Listening and Learning This July 1st
This July 1st, we encourage you to take the time to educate yourself and others on the full shared history of our country before choosing to celebrate this year. Indigenous lives matter, and systemic violence and suppression is not just a historical issue. More than seven generations of Indigenous people continue to suffer the effects […]
The Weekly Download – June 4, 2021
Welcome back to The Weekly Download! Happy Pride to all those who are celebrating – if there is one thing we’ve learned over the last year, it’s that we’re better together. Here’s the news that should be on your radar this week: an online community provides comfort amid a deadly second wave of COVID in […]
The Weekly Download – April 9, 2021
Welcome back to The Weekly Download! Here’s what you might’ve missed this week: The end of Facebook Analytics, Reddit expands into Canada for the first time, Cannes Lions goes digital, a viral video with consequences, and Friday Fun. The End of Facebook Analytics is Near As of June 30, 2021, Facebook Analytics will no longer […]
The Weekly Download – March 5, 2021
Happy Friday! Let’s dive into another edition of The Weekly Download: updates from Twitter regarding in-app shopping and misinformation, TikTok’s new creator Q&A feature, and Friday Fun. Twitter Tests eCommerce Tweets With more and more people spending money online, Twitter is testing a new way for users to shop. As reported by TechCrunch, the new […]
The Weekly Download – February 12, 2021
Happy Friday and welcome back to The Weekly Download! Happy Chinese New Year to all our friends celebrating over the next sixteen days; 2021 marks the Year of the Ox and we wish you all the best in the year to come! On the docket: Facebook adds new safety features to Messenger for #SaferInternetDay, Instagram […]
The Weekly Download – January 29, 2021
Happy Friday and welcome back to The Weekly Download! How was your week? It’s time to recap the biggest news in digital marketing and tech, and kickstart the weekend with a little Friday Fun. On today’s docket: Reddit investors shake up Wall Street, Twitter’s crowdsourced fact-checking portal ‘Birdwatch’, Clubhouse’s rising popularity, Instagram’s new professional dashboard, […]
The Weekly Download – January 22, 2021
Happy Friday! Welcome back to The Weekly Download. It’s been a busy week in terms of news and updates both in the digital marketing world and beyond. Let’s dive in! President Joe Biden’s inauguration (and its many memes), Pinterest’s Story Pins, YouTube’s next phase of product tag testing, updates to Facebook Pages, and more. All […]
The Weekly Download – January 15, 2020
Welcome back to The Weekly Download! On the hot sheet today: Dentsu’s trend report for 2021 and what it means for brands, highlights from CES 2021, Twitter’s ‘dangerous’ precedent, TikTok’s new policy to protect vulnerable users, YouTube’s new hashtag showcase pages, and as always, we’re wrapping things up with Friday Fun. Dentsu’s 2021 Trend Report […]
The Weekly Download – January 8, 2021
Welcome back to The Weekly Download! Our team took a brief hiatus to celebrate the holidays and unwind before 2021, but we’re back this week with another digital marketing roundup! In the headlines this week Social media channels issue user bans following U.S. Capitol violence, Forrester predicts critical business and technology trends in 2021, Facebook […]
The Weekly Download – November 13, 2020
It’s Friday the 13th – but it’s not all bad news today! On the agenda: saying goodbye to an irreplaceable Canadian icon, *that* weird press conference, Peloton’s big new creator deal, LinkedIn’s support for underrepresented groups, Pinterest’s 2020 gift guide, and more. The Internet Pays Tribute to Alex Trebek Answer is… The internet came together […]