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Marketing Dive

Sociable: How will Meta’s settlement impact social media?

The company’s landmark $18 billion payout was only one part of a larger agreement that aims to force other apps to implement similar teen restrictions.

Digiday

Creator industry admits that fee pricing is out of control, but can’t agree on a fix

In the facing of rising creator costs, companies are offering benchmarking tools to level the negotiation playing field, but is it enough?

Search Engine Roundtable

Daily Search Forum Recap: August 28, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.A first, Google won't enforce a spam policy within the European region...

Marketing Dive

Old Navy is rewiring its marketing strategy after summer traffic bust

A new campaign with Cardi B is already the most-viewed in the brand’s history and improving performance, Gap Inc. CEO Richard Dickson said.

Search Engine Roundtable

Google Alcohol Advertising Policy Update On September 30

Google will be updating its alcohol advertising policy on September 30, 2026.

Adweek

Zocdoc and Gemini Are Making It Easier to Find Healthcare Providers in Answer Engines

The two companies announced a partnership that allows Gemini users to find Zocdoc providers inside their chats.

CMSWire

Oreo Dunked in the Dark. Marketing Has Been Chasing That Moment Ever Since

A decade and a half after Oreo dunked in the dark, marketers are still trying to scale what made that moment work.Continue reading...

Marketing Tech

DMWF Spotlight: How enterprise brands derisk influencer spend with AI and verification

Influencer budgets are finally big enough to matter, and visible enough to be questioned.

Chief Marketer

PR Roundup: Lovesac Learns a Viral Lesson, a Billionaire’s AI Op-Ed Sparks a Bigger Debate, and Consumers Are Spending...

PR roundup covers Lovesac's viral complaint response, why a billionaire's AI-written WSJ op-ed is raising questions and what new consumer data says about how Americans are spending—and what they expect from brands.

Social Media Today

YouTube adds Amazon affiliate links

Creators will be able to tag a curated list of products from the online retailer in their videos and earn commissions from every resulting sale.

Brain Pickings

A Life of One’s Own: A Brilliant Young Woman’s Forgotten Field Guide to the Art of Knowing What You Really Want

"I did not know that I could only get the most out of life by giving myself up to it."

Adweek

Retail Roundup: Home Depot Finally Hires a Retail Media Leader, and More Ads Are Coming to Shopping Malls

Plus, Dollar General goes deep on DoorDash, and Amazon brings brands into its back-to-school campaign.

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