I hope this election will change the temperament of our nation and its citizens. I hope it will lead more people to ignore the tactics of both political parties and organizations seeking their attention and support. Ignore the social media echo chambersThis entry was posted in Column donald trump Government Media Opinion Social and tagged facebook social media on November 24, 2020 by Walter Thompson
I believe we are seeing the downfall of ad tech as we know it with social media boycotts and data privacy leading the charge. The downfall of adtech means the trust economy is hereThis entry was posted in Advertising Tech Column Marketing Media Opinion Social starbucks Uber Verizon and tagged apple facebook snapchat social media on November 23, 2020 by Walter Thompson
For a civil society with healthy online discourse, journalists, academics and human rights workers need tools to fact check the platform’s announcements and policies. Twitter’s API access changes are chasing away third-party developersThis entry was posted in Column Developer Social Startups TC and tagged twitter on October 29, 2020 by Walter Thompson
It’s time for us to think critically about how we can build business models that reunite information bubbles, so that people consistently get access to all sides of the story. We need new business models to burst old media filter ...This entry was posted in Column journalism Media Social TC and tagged social media on October 28, 2020 by Walter Thompson
Mobile companies that seize on the progress already taking place and learn from or integrate trends like digital wallets, QR codes, on-demand delivery and 5G will be poised for the biggest success in LATAM — and quite possibly, on a global stage. Current and upcoming trends in Latin America’s mobile growthThis entry was posted in 5g Column eCommerce Mobile mobile payments payments TC on October 28, 2020 by Walter Thompson
The industry needs to change to create more engaged and genuine spaces for people to connect without preying on human psychology. 3 reforms social media platforms should make in light of ...This entry was posted in Column Opinion Social and tagged facebook social media on October 22, 2020 by Walter Thompson
We propose a new standard for universal ad disclosure that should be met by every platform that publishes digital ads. We need universal digital ad transparency nowThis entry was posted in Advertising Tech Column Media Opinion Social TC and tagged facebook google snapchat twitter on October 16, 2020 by Walter Thompson
What if consumer platforms had to do business with large coalitions representing ordinary peoples to get the right to exploit their data? If data is labor, can collective bargaining limit big tech?This entry was posted in Column Opinion Policy privacy Social TC and tagged facebook on October 12, 2020 by Walter Thompson
What if consumer platforms had to do business with large coalitions representing ordinary peoples to get the right to exploit their data? If data is labor, can collective bargaining limit big tech?This entry was posted in Column Opinion Policy privacy Social TC and tagged facebook on October 12, 2020 by Walter Thompson
Hypercultural Latinx consumers are different from their mostly white counterparts in the way they vigorously engage with technology, their obsession with being online at all times and their unique shopping habits. Brands building for scale should look to hypercultural Latinx consumersThis entry was posted in brazil Column Diversity Social Startups TC Venture Capital WhatsApp on September 30, 2020 by Walter Thompson