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Dior and Louis Vuitton Are the Fashion Brands with Best Instagram Stories Engagement

Just four brands featured in a ranking of users with the highest engagement rate on Instagram Stories, released to mark the feature's first anniversary.  

News & Analysis

Dior and Louis Vuitton Are the Fashion Brands with Best Instagram Stories Engagement

Just four brands featured in a ranking of users with the highest engagement rate on Instagram Stories, released to mark the feature's first anniversary.  


China

How China’s Internet Disruption Is Impacting the ‘Wang Hong’ Influencer Economy

WhatsApp is the latest service to be disrupted by China’s digital clampdown, but commercially motivated changes to Sina Weibo could be even more damaging for the ‘internet celebrity’ influencer economy.

China

How China’s Internet Disruption Is Impacting the ‘Wang Hong’ Influencer Economy

WhatsApp is the latest service to be disrupted by China’s digital clampdown, but commercially motivated changes to Sina Weibo could be even more damaging for the ‘internet celebrity’ influencer economy.


News & Analysis

Does the Fashion Industry Still Need Vogue in the Age of Social Media?

"Lucinda Chambers’s recent comments have reopened the debate about the challenges facing the world of fashion publishing in the digital age."

News & Analysis

Does the Fashion Industry Still Need Vogue in the Age of Social Media?

"Lucinda Chambers’s recent comments have reopened the debate about the challenges facing the world of fashion publishing in the digital age."


News & Analysis

How Instagram Learns From Your Likes To Keep You Hooked

"Instagram’s Explore tab whittles billions of images down to just the ones you’ll like by tapping your behavior and metadata–not the image content

News & Analysis

How Instagram Learns From Your Likes To Keep You Hooked

"Instagram’s Explore tab whittles billions of images down to just the ones you’ll like by tapping your behavior and metadata–not the image content


China

What China’s Social Media Crackdown Means for Fashion

In this month’s China Edit, over 60 entertainment sites have been shut down as the country’s new cyber security law comes into effect.

China

What China’s Social Media Crackdown Means for Fashion

In this month’s China Edit, over 60 entertainment sites have been shut down as the country’s new cyber security law comes into effect.


News & Analysis

Report: Facebook Signs BuzzFeed and Vox for Upcoming Video Service

The move to acquire original content is the latest effort from Facebook to attract more advertising dollars, putting it in competition with other content channels like Snapchat's Discover feature.

News & Analysis

Report: Facebook Signs BuzzFeed and Vox for Upcoming Video Service

The move to acquire original content is the latest effort from Facebook to attract more advertising dollars, putting it in competition with other content channels like Snapchat's Discover feature.


Technology

Facebook Adds Snapchat-Like Camera Filters to Instagram

Facebook has been amping up its camera tool to take on Snapchat's features such as disappearing messages and face-tracking filters, which are hugely popular among its teenage and millennial users.

Technology

Facebook Adds Snapchat-Like Camera Filters to Instagram

Facebook has been amping up its camera tool to take on Snapchat's features such as disappearing messages and face-tracking filters, which are hugely popular among its teenage and millennial users.


Technology

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel Dismisses Growth Shortfall

After reporting revenue and user growth that missed estimates, Snap Inc CEO Evan Spiegel spoke as if the quarter was a success deflecting questions and concerns by explaining that people may just not understand the value of his platform yet.

Technology

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel Dismisses Growth Shortfall

After reporting revenue and user growth that missed estimates, Snap Inc CEO Evan Spiegel spoke as if the quarter was a success deflecting questions and concerns by explaining that people may just not understand the value of his platform yet.


Financial Markets

Snap Shares Tumble After New Users and Sales Growth Slow

The company's social media app added fewer users than projected in the first quarter, a sign that it may have trouble expanding its audience as social-media giant Facebook copies its most popular features.

Financial Markets

Snap Shares Tumble After New Users and Sales Growth Slow

The company's social media app added fewer users than projected in the first quarter, a sign that it may have trouble expanding its audience as social-media giant Facebook copies its most popular features.


Financial Markets

Snap's First Earnings To Shed Light on Battle With Facebook, Twitter

Investors in the social media app are eager to avoid one in particular when the company reports its earnings for the first time since its initial public offering: a plunging stock price.

Financial Markets

Snap's First Earnings To Shed Light on Battle With Facebook, Twitter

Investors in the social media app are eager to avoid one in particular when the company reports its earnings for the first time since its initial public offering: a plunging stock price.


Technology

Why Are Goop and Airbnb Teaming Up with Condé Nast and Hearst?

In the last week, two very different digital brands have announced partnerships with traditional media giants that will land them on newsstands with printed magazines. Why?

Technology

Why Are Goop and Airbnb Teaming Up with Condé Nast and Hearst?

In the last week, two very different digital brands have announced partnerships with traditional media giants that will land them on newsstands with printed magazines. Why?


Marketing

News Bites | Instagram Expands 'Tap to View' Shopping Tags, Bee Shaffer and Francesco Carrozzini are Engaged

In today's News Bites, Instagram opens its shopping tags function to thousands of US retailers, Agnona's London pop-up and Bee Shaffer's engagement.

Marketing

News Bites | Instagram Expands 'Tap to View' Shopping Tags, Bee Shaffer and Francesco Carrozzini are Engaged

In today's News Bites, Instagram opens its shopping tags function to thousands of US retailers, Agnona's London pop-up and Bee Shaffer's engagement.