Content Twitter’s ‘read before you retweet’ prompt rolling out globally A prompt being tested by Twitter which asked users if they wanted to ... Esther Kezia Thorpe@SpinyTrendsOctober 2, 2020
Mergers and Acquisitions Taboola and Outbrain’s Merger Receives the U.S. Government’s Support – But Not the U.K.’s Taboola and Outbrain's merger has been scrutinised by U.S. and U.K. regulators. The ... Barima Nyantekyi@SpinyTrendsJuly 23, 2020
Content NBCUniversal Launches Peacock Streaming With Free Content Peacock includes commercials in both Free and Premium, but the latter has fewer ... Barima Nyantekyi@SpinyTrendsJuly 15, 2020
Advertising The U.S. Podcast Industry Eyes $1bn in Ads for 2020 With News in the Lead and Deals on the Rise As projected U.S. ad revenue growth rounds down to nearly 15%, SiriusXM's $325 ... Barima Nyantekyi@SpinyTrendsJuly 14, 2020
Data YouTube’s New Revenue Metric Makes Monetization Clearer for Creators YouTube creators will be able to track their earnings per every 1000 views ... Barima Nyantekyi@SpinyTrendsJuly 14, 2020
Content Flipboard Curates its Bigger Picture The aggregator service introduces a range of tools and analytics for publishers with ... Barima Nyantekyi@SpinyTrendsJuly 8, 2020
Technology Instagram Goes After TikTok with “Reels” and Full Screen Stories The company eyes international markets, including India, to test and refine its versions ... Barima Nyantekyi@SpinyTrendsJuly 3, 2020
Content Google Test its “Web Stories” on WordPress The new tool taps into the popular "Stories" format to drive traffic to ... Barima Nyantekyi@SpinyTrendsJuly 2, 2020
Distribution The New York Times Ends its Partnership with Apple News The media publisher looks to "fund quality journalism" by drawing readers back to ... Barima Nyantekyi@SpinyTrendsJune 30, 2020
Content Trump-related Accounts Among Hate Content Bans on YouTube, Reddit and Twitch The stances of leading social media platforms against hosting hate-based content take a ... Barima Nyantekyi@SpinyTrendsJune 30, 2020