AlgoMerchant’s trading platform ‘for the rest of us’
AlgoMerchant is seeking to build an ecosystem for retail investors, and wants to bring algorithmic and social trading to the masses. Via DNA
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How social curation helps publishers master every news cycle
The rise of social media has turned ordinary citizens into journalists, and changed the way stories unfold. Around the world ordinary citizens are breaking stories,...
LinkedIn Shuts Down Its Ad Network 12 Months After It Opened
Last year LinkedIn followed the example of other tech platforms with lots of user data, like Google and Facebook, and started letting advertisers use that...
Social media: Vox populi when terror strikes
In the wake of the IS attacks, Indonesians rallied around social media, Benjamin Cher writes from Singapore. Via DNA
Best Practices: HP Partners with Influencers in Video Campaign
In an effort to drive brand engagement with millennials, HP has created a video series in which it collaborates with social influencers to demonstrate features...
Huffington Post Scales Back HuffPost Live
The Huffington Post is moving away from a focus on producing live-streaming video and concentrating more on creating videos specifically for social platforms. “The way...
Award-winning Malaysian team out to pursue social good
A Malaysian team won MasterCard’s Masters of Code global hackathon by building a software platform to manage the salaries of foreign domestic workers, but that’s...
Making online news more social, and emotive
Philippines social news network Rappler has expanded to Indonesia, intent on creating a ripple effect on journalism and the community. Via DNA
Dick Van Dyke and Target’s Bullseye to Promote ‘Mary Poppins’
ABC and Target are pulling a bit of marketing magic out of their magical carpet bag when the brands broadcast “Mary Poppins” as part of...
See the First 360-Degree Video Ads on Facebook
“360-degree marketing” has been an industry buzzword for years, but what about 360-degree advertising? Facebook is starting to test 360-degree video ads with a handful...
Payment Firm Stripe Launches Product to Help Retailers Sell Better on Mobile
Payment company Stripe is hoping to take mobile and social commerce to the next level — and make it a little bit easier. At an...
Socialbakers Nabs Criteo Exec Robert Lang As Its New CEO
AdExchanger | Prague-based Socialbakers added Robert Lang as its new CEO on Wednesday. The social media metrics firm described Lang as a key Criteo executive...
Brands use #FirstDayofSchool on Twitter to celebrate the dreaded day
It’s not only the first day of school for students, but apparently for brands too. Companies wasted no time attaching themselves to #firstdayofschool, an unofficial...
Kashmi goes the social path for bill-splitting between friends
Settling bills between friends seems to be enough of a problem that many startups have tried to tackle the issue, and even the banks are...
A War For Digital Privacy Is Raging But Gaps In Knowledge Remain
AdExchanger | Technology is advancing so rapidly that industries have little time to update their privacy policies to comply with social norms, regulations and legislation,...
Yahoo To Acquire Social Commerce Powerhouse Polyvore
AdExchanger | First Facebook bought TheFind. Then Twitter grabbed TellApart. Now Yahoo wants a piece of the ecommerce pie. The company revealed late Friday its...
