ESPN to Discontinue ESPN Bet Amid DraftKings Partnership
ESPN Bet will cease to exist starting Dec. 1.
Buster Scher – Founder, The Buster Agency
Send us a text In Episode 11 of this season’s Digital and Dirt podcast, Ian welcomes Buster Scher, founder of organic social media agency, The Buster Agency, to discuss building a personal brand, turning passion into business, and amplifying culture through collectibles, content, and social strategy. Podcast Breakdown 00:00 – 01:31 Introduction: Hoops Nation, Collectibles & Background 01:32 – 04:31 SpongeBob art & Investment Strategy 04:32 – 08:40 Passion and Purpose in collecting 08:41 – 13:27 Building Hoops Nation & NBA recognition 13:28 – 18:47 Creator economy & Staying true to your niches 18:48 – 23:31 Patience, Consistency & Long-Term[...]
TechMagic: OpenAI’s $38B Deal, Hinton’s AI Shift, a Fake Friends Episode, and Gaming in KSA
Plus, Melissa Tony Stires and Janna Salokangas of Mia, AI, TED Next and The Female Quotient’s AI Summit.
When Advertising Evolves, Humanity Shrinks
AI won’t need to steal your attention. You’ll give it willingly because it sounds like understanding. Over the past months, OpenAI has quietly floated the idea of adding ads to ChatGPT’s free tier maybe “sponsored suggestions,” maybe affiliate-style prompts. Officially, there are “no active plans.” But the economics tell a different story. When you’re burning […]
AI Shopping Is Here but Brands and Retailers Are Still on the Sidelines
As AI assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity push shopping, brands are concerned about data but risk being left out.
Deep Dive —7 Take Aways— OOH Ratings Compare to Other Media in Accuracy
How OOH moves from “interesting reach channel” to a fully integrated, accountable part of modern media planning. ...Verifiable, auditable, and trusted ...How OOH ratings compare ... what OOH can learn The post Deep Dive —7 Take Aways— OOH Ratings Compare to Other Media in Accuracy first appeared on OOH TODAY.
Why Meta’s Exit From MRC Audits Should Be A Wake-Up Call For Marketers
Meta’s decision to withdraw from the Media Rating Council’s brand-safety audits and its subsequent loss of accreditation have sparked important questions for advertisers that depend on transparency and accountability to protect their brands online. When one of the world’s largest advertising platforms steps away from independent verification, it’s a reminder of how critical third-party accountability […] The post Why Meta’s Exit From MRC Audits Should Be A Wake-Up Call For Marketers appeared first on AdExchanger.
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Facebook’s job ads algorithm is sexist, French equality watchdog rules
Regulator found ads for mechanics skewed towards men while those for preschool teachers targeted women The French equalities regulator has declared that Facebook’s algorithm for placing job adverts is sexist, after an investigation found that adverts for mechanic roles skewed towards men while those for preschool teachers were targeted at women. The Défenseur des Droits watchdog said the Facebook system for targeted job ads treated users differently based on their sex, and constituted indirect discrimination. The regulator recommended that Facebook and its parent company, Meta, took measures to ensure adverts were non-discriminatory, giving the company three months to inform the[...]
The Legal Analyst In Google’s Corner
Welcome to “remedy-palooza.” While that specific term may not take off, it’s not a bad way to describe the vibe right now. We recently got a final remedy decision in the DOJ v. Google Search antitrust case and we’re in the midst of the remedies trial phase of the DOJ v. Google publisher ad tech […] The post The Legal Analyst In Google’s Corner appeared first on AdExchanger.
