Twitter Tests Doubling Its Character Limit To 280
Get ready for twice the characters on Twitter, pending test results.
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Twitter Is Now Temporarily Throttling Reach Of Abusive Accounts
Twitter time-out.
15 Famous People Who Shared The Scary, Stressful, And Downright Heartbreaking Side Of Growing Up With Celebrity Parents
The oldest son of an iconic '90s couple said, "My family values public promotion and endorsements above all else. ... Family 'love' is decided by how much you post on social media."
Here Are 17 "Third Spaces" That Are Dying Or No Longer Exist, All Thanks To Social Media Ruining Everything
"I don't care what anyone says, talking to friends on a video game is absolutely not the same as those in-person experiences..."
People Are Getting Very, Very, Very Honest About What Life Was Like Before Social Media, And Some Of These Are Making Me Nostalgic
"If I wanted to call my girlfriend, I had to call her house phone and talk to her mom or dad before they put her on the line."
What to Expect from Possible 2026: Eden Roc Expansion, Invite-Only Programming, A-Listers, and More
Possible is scaling fast, spilling beyond the Fontainebleau, courting C-suite dealmaking, and leaning into creators, AI, and star power, as it blazes ahead in its mission to become marketing’s answer to Davos.
Ads of the Week: 12 Campaigns That Caught Our Eye, From Marc Jacobs to Ikea
Marc Jacobs, Ikea, Goop Kitchen, Bloomberg Media, and more are behind the week's notable ads.
What to Do After a Storm: A Chicago Homeowner’s Roof and Gutter Checklist
Chicago storms can be unpredictable and fast-moving. A line of thunderstorms can roll through in under an hour and leave behind wind damage, hail impacts, downed branches, and flooded gutters before you’ve even had a chance to react. Knowing what to do in the hours and days after a major storm is one of the most practical things a homeowner can have in their back pocket.This checklist is designed to walk you through exactly that, from the immediate safety steps right after a storm passes t
Lawmakers in Turkey pass teen social media ban
<figure><div><img src="https://imgproxy.divecdn.com/oSJdeIAonant2IkEpvfHyTFJP7VxhKweshlgwQ2P378/g:ce/rs:fill:1600:900:1/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9HZXR0eUltYWdlcy0yMjEwMjU2MzA1LmpwZw==.webp"/></div></figure><p>Parliament approved a bill that would restrict access for children under 15, mirroring similar legislation elsewhere.</p>
Meta launches Instagram spinoff Instants as a standalone app
<p>The new app allows users to share disappearing photos, similar to competitor app Snapchat, with which Meta has a long-standing rivalry.</p>
Meta expands Instagram management APIs
<p>The updates include additional support for the partnership ad label, enhanced third-party capabilities and new metrics for developers and brands.</p>
YouTube reduces push notifications for unengaged subscribers
<p>The change is designed to prevent inactive audience members from getting overwhelmed and unsubscribing altogether.</p>
Meta will let parents see their teens’ AI queries
<p>The company updated its teen supervision tools to provide broad category overviews of the types of questions being asked, though not specific content.</p><p> </p>
Meta Accounts Center includes more apps and devices
<p>An updated login location allows users to access Threads, Meta AI, glasses and Quest headsets, as well as managed teen accounts.</p>
Meta Accounts Center now includes more apps and devices
<p>An updated login location allows users to access Threads, Meta AI, glasses and Quest headsets, as well as managed teen accounts.</p>
Generative engine optimization KPIs that actually matter for marketing teams
Generative AI is changing how people discover brands, products, and information. Because it disrupts the buyer journey, it requires new metrics, specifically GEO KPIs, that accurately reflect performance within these AI engines. With Google AI Overviews appearing in over 20% of searches, marketing leaders are now being asked new questions by executives: Are we showing up in AI answers? Are we being cited? Or are AI engines recommending our competitors? As search behavior shifts, traditional SE
Finding New Relevance for a Legacy Brand: Victoria Lozano’s Crayola Journey
Building new business strategies while maintaining emotional resonance.
ADWEEK Brand Advantage: CMO Guard Change Reveals the New Growth Mandate
Big marketing chief shakeups last month signal clues about how the role is evolving
The Link Between Your Oral Health and Your Overall Health
For most of medical history, the mouth was treated as its own little world. Dentists handled teeth. Doctors handled everything else. The two professions barely talked, and patients learned to separate them the same way. A toothache was a dental problem. Heart disease was a medical one. They did not overlap.We now know that was never quite right. Research over the last two decades has shown again and again that what happens in your mouth is tied to what happens in the rest of your body. Chronic o
How Serious Buyers Approach a Marbella Property Search
There is a significant difference between browsing property portals and conducting a serious property search. The former is something that almost everyone who has ever thought about buying in Marbella has done — it is pleasurable, low-commitment, and gives a rough sense of what is available at different price points. The latter is a structured process with clear objectives, a disciplined methodology, and the professional support to translate aspirations into a well-informed transaction.For buyer