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Google’s Rare Privacy Sandbox Test Highlights More Questions for the Cookieless Future

The results show that some privacy-preserving targeting protocol don't perform dramatically worse than third-party cookies, though lots of unknowns remain.

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Publishers Seek More Money From Platforms to Pacify Their AI Woes

A similar bill in Australia has led to publishers collectively extract hundreds of millions from platforms.

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Meta Regains Some of its Mojo for Marketers Thanks to AI Tool Advantage+

Marketers are reallocating funds toward Meta after it stumbled last year, with some taking spend away from TikTok.

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Is the Business Boom From Going Viral Always a Good Thing?

Brands should approach social media stardom with optimistic skepticism.

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Republican Buyers Are Enthusiastic About Getting Back on Twitter Post Its Political Ads Ban

Republican ad buyers allocate nearly 25% of their media budget to Twitter, and the range for Democratic advertisers is between 1%-5%.

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Some Advertisers Slowly Test Other Platforms Ahead of TikTok’s Congress Testimony

Top 1,000 U.S. advertisers boosted their ad spend on TikTok by 66% to $467 million from September to October 2022.

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TikTok: How to Make Your Account Private

Users can stop others from following them.

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Pricing for the Creator Economy Is All Over the Map

A new report from Later and Mavrck finds that 37% of creators set their rates initially by guessing.

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Dotdash Meredith Pens Pinterest Partnership, Joining Condé Nast and Tastemade

The publisher will produce vertical video for the platform, which aims to increase its inventory.

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Snapchat: How to Turn on Video Stability

This feature may reduce shaking in the user's clip.

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Snapchat: How to Use the Ultra Wide Camera

There are multiple ways to access this feature.

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Snapchat: How to Clear Your Shopping History on Mobile

Users can remove the products they've recently browsed.

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LinkedIn: How to Reschedule a Scheduled Post on Mobile

Users can change when content will be shared.

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Instagram: How to Delete Your Search History on Mobile

Users can clear terms they've previously searched for.