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LinkedIn Capped Collaborative Posts at Five and Added an AI Slop Button. Here Is the New Playbook.

August 8, 2026

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Gen Z Now Considers Claude and OpenAI Like Sneaker Brands. Trust Has Not Caught Up.

August 8, 2026

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A Reading App Was Clicking Ads in a Hidden Window. Your Bidding Rewarded It.

August 7, 2026

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Gen Z Now Considers Claude and OpenAI Like Sneaker Brands. Trust Has Not Caught Up.

August 8, 2026 by Mark8ng Editorial

Claude’s Consideration score among US Gen Z adults nearly doubled in the second quarter of 2026, climbing from 14.2% to 28.1%, the highest score of any brand in YouGov’s newest

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A Reading App Was Clicking Ads in a Hidden Window. Your Bidding Rewarded It.

August 7, 2026 by Mark8ng Editorial

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The worst thing about the ad fraud scheme IAS published this week is not that it stole money. It is that the stolen traffic looked better than the real traffic.

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Walmart Just Made Streaming TV Ads Cheap To Buy. Cheap Is Not The Same As Worth It.

August 6, 2026 by Mark8ng Editorial

Television screen showing a streaming service interface in a living room

A cabinet maker with a 4,000 pound monthly ad budget can now buy streaming TV ads on a laptop in about the time it takes to set up a Facebook

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A WooCommerce Login Plugin Handed Out Admin Access. Check Yours Today.

August 4, 2026 by Mark8ng Editorial

Computer screen showing security code representing a WordPress plugin vulnerability

CVE-2026-8457 lets an attacker log in as any administrator on sites running WooCommerce Social Login 2.8.7 or lower. The twenty minute check, what to do if you find something, and the habit that prevents the next one.

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Reddit Lost a Fifth of Its Value on Search Traffic. Check Your Own Dependency.

August 3, 2026 by Mark8ng Editorial

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Reddit had a good quarter. Revenue rose 61% to $805 million, adjusted EBITDA more than doubled to $343 million, daily active uniques climbed 18% to 130.3 million, and earnings beat

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Accenture Bought Whalar. Here Is What It Does to Creator Pricing.

August 2, 2026 by Mark8ng Editorial

Creator filming product content at home representing the creator economy

Accenture Song acquired creator agency Whalar, and the coverage framed it as a pricing story. For smaller brands the real risk is availability: the mid-tier creators you rely on getting absorbed into always-on programmes.

LinkedIn Capped Collaborative Posts at Five and Added an AI Slop Button. Here Is the New Playbook.

Gen Z Now Considers Claude and OpenAI Like Sneaker Brands. Trust Has Not Caught Up.

A Reading App Was Clicking Ads in a Hidden Window. Your Bidding Rewarded It.

Tech Industry News

Gen Z Now Considers Claude and OpenAI Like Sneaker Brands. Trust Has Not Caught Up.

A Reading App Was Clicking Ads in a Hidden Window. Your Bidding Rewarded It.

Walmart Just Made Streaming TV Ads Cheap To Buy. Cheap Is Not The Same As Worth It.

A WooCommerce Login Plugin Handed Out Admin Access. Check Yours Today.

Reddit Lost a Fifth of Its Value on Search Traffic. Check Your Own Dependency.

Accenture Bought Whalar. Here Is What It Does to Creator Pricing.

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