Daily Scoop

Emma Atkinson

Facebook silent on ads next to graphic Buffalo shooting posts, McDonald’s and Wendy’s sued over burger size and what consumers want from influencers

Also: KIND celebrates World Bee Day with influencer campaign.

Emma Atkinson

Wells Fargo defends hiring practices, YouTube changes ad, creator features and short-form video ranks No. 1 for social media engagement

Also: TikTok will now allow users to credit creators of viral trends.

Emma Atkinson

GrubHub’s ‘free lunch’ promotion in NYC goes awry, Netflix’s latest layoffs thwarts DE&I progress and consumer preferences for companies to address Buffalo shooting

Also: The U.S. Women’s National Team has paid their dues on the soccer field. Now they’re finally being paid fairly.

Emma Atkinson

Starbucks covers travel for abortion, gender-affirming care, Ryanair CEO lets loose on Boeing and Americans want companies to take a stance on abortion rights

Also: Airbnb’s newest promotion will let you can-can with the best of ‘em at Moulin Rouge.

Emma Atkinson

McDonald’s sells Russia business, Twitch responds after livestream of Buffalo mass shooting and the digital audio rockets ahead

Also: Is Drew Brees…back? We take a look at his Twitter strategy.

Emma Atkinson

Nike sues over counterfeit shoes, teasing ESPN streaming news and how TV and TikTok collide

Also: The latest in the Elon Musk/Twitter saga.

Emma Atkinson

Goop’s ‘Diapér’ stunt, Carvana lays off workers via Zoom, email and how consumers feel about brands that stayed in Russia

Also: A cotton candy lobster will star in her own line of NFTs.

Emma Atkinson

Coinbase users flee platform, ‘Succession’ star’s super glue Starbucks protest and what social media users think about platforms going private

Also: Would you watch a Taco Bell musical? No? What if we told you it starred Dolly Parton?

Emma Atkinson

Nespresso claims ignorance of cocaine found in coffee shipment, Lyft resumes shared rides and what personal information Twitter users share

Also: A former Gap employee hunts down old in-store soundtracks for a nostalgic project.

Emma Atkinson

SafeGraph stops selling data on abortion patients, Starbucks offers new benefits to nonunion workers and data supports brands taking an abortion stance

Also: CEO tweets sorrow over laying off 87 workers from the ‘Cameo Fameo.’

Emma Atkinson

Companies take a stand on abortion rights, LinkedIn addresses legal settlement on gender pay gap and 47% support legalized abortion nationwide

Also: Domino’s Pizza goes after your crusty ex.

Emma Atkinson

What brands should to expect after SCOTUS decision on Roe, Ulta’s Kate Spade promo goes awry and social media platforms fail to filter out hate speech

Also: Why reporters may be relying more heavily on PR pros in the near future.

Emma Atkinson

Apple addresses EU antitrust lawsuit, Amazon ends paid COVID-19 leave and tech companies get the blame on internet security issues

Also: Goodable asks Twitter users to pick celebrities for a dinner party and Paramount takes down fan-made Spongebob film.

Emma Atkinson

Netflix lays off bulk of Tudum brand journalism team, Airbnb touts ‘work from anywhere’ and the management gap threatening ESG messaging

Also: Duolingo’s Twitter account is a case study in user-generated content.

Emma Atkinson

Boeing CEO blames bad Air Force One deal in earnings miss, Zuckerberg sticks with metaverse despite profits drop and US adults increasingly worry over finances

Also: A former journalist is collecting merch from the graveyards of failed companies and Jason Derulo stars in Amazon Prime’s incredibly successful first TikTok.