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Tech and media layoffs August 2024 update: Paramount Global, Dell, LegalZoom, Axios cut jobs

Hi, Welcome Welcome back August 09, 2024 Tech and media layoffs August 2024 update: Paramount Global, Dell, LegalZoom, Axios cut jobs A number of high-profile firms in the tech and media sectors are significantly reducing their workforces. Here’s what to know. BY Michael Grothaus It hasn’t been a good month for job security in the media … Continue reading Tech and media layoffs August 2024 update: Paramount Global, Dell, LegalZoom, Axios cut jobs

Google rolls out new features for Local Service Ads

One new feature is designed to increase ad engagement and rankings, while the other provides greater budget controls. Anu Adegbola on August 9, 2024   Google unveiled new features for Local Services Ads (LSA) this week. One automatically selects profile photos to display in advertisements, while the others give advertisers more control over their spending. … Continue reading Google rolls out new features for Local Service Ads

Russia and Venezuela have blocked encrypted messaging app Signal

  Russia and Venezuela have blocked encrypted messaging app Signal Affected users are encouraged to turn on its “censorship circumvention” feature. danny gallagher Updated Sat, Aug 10, 2024   NurPhoto via Getty Images Both Russia and Venezuela have blocked access to the encrypted messaging app Signal, The Verge reports. The Russian news service Interfax broke … Continue reading Russia and Venezuela have blocked encrypted messaging app Signal

How Centerfield is sifting insights from millions of phone calls

Echo AI’s technology is helping Centerfield turn a jumble of unstructured verbiage into actionable customer data. Kim Davis on August 9, 2024   “Echo AI came onto our radar screen because we were looking for AI-driven consumer insight platforms that can help marketing, sales and customer service teams optimize and become more efficient. What we’ve … Continue reading How Centerfield is sifting insights from millions of phone calls

Nicolás Maduro bans X in Venezuela for 10 days amid Elon Musk dispute

  Nicolás Maduro bans X in Venezuela for 10 days amid Elon Musk dispute The country’s president claimed Musk was inciting hatred following disputed election results. kris holt   Fri, Aug 9, 2024   ASSOCIATED PRESS Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro has blocked X in the country for 10 days after claiming that the platform’s owner … Continue reading Nicolás Maduro bans X in Venezuela for 10 days amid Elon Musk dispute

Urban digital transformation: Insights for marketers from global smart cities

Cities worldwide are rebranding through digital transformation, offering marketers insights into modernization and innovative storytelling. Shama Hyder on August 9, 2024   As the CEO of a marketing and PR agency, I’ve observed a fascinating trend in recent years: Major cities around the world are undergoing digital transformations, not unlike the shifts we’ve seen in … Continue reading Urban digital transformation: Insights for marketers from global smart cities

TikTok will make it easier to identify movies and TV shows that users are clipping

  TikTok will make it easier to identify movies and TV shows that users are clipping Hub pages will tell you the synopsis and help you find out where something is streaming. kris holt   Updated Fri, Aug 9, 2024   TikTok One of the more annoying aspects of TikTok (and Instagram and X) culture … Continue reading TikTok will make it easier to identify movies and TV shows that users are clipping

Why first-party data still reigns even with Google keeping third-party cookies

Cookies or no cookies, first-party data is your competitive edge. Find out how to build a robust data strategy for the future. Sam Shennan on August 8, 2024   Data is not a new topic, but it is being revitalized since Google’s announcement that cookie deprecation is no longer in the pipeline. You might think … Continue reading Why first-party data still reigns even with Google keeping third-party cookies