Tumblr, one of the world’s premiere blogging platforms is set to be acquired by Yahoo one of the world’s first internet heavy hitters. The deal will be completed by the second half of the year and will be an all cash transaction. Twenty-six-year-old founder David Karp, will remain on as the chief executive for four [...]

Snapchat? No doubt you’ve heard about it on the news, from your kids, or your teenage sibling. It’s a free, instant photo texting app for Android and iPhone that’s making headlines around the world. Created by two Stanford students after a product design class for their final project, Snapchat was launched in September 2011 from their basement. The [...]

BuzzFeed, a popular consumer website that integrates a viral content identifier technology platform with a manual editorial selection arm which showcases “the viral web in realtime”, is playing even nicer with agency land these days by launching the Authorized Social Storyteller initiative, a branded content training program, for the agency staff themselves. Native advertising isn’t anything [...]

I thought I’d take this gloomy Friday as an opportunity to share something motivating. I saw a Tweet from Peter Shankman today with this video from his talk at TEDx Times Square in New York last month. These 15 minutes will give you a a laugh and make you think about the importance of amazing customer [...]

Of course the best Mothers Day ad comes from Google! They’ve got a history of creating ads that evoke emotion and leave you feeling inspired (See Cambridge Satchel). Mothers Day was an opportunity for them to show some love for the moms in our lives and how we use their products to interact. The creative [...]