When the first YouTube video was uploaded in 2005, the only way to watch it was on a desktop computer.Now, 20 years later, YouTube has moved on to other screens. It’s the No. 1 streaming service on connected TVs (CTV), and in a recent blog post, CEO Neal Mohan called YouTube “the new television.” Even older folks are in on…
For many people, golf used to be that thing your dad would do way too early on a weekend morning with his shirt tucked into a very unfashionable pair of khakis. But Dad might just run into Justin Timberlake and Travis Kelce or LeBron and Bronny James the next time…
At one point during day three of the remedy phase of United States v. Google LLC, taking place in a federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, US District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema said that her favorite words are “we settled.”The DOJ’s and Google spent the day discussing the technical aspects of…
A US TikTok, it seems, is actually coming.The sale of TikTok’s US operations was made nearly official Thursday via an executive order from President Trump, executing the terms of the divest-or-ban law that required TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to cede control of the app’s domestic operations to US-based owners…
Lawyers for Google and the US Department of Justice were once again in a federal courtroom in Alexandria, Virginia, to present their cases during day two of the remedy phase of United States v. Google LLC.While some of yesterday’s proceedings were spent on both sides’ opening arguments, today they were…
On his latest album, Justin Bieber kicks off a song about his wife, Hailey Bieber, referencing her “iPhone case” with “lip gloss on it.”To many, including her husband, Bieber’s brand Rhode Skin has become known as much for its products as the cases that hold and display them. In addition…
Disney and Hearst are reportedly exploring a sale of A+E Global Media, a joint venture between the two companies that operates cable networks A&E, History, and Lifetime, according to a July report from Deadline. But whoever might be interested in buying up the joint venture is likely to find a…
Everything is getting smaller—and no, we’re not just talking about shrinkflation.Mini products are becoming ubiquitous across brand categories. Take the Trader Joe’s mini totes, which are set to come back this fall after repeatedly going viral over the last two years, or L.L.Bean’s mini Boat and Tote bags that it…
It may be football season now, but fútbol season in the US is close behind.Some brand planning for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted in North America this summer, is well underway for the men’s tournament, but marketers still have plenty of time to score in women’s…
If you see a big group of people gathered around a TV during this half of the year, you probably don’t need to clock the jerseys to safely guess they’re watching football.Sports games are among the last standing programs through which advertisers can reach live TV audiences, and “few plays…
Google is heading back to court on Monday for the remedy phase of United States v. Google LLC, where it faced judgment of operating an advertising monopoly.Up to speed: US District Court Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled against Google back in April after closing arguments were given last November, finding that…
In a declining economy, startups face an uphill battle when it comes to securing funding.…
With all of the recent news about artificial intelligence (AI), it got me thinking about…
A while back, I took a couple of my grandchildren on a tour of the…
Startups face numerous challenges on their journey to success, and failing to overcome any one…
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