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What is Sponsored Content?

A content that is designed to look and feel like the content you would usually find from a publisher. It is also content that aims to be entertaining or useful while subtly improving a person’s perception of the sponsoring brand.

Podcasts Get Measurement Guidelines From IAB Tech Lab

Podcasts Get Measurement Guidelines From IAB Tech Lab by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, July 21, 2026 IAB Tech Lab, the standards arm of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, has announced new rules to ensure that totals for podcast listeners and advertising numbers from downloads and clicks are calculated accurately. Podcasts rely heavily on the ability … Continue reading Podcasts Get Measurement Guidelines From IAB Tech Lab

This Texas startup wants to reinvent desalination with a spinning membrane

July 21, 2026 This Texas startup wants to reinvent desalination with a spinning membrane BY Louise Imber   Growing up in Las Vegas, Hunter Manz took annual trips to nearby Lake Mead with his father. Each year, he watched the reservoir, Southern Nevada’s primary water source, recede further, sparking an early interest in water conservation. As … Continue reading This Texas startup wants to reinvent desalination with a spinning membrane

Illinois fights federal injunction bid over prediction markets gambling enforcement dispute

Illinois fights federal injunction bid over prediction markets gambling enforcement dispute Suswati Basu     Illinois is asking a federal judge to reject requests that would temporarily block the state from enforcing its gambling laws against sports and election prediction markets, arguing the products are ordinary wagers instead of federally regulated financial instruments. In a … Continue reading Illinois fights federal injunction bid over prediction markets gambling enforcement dispute

How to run a CTV incrementality test (and why most fail)

Build reliable control groups, choose meaningful success metrics, and generate results you can defend in budget conversations. By Sean Nowlin   Published on July 20, 2026   Most connected TV (CTV) incrementality tests fail before a single ad runs. They don’t fail because the media underperformed, but because the test produced a number that looks … Continue reading How to run a CTV incrementality test (and why most fail)

I left Amazon to buy a printing company. It was the best career move I ever made

July 21, 2026 I left Amazon to buy a printing company. It was the best career move I ever made BY Anica John After joining Amazon as a product leader in 2022, I saw a series of layoffs and return-to-office mandates over the following three years that made any semblance of presence in home life impossible. … Continue reading I left Amazon to buy a printing company. It was the best career move I ever made

Google Local Ads For Services Transitions Into Wider Campaign Platform

Google Local Ads For Services Transitions Into Wider Campaign Platform by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, July 20, 2026 Google is retiring its stand-alone Local Services Ads (LSA) dashboard, as it pushes advertisers into managing local leads inside its existing and centralized Google Ads platform in a phased rollout that begins this year.  Automation for … Continue reading Google Local Ads For Services Transitions Into Wider Campaign Platform