• Why the Government is Reading Tweets

    The CIA monitors social media activity for intelligence and gauging international attitudes towards the U.S. Plus: Bieber fever continues, and memes on Facebook. This and more in The Feed.


  • Should Time Spent Equal Budget Spent?

    There persists this notion that as consumer time spent with digital media increases brand budgets will follow. That hasn’t been the case to date — and it might not be in the future, according to the latest article in Digiday’s “Solving the Web’s Brand Challenge” series.


  • BuzzFeed’s Scott Lamb on the Art of Viral Hits

    BuzzFeed’s managing editor Scott Lamb is on the hunt for the next viral hit. He spoke to Digiday about what it’s like curating viral trends, why cats will never die as an Internet trend, and social sharing as the future metric of Web success.


  • Can M&A Solve Ad Tech Fragmentation?

    Recent merger activity, including Mediabank combining with Donovan, points to an ad tech system that’s dangerously fragmented and in need of rationalization, both with fewer companies and more cooperation.


  • Digital-Age Punctuation

    The way we all communicate now, via text and email, has changed what is acceptable when it comes to grammar and the English Language. Sigh.


  • Inside EU Cookie Laws

    Big American brands and digital agencies could be at a big disadvantage when European laws restricting digital data collection go into effect.