Vice and Victory

12/19/2017

More changes to how marketers can and will share on Facebook.

By Henry Silverman, Operations Integrity Specialist and Lin Huang, Engineer People have told us that they dislike spammy posts on Facebook that goad them into interacting with likes, shares, comments, and other actions. For example, “LIKE this if you’re an Aries!” This tactic, known as “enga...

04/28/2017

We love this ad. Can best be described as the anti-Pepsi ad.

Two strangers with polar opposite views meet in this Heineken ad, which gets political in a way that Pepsi would do well to consider next time.

03/10/2017

Bitcoin takes a dive. 🔻

The price of the digital currency bitcoin has been flying for the last few weeks, reaching an all-time high today of $1,350 per coin just this week. Here’s why: the SEC on Friday released a long-awaited ruling on an application for a bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) submitted by Cameron and Tyler

02/28/2017

We like this move for consumers, influencers, and sponsors. Instagram adding a "Add Partner" feature.

Insta-transparency.

02/10/2017

Democrats are still in a tailspin after their big league electoral loss in 2016... and 2014, 2012, and 2010.

Over four straight cycles, Democrats have suffered historic losses. Why? Because they learned all the wrong lessons from Obama’s success.

02/04/2017

Earlier this week, CEO Ali A. Akbar and data scientist Robyn Stiles spoke on the key benefits of a collaborative relationship between the political practitioner and scientist in political experiments.

02/02/2017

Fascinating piece!

Memes function like IEDs.

01/09/2017

Predictable acquisition: Atlassian gets Trello.

01/01/2017

Seeing statuses in your timeline that look super appealing? It's a new Facebook feature slowly being rolled out. Coming soon!

Facebook's core attraction isn't news articles you could find anywhere, it's intimate posts from your real friends. That explains why Facebook is trying to..

12/21/2016

The overwhelming number of our clients are referrals from existing or previous clients. Those who talk "synergy" and hype always have to go shopping for new customers.

A social strategist's confessions.

12/11/2016

Fake it til you make it... or whatever.

“Whatever you do in life, it helps to have a following.”

10/18/2016

You may want to check your bank statements.

People who donated to Senate Republicans may want to check their bank statements.