Category Archives: Social Media Challenges

Navigating ‘Mind-Blowing’ New Media Challenges

Navigating ‘Mind-Blowing’ New Media Challenges by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 26, 2026 As AI agents begin to request content directly, publishers and platforms will need systems that expose enough metadata for discovery while still protecting paid content. It’s a challenge that engineers at JWX are trying to work through, John Nardone, CEO of … Continue reading Navigating ‘Mind-Blowing’ New Media Challenges →

Cost Of Invisible Media Grows Despite Concerns (DD)

Cost Of Invisible Media Grows Despite Concerns by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 2, 2025 Performance ads are paid for when specific actions are completed, but many advertising formats require payment even when no one is looking.  According to a recent white paper, around 75% of MRC-accredited digital inventory receives zero active attention. For advertisers, when … Continue reading Cost Of Invisible Media Grows Despite Concerns (DD) →

Gleeful social media response to UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting reveals deep anger toward for-profit insurance

  The New York shooting of Brian Thompson has been met with an outpouring of online rage directed at United over denied medical coverage and other business practices. BY Jennifer Mattson The apparent targeted attack on UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot early Wednesday morning outside his midtown Manhattan hotel, has sparked a noticeably intense … Continue reading Gleeful social media response to UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting reveals deep anger toward for-profit insurance →

USC researchers offer a glimpse inside the right-wing echo chamber on X and Telegram

November 04, 2024 USC researchers offer a glimpse inside the right-wing echo chamber on X and Telegram How bad actors artificially pump up engagement for right-wing content, causing social algorithms to push the stuff even further. BY Mark Sullivan Researchers at the University of Southern California say they found evidence of thousands of X and Telegram … Continue reading USC researchers offer a glimpse inside the right-wing echo chamber on X and Telegram →

No-buy challenge tips: Know your vulnerabilities and be careful on social media, experts say

May 28, 2024 No-buy challenge tips: Know your vulnerabilities and be careful on social media, experts say Thinking of what you would be better off living without? BY Associated Press The rules of a no-buy challenge are self-imposed and simple: Make a list of the non-essential items you won’t spend money on for a set period … Continue reading No-buy challenge tips: Know your vulnerabilities and be careful on social media, experts say →

Media companies should turn to the Three R’s in order to navigate the tech landscape

By David Cohn January 22, 2024 For the past 20 years, the media’s working relationship with big technology platforms like Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc. has been a Faustian bargain. Tech giants provided access to the largest audience in human history (not an exaggeration) and in exchange, the media industry handed over ultimate control of their … Continue reading Media companies should turn to the Three R’s in order to navigate the tech landscape →