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Is Nielsen’s prime time over? Purchase renews questions about products and long-term value

Buyers must deal with accuracy problems in Nielsen’s primary product: TV ratings. Constantine von Hoffman on April 1, 2022 This week’s news about the purchase of TV-ratings giant Nielsen is spotlighting ongoing problems with its products and raising questions about the company’s value.  What happened. On Tuesday, Nielsen announced it was selling itself to a … Continue reading Is Nielsen’s prime time over? Purchase renews questions about products and long-term value

Activision Blizzard faces wrongful death lawsuit over employee suicide

Activision Blizzard continues to remove employees amid misconduct allegations But CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly tried to keep a lid on the exact figures. K. Holt @krisholt January 17th, 2022 Drew Angerer via Getty Images Since July, 37 Activision Blizzard employees have been fired or forced out and another 44 have been disciplined as the company … Continue reading Activision Blizzard faces wrongful death lawsuit over employee suicide

Over 80 percent of NFTs minted for free on OpenSea are fake or plagiarized

OpenSea product lead resigns over use of insider NFT info for purchases The marketplace hopes to prevent further abuse through tighter controls. J. Fingas @jonfingas September 16th, 2021 Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images OpenSea isn’t wasting much time after its head of product was accused of exploiting insider information to turn a profit on non-fungible … Continue reading Over 80 percent of NFTs minted for free on OpenSea are fake or plagiarized

Attorneys general sue Google over location marketing practices

There’s sinister talk of “dark patterns” used by Google to track users and improve Google ad performance. Danny Goodwin on January 24, 2022 The attorneys general for D.C., Indiana, Texas and Washington have sued Google for the “deceptive and unfair practices” the company uses to obtain consumer location data. It’s a bipartisan lawsuit with both … Continue reading Attorneys general sue Google over location marketing practices