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SOURCE DIGITAL SHOWCASES NEW MARKETING TECH STRATEGIES FOR MONETIZING BRANDS WITHIN CONTENT AT CES 2017

PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 22, 2016 – Source Digital, a leading technology product and service provider specializing in monetization strategies around digital content, will be revealing how personalization, smart content and omni-screen use increase consumer engagement and create new revenue opportunities across all media distribution channels. Exhibiting at C Space in the ARIA booth CS-18, Source Digital will debut a series of exciting ... Read More »

Colliers rethinks the marketing strategies of Vancouver tech firms

Procurify co-founder Aman Mann says Vancouver’s tech sector is still maturing.RIC ERNST / VANCOUVER SUN Hootsuite’s headquarters in Vancouver.HANDOUT / VANCOUVER SUN B.C.’s technology sector is maturing with more first-generation start-ups stabilizing and seeking newer, higher-quality downtown office space, according to a new report by Colliers International. Tech firm growth in Metro Vancouver, Victoria and Kelowna has been changing tech ... Read More »

Marketing Tech Startup Appboy Shuffles Cofounders As Bill Magnuson Takes Over As CEO

The five-year-old marketing tech company has named Bill Magnuson as CEO effective on January 1, 2017, with founding CEO Mark Ghermezian moving into a new role as executive chairman. As part of the reshuffling at the Series C startup, third cofounder Jon Hyman will assume the role of CTO from Magnuson after serving as Appboy’s CIO. “When you look at ... Read More »

Marketing Tech Unicorns in 2017’s IPO Pipeline

Marketing Tech Unicorns in 2017’s IPO Pipeline In its annual Tech IPO Report, released today, CB Insights identifies the top 369 high-value and “high-flying” technology companies which might be in the pipeline for IPOs. We mined the report for gems on some of the marketing (and sales) tech companies we cover. Among the companies in the 2017 pipeline: Qualtrics, the ... Read More »

Turkish authorities investigating 10,000 social media users – ministry | Reuters

ANKARA Turkish authorities are investigating some 10,000 people on suspicion of using social media to support terrorism, the interior ministry said on Saturday, part of a wide crackdown that has alarmed rights groups and some Western allies.Turkey, which faces security threats from Kurdish and leftist militants and Islamic State, has sacked or suspended more than 100,000 people following an attempted ... Read More »

Social Media Diet: 7 Things I’m Doing This Holiday Season Instead of Scrolling My TL

Since enduring the election (and some minor heartbreak during the holiday season), I’ve found myself continuously abusing The Worldwide Bloodstream—namely Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram—despite the fact that it only exacerbates my mood. My news feeds have literally been “feeding” my negative emotions about current affairs, and allowing me to stew in a pool of bitterness about my personal life. I ... Read More »

Singer George Michael mourned across social media

Enlarge ImageFarewell. Photo by Bauer-Griffin, GC Images And so the greats pass, one after the other. David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell and now George Michael. Michael, born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, died of heart failure on Christmas Day. Tributes immediately poured in on social media. On Twitter, fans and celebrities offered their memories and their disbelief that Michael, just ... Read More »

RNC clarifies part of Christmas message after social media criticism

NOW PLAYINGTrump transition entering final weeks Never autoplay videos A Republican National Committee official lashed out at critics after part of a Christmas statement it made Sunday sparked outrage on social media. RNC Chairman Reince Priebus released a three-paragraph statement on the holiday, but it was the first paragraph that drew critics’ attention. “Over two millennia ago, a new hope ... Read More »

My Disability Matters: The social media site helping to connect people with disabilities

PHOTO: Mr Reardon hopes the website will provide a forum for people with disabilities to support each other. (ABC News: Felicity Ogilvie) RELATED STORY: New social network connects people with disabilities online MAP: TAS A social media site created by a Tasmanian man and designed for people with disabilities is being praised by users as a useful place to make ... Read More »

Govt cyber cell to watch social media posts

Representative image GURGAON: Your social mediaposts are under close watch. The Haryana government has decided to ratchet up its cyber policing with a centre for digital investigations that it will inaugurate on Wednesday in Gurgaon. The Digital Investigation Training and Analysis Centre (Ditac) will focus exclusively on social media content, picking up anything it feels is “inflammatory” or “illegal” in ... Read More »