Not Going Public Sooner With Video Metrics Miscalculations, www.adweek.com
- Facebook's Rival to Slack, Yammer Coming Next Month, new.theinformation.com
- Facebook's “not a media company,” but it decides whether Palestinian editors can publish or not, qz.com
- Get Registered to Vote with @Gov, www.Twitter.com
- How to Use Twitter Cards for Business, www.socialmediaexaminer.com
- Instagram Stories vs. Snapchat: Which Is Better for Your Marketing Needs?, www.marketingprofs.com
- Making Canvas Ads Easier, www.facebook.com
- Twitter could take many forms, depending on new owner, www.reuters.com
- Twitter will now help you register to vote, answer voter questions via direct message, techcrunch.com
- Twitter's Verified Accounts Application Process, www.adweek.com
Video
- 5 Online Video Trends to Inform Your 2017 Media Plan, www.thinkwithgoogle.com
- Are inflated Facebook video metrics that big of a deal?, www.tune.com
- Live Video Is Breathing New Life Into Twitter as It Aims for Broader Success, www.adweek.com
- Should marketers be more concerned about Facebook's video metrics faux pas?, econsultancy.com
- Social and Live Video Are Increasingly on the Radars of Marketers, Agencies, www.emarketer.com
- The 2 Keys to Helping Employees Become Great In Front of a Camera (Video Marketing), www.thesaleslion.com
- What Facebook's Video View Mistake Means For Advertisers, mediakix.com
- What You Need to Know about Facebook Live, www.toprankblog.com
- YouTube Go: YouTube reimagined for the next generation of YouTube viewers, youtube.googleblog.com
A round-up of how to register to vote on social media
National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday. Google doodle celebrated the occasion on Monday, following the lead of Facebook and Snapchat and urging its users to vote. Now Instagram, Uber, and Twitter are joining in on the movement.
Starting Tuesday, Instagram will send its users who are 18 and older a message (via sponsored post) urging them to vote. There will be a link in the caption that reads "Learn More" that will redirect users to vote.usa.gov, where they can learn more about how to register. This will go on through Sept. 30. Read more...
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SpaceX Wants to Venture Much Further Out Into the Solar System
Elon Musk finally revealed his plans for a mission
Monday, September 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton Alienates the Spotify Vote
Hillary Clinton appears to be Apple Music's new spokesperson. This may cost her much of the streaming vote, but for Apple it's a huge step up from James Corden
Daisy Ridley reveals exactly why she quit Instagram
LONDON - Remember when Daisy Ridley deactivated her Instagram account last month?
At the time, there was speculation the Star Wars actress had quit following the negative attention one of her posts about gun violence received.
Then there were reports that she'd reactivated her account to share the following note, before swiftly deactivating it again.
#DaisyRidley Reactivated her Instagram earlier today, and posted this then deactivated. We support your decision.🙌🏻 pic.twitter.com/afqqRDPFwH
- Daisy Ridley Updates (@RidleyUpdate) August 3, 2016 Read more...
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Lifehacker How to Stream Tonight's First Presidential Debate Online, No Cable Required
Meet Lumi, The Company That's Making Mailers The New Shopfronts
Pretty packaging, tissue, ribbon, and a brand logo is the e-commerce equivalent of an eye-catching storefront.
Pretty packaging, tissue, ribbon, and a brand logo is the e-commerce equivalent of an eye-catching storefront.
There was a time when a cardboard box was just a simple brown vessel in which to mail packages. These days, as we purchase more products online than we do in brick-and-mortar stores, brands are using attractive packaging to create a delightful unwrapping experience that allows them to stand out from the crowd. As our doorsteps are piling up with an increasingly diverse array of boxes, bubble mailers, and envelopes, a colorful, beautifully designed box is the modern-day equivalent to having an eye-catching storefront.
Sunday, September 25, 2016
Thermal Photography Shows Even Pizza Emits Radiation
These beautiful photographs of fast food were taken by Brea Souders using a radiometric thermal camera. They demonstrate that all matter with a temperature greater than absolute zero emits electromagnetic waves-no microwave oven required. And that Day-Glo Warholish quality is more than appropriate for junk food.
"Old People Coachella" Aims To Be The Best-Tasting Rock Festival Ever
You don't impress baby boomers with tacos and pizza, but organizers of next month's mega-concert have a secret weapon: tons of gourmet food.
You don't impress baby boomers with tacos and pizza, but organizers of next month's mega-concert have a secret weapon: tons of gourmet food.
When Desert Trip was announced in May, its lineup of septuagenarian rock artists quickly earned it the nickname "Oldchella," or "Coachella for old people." Conversely, the mega-event featuring such luminaries as Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, and Roger Waters was also called the "concert of the century," but it has an uphill climb if it wants to satisfy discerning baby-boomer foodies, who aren't going to be impressed with the typical subpar catering fare once associated with concerts.
Saturday, September 24, 2016
New Law Forces IMDB To Remove the Age of Actors on Request
The governor of California signed a bill into law today that will make it illegal for entertainment websites like IMDB to post the ages of actors if that actor requests the information to be taken down. Needless to say, free speech advocates are outraged.
Snapchat is just 'Snap' now
Snapchat is losing the "chat."
The company has been renamed Snap Inc., the Wall Street Journal reported late Friday night. Cleaner, right?
That's not all: The company will also release video-recording sunglasses called Spectacles this fall. They contain a 115-degree-angle lens that will allow the wearer to record up to 30 seconds of video, a Snap Inc. representative told Mashable, and will cost $129.99. Supplies will be limited, and they'll come in one-size-fits-all variants of black, teal or coral, the Journal said. Of course, you'll be able to post your videos directly to the Snapchat app. Read more...
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