ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after officials slam it It’s now the most downloaded free social networking app in the US for iOS devices. mariella moon Wed, Jul 2, 2025 Mario Tama via Getty Images US government officials have condemned ICEBlock and CNN’s recent coverage of it, leading to more people … Continue reading ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after officials slam it
Tired of siloed teams and misaligned campaigns? Discover six hidden blockers to marketing performance — and how to break them down, step by step. Mike Pastore on July 1, 2025 You’ve probably noticed marketing is becoming increasingly complex. It requires diverse skill sets and close coordination with colleagues within and beyond the marketing team. … Continue reading 6 marketing team silos you need to break down, and how to do it
AI Digs Deep To Surface Content, Makes Websites Conversational by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 1, 2025 Startups have sparked debate on whether websites will survive the transition to artificial intelligence (AI). AI will not render websites obsolete, but the technology can transform them into conversational experiences to support the next phase of advertising … Continue reading AI Digs Deep To Surface Content, Makes Websites Conversational
Level up your email marketing strategy with gamification, polls, embedded videos and other high-impact interactive tools. Alexander Melone on July 1, 2025 Ecommerce is more competitive than ever, so your emails need to work harder by being more fun. In a sea of special offers and near-identical services, something happier, zanier and unexpected makes your … Continue reading Interactive emails give your sales funnel a competitive edge
July 01, 2025 Meet Picastro, the Instagram alternative for astrophotographers BY Eve Upton-Clark For those who’ve had enough of scrolling AI slop, meet Picastro: an Instagram app for astrophotography. Picastro is a dedicated, mobile-first platform built for amateurs and pros who capture images of the night sky. Launched late last year by Tom McCrorie, an amateur … Continue reading Meet Picastro, the Instagram alternative for astrophotographers
Basic tools are falling behind. As AI raises the bar, your martech stack needs to evolve —or risk fading into irrelevance. MarTechBot on June 30, 2025 In MarTech’s “MarTechBot explains it all” feature, we pose a question about marketing to our very own MarTechBot, which is trained on the MarTech website archives and has … Continue reading Which martech categories will disappear if they don’t include AI?
June 30, 2025 Colombian gangs are using social media to recruit children, the U.N. warns BY Eve Upton-Clark Colombian gangs are using social media to reach and recruit children, the United Nations has warned. Gangs and rebel groups are enticing children to enlist by posting videos on platforms like TikTok and Facebook that showcase the “perks” … Continue reading Colombian gangs are using social media to recruit children, the U.N. warns
Google’s New Type Of Ad Auction, Reason Clean Fusion Power Is Needed by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, June 30, 2025 Google Research and the University of Chicago earlier this year published a paper outlining a theoretical and practical framework for how ad auctions could work in the age of generative AI. The framework advances … Continue reading Google Presents New Type Of Ad Auction, Reason Clean Fusion Power Is Needed
Microsoft Advertising now reviews ads at the asset level, allowing approved elements to continue running even if others are disapproved. Anu Adegbola on June 30, 2025 Microsoft Advertising is revamping its approach to enforcing ad policy compliance. Instead of outright disapproving entire ads, it reviews individual ad assets (e.g., headlines, descriptions, and images). This … Continue reading Microsoft Ads gets new granular asset-level reviews
Judge rules Apple must face antitrust lawsuit brought by the US DOJ This case will run in parallel to similar charges against the tech giant in the EU. anna washenko Updated Mon, Jun 30, 2025 REUTERS / Reuters The US Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple will progress. US District Judge Julien Neals of … Continue reading Judge rules Apple must face antitrust lawsuit brought by the US DOJ
