How Axios Will Approach Content, Including Native Ads
(Max Willens / Digiday)
“We watch how much time an advertiser’s message stays in your feed.” Is this what next-generation measurability looks like?
Facebook Is Going To Start Showing Ads In The Middle Of Its Videos And Sharing The Money With Publishers
(Peter Kafka / Recode)
Only videos that hold viewers attention for 90 seconds are eligible.
Machine Learning Is Better Than Stats In Business
(David Gonzalez / Medium)
Maybe we skip the whole analysis thing and let robots do the work.
“Role of Journalism” Overtakes Monetization as the Media Industry’s Priority in 2017
(Allie VanNest / Parsely)
Less important? Platforms, video and ad blockers.
Gartner Announces Data & Analytics Summit 2017
(Gartner)
This year’s summit is March 6-9 in Grapevine, Texas.
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It’s Funny Because It’s True: Fact-Based Comedy Can Affect Audiences by Lindsay Green-Barber
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