Data was the new oil, but context is the new refinery. Because without a refinery, oil is just a smelly, toxic mess that often brings more harm than good. By Mike Pastore March 3, 2026 Around Q3 of last year, I started hearing the word “context” pop up in many of my conversations. … Continue reading The era of data dominance is over, and it didn’t last very long
AI is making video production a whole lot easier, and brands are taking advantage of it. Mike Pastore on March 26, 2025 A new report found that 41% of brands now use AI for video creation, up from 18% in 2024. Wistia’s 2025 State of Video Report data comes from over 14 million videos … Continue reading 41% of brands using AI for video, up from 18% last year
Despite the holiday blues, ad spending on TikTok was up 27% for the entire year. Chris Wood on January 22, 2025 Meta properties saw 15% ad spend growth in Q4 2024, while TikTok, facing an unknown future in the U.S., dropped 51 percentage points from Q4 2023 to 13%, according to digital advertising company … Continue reading Meta ad spend up 15% last quarter as TikTok sees sharp drop
Limited-time discounts are getting people back in the door at quick-service restaurants, but such gains could be fleeting when the deals disappear. BY Jennifer Mattson Fast-food restaurant chains have been seeing an uptick in traffic over the past two months due to the success of limited-time deals and promotions, along with an early rollout of the … Continue reading Fast-food chains are winning back customers with meal deals. Will the good times last?
The once-ubiquitous music retail chain has just two remaining stores: one in Ohio and one in Oregon. Reports that both are shuttering may have been premature. BY Tracy Brown Hamilton Sam Goody, the once-ubiquitous music and entertainment retail chain founded in 1951, is set to close one of its last two remaining U.S. stores next year. … Continue reading Sam Goody employee in Oregon denies reports that the last location is closing: ‘We’re not going anywhere’
Hackers Stealing Cookies May Become Last Straw In Google’s U-Turn by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, October 31, 2024 Cookie stealing has become a problem in the digital advertising industry — as have the attempts to prevent it from happening. So why are advertisers and app developers still using them? Google introduced a security protection for … Continue reading Hackers Stealing Cookies May Become Last Straw In Google’s U-Turn
July 11, 2024 Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week than expected Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 17,000 to a seasonally adjusted 222,000 for the week ended July 6, the lowest level since late May, the Labor Department said on Thursday. BY Reuters The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits … Continue reading Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week than expected
Last Day to Buy ‘Dogeverse’ in Presale Before Launch: Next Meme Coin to Watch in June? Petar Jovanovic Crypto Writer A new meme coin Dogeverse is ending its successful crypto presale tomorrow at 10am UTC after raising over $ 15 million. Potential buyers now have around 24 hours left to purchase Dogeverse tokens before … Continue reading Last Day to Buy ‘Dogeverse’ in Presale Before Launch: Next Meme Coin to Watch in June?
May 21, 2024 High salaries, poor performance: These were the most overpaid CEOs last year Most CEOs of S&P 500 companies got a raise of at least 9%, according to a new ‘Wall Street Journal’ report. And some CEOs made millions despite their bad performance. BY Chris Morris When it comes to CEO salaries, no one … Continue reading High salaries, poor performance: These were the most overpaid CEOs last year
May 10, 2024 Target will only sell Pride Month collection in half of U.S. stores this summer after last year’s backlash The move is likely an attempt to avoid last summer’s chaos, when anti-LGBTQ+ protestors damaged merchandise and harassed employees. BY Sarah Bregel You won’t be able to find the Pride Month collection in many Target … Continue reading Target will only sell Pride Month collection in half of U.S. stores this summer after last year’s backlash
