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Maghan McDowell

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Pinterest Takes to Video Advertising

Promoted Video on Pinterest is the latest update among mobile platforms that makes a play for video.

Support Broadens for Apple in Court Case, Online Petition Launched

Designers continue to voice support for Apple and concern about the potential for the case to hurt fashion…

Farfetch Hits One Million Customers

The international luxury e-tailer has just reached its millionth customer and is valued at $1 billion.

Trove App: Imagined on Wall Street, Created in Silicon Valley

Style blogger Mary Orton of Memorandum has created an app to browse and shop style blogger content.

Sailthru Facebook Pilot Predicts Long-term Customers

The marketing firm worked with Betabrand and Rent the Runway on a Facebook pilot that pinpoints ideal…

Facebook to Host Gucci’s Chime for Change Hackathon

Chimehack 3 is a hackathon with a mission to use technology to create solutions for reporting and ending…

Facebook, Instagram Top Networks for Magazine Industry

According to the MPA, Facebook and Instagram have the highest social media following for magazines, with…

Blogger Monetization Tool Liketoknow.it Expands Into Home

Beyond personal style, original home content performed well for both bloggers and brands using the service.

Facebook Fights Back Against Ad-Blocking

Facebook blocks ad-blockers from its desktop site and lets users customize ad preferences.

Twitter Tool Encourages Real-Time Sharing From Brands

With an expansion of its Moments feature, Twitter becomes the latest platform to encourage candid, live…

Wal-Mart’s $3.3B Deal for Jet Boosts Online Scale, Talent

Walmart.com and Jet.com will be operated as separate businesses.

Hulu’s Free TV Moves to Yahoo

Yahoo View will show full-length TV episodes and provide additional related content through Tumblr.

Designers: Apple Vs. Samsung Case Could Hurt Fashion

In briefs filed to the Supreme Court, Tiffany & Co., Adidas, Calvin Klein and more argued against design…

Facebook’s War On Clickbait

Facebook makes a change to its News Feed that will discourage headlines it categorizes as clickbait.

A Hero for San Francisco

In Hero Shop, Bay Area native Emily Holt hopes to build a community destination that embraces San Francisco's…