Hi, Welcome Welcome back Mark Zuckerberg testifies in social media addiction trial that Meta just wants Instagram to be ‘useful’ The company has tried to downplay the idea that its apps can be addictive. Karissa Bell Wed, February 18, 2026 Meta CEO and Chairman Mark Zuckerberg arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court … Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg testifies in social media addiction trial that Meta just wants Instagram to be ‘useful’
February 18, 2026 Klarna CEO says firm will likely reduce its workforce by 1,000 employees by 2030—partially due to AI
AI ‘Slop’ In A Word by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, February 18, 2026 Marketers have been calling out AI “slop” seen mostly in articles across Internet, in professional or business blogs and in social media posts. But there is an accompanying new acronym traversing the internet, AI;DR, short for “AI, didn’t read.” AI;DR is used to call out … Continue reading AI ‘Slop’ In A Word
Early signals from Airbnb suggest visitors arriving via AI assistants are more likely to book, hinting at a major shift in how high intent traffic is discovered and measured. By Danny Goodwin February 18, 2026 Traffic from AI chatbots converts at a higher rate than traffic from Google. That’s according to Airbnb CEO … Continue reading Airbnb says AI chatbot traffic converts better than Google
B2B CTV isn’t about broad reach. It’s about precise segmentation, quality CRM data and smart retargeting strategies built for long sales cycles. By Sean Nowlin February 17, 2026 When I talk to B2B brands about potential CTV campaigns, one question comes up over and over: How do you show your ads to the right … Continue reading How to use CRM data to target the right B2B audiences
Tax Anxiety Raises Search Levels by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, February 17, 2026 It’s time for financial institutions to step up and become experts to help business marketers and those filing individual returns to prepare for filing deadlines. Many of the changes in 2025 tax laws from passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill … Continue reading Tax Anxiety Raises Search Levels
February 17, 2026 The five love languages of leadership BY Chris Ball span>span]:whitespace-nowrap”>If you haven’t read the book The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman, you’re probably at least familiar with the idea behind it: that people give and receive care in different ways. Some value words, others actions. Some want quality time; others want gifts … Continue reading The five love languages of leadership
The curious case of Michael Selig and his predictions about markets Suswati Basu If there is one thing you can predict with delight these days, it is that Michael S. Selig will write about prediction markets, whether on X or elsewhere, and that something about them will be a bit unpredictable. In … Continue reading The curious case of Michael Selig and his predictions about markets
Ring’s ‘terrifying’ Super Bowl ad resulted in people disconnecting or destroying the device. The lesson for marketers goes way beyond ‘Don’t do that.’ By Constantine von Hoffman February 17, 2026 People may debate which Super Bowl ad was the best, but there’s no question which was the most consequential — and not in a … Continue reading How to wreck your brand in 30 seconds
February 17, 2026 Why the EU just opened a formal probe into Shein
