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Online Ad Biz Neared $50B In Early 2018

PYMNTS

A new report from Interactive Advertising Bureau ( IAB ) shows that the online advertising business continues to grow at double-digit rates. You can then plow that profit back into your business … the digital advertising market is helping to fuel that growth,” he said. Year over year, social media revenue was up 37.5

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Yelp Wins Court Ruling About Negative Online Reviews

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A recent California Supreme Court decision that essentially allows a negative Yelp post to stand about a lawyer could help determine how online reviews are treated in the future. The Hassell Law Group represented Ava Bird in a 2012 personal injury case for three months. A colleague disagreed.

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Direct Sales Co Younique Launches Virtual Makeup App

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Direct sales company Younique, which has been pivotal in its approach to social media marketing, has launched an augmented reality (AR) makeup trying-on tool, according to a release. . The tool uses facial analysis and bridges the gap, the company said, between online and in-person shopping.

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Pixlee Lets Retailers Market Using Real Customers’ Photos

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Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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Blue Apron Turns 7 As Meal Kit Industry Grows Up

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Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. Back to 2012. According to Blue Apron’s own website and other reports , the story begins way back in the halcyon days of 2012. Social Media’s Role.

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Blue Apron Marks Seventh Birthday Amid Meal Kit Industry Changes

PYMNTS

Call Blue Apron what you will: a struggling retailer, a comeback kid, a prime example of hype in the online world, a respectable survivor. Back to 2012. According to Blue Apron’s own website and other reports , the story begins way back in the halcyon days of 2012. Social Media’s Role.

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Auld Lang Syne: Remembering Social Media Milestones

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Though it’s now primarily used as a music and culture site, Myspace was one of the first social media networks that allowed personal profiles. 2010: Instagram launches as a photo and video-sharing social media network. 2012: Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion. Consider 5-8 (per post, respectively) on Instagram.