RTMP vs HLS – Part 1: Speed vs Ease

Jock Mirow, Radiant Technologies' Director of Live Streaming, outlines the differences between RTMP and HLS. In the battle for the definitive streaming codec & delivery methodology, a return to the simple things may win the day. Jock Mirow (Director Of Live...

X Is In Negotiations To Raise $44 Billion

According to Bloomberg News, Elon Musk's X is in negotiations to raise $44 billion from investors. Musk paid the same amount in 2022 for X, which was then known as Twitter. As the social network struggled to retain advertisers, Fidelity Investments reduced its stake...

The Advertising Industry Has Launched An Effort To Revise Standard Terms And Conditions For Digital Advertising

The Standard Terms & Conditions for Internet Advertising, which were created in May 2001 and updated in 2010 and 2018, are being updated and overhauled by three significant trade organizations in the advertising sector. The top trade associations for the industry,...

Video Accounted For Over A Quarter Of US Digital Ad Spending Last Year

According to the IAB and PwC's most recent Internet Advertising Revenue Report, total digital ad spending in the United States will increase by 7.3 percent in 2023 to $225 billion. And video is a big driver of this expansion, having experienced the strongest growth...

Face Recognition Was Rejected By A US Government Agency, Resulting In Serious Consequences

A Slack message was sent to his team by the director of a group charged with enhancing digital access to US government services. He had made the decision that selfies and face recognition would not be used by Login.gov, which offers a safe method to access a number of...

Teen Bought Wrecked Tesla For $15,000 And Discovered A Surprising Surprise After Retrieving Data From Built-In Computer

Stories like these make me wonder why I didn't specialize in anything other than video games as a youngster. So, those years are behind me, and what do I have to show? Nothing, at least not till my kid grows up and I can punish him in Call of Duty. Well, a clever...

Lance Armstrong Is Being Chastised For Questioning The “Fairness” Of Transgender Athletes

Lance Armstrong was once the world's best cyclist. When he won the Tour de France in 1999, he became the first American to do it in nearly a decade. He then went on to win the next six races in a row. As a result, he became the most dominant rider in the race's...

SSPs Are Dominating The CTV Market, And Buyers Are Paying The Price

SSPs are coming for streaming media. According to Jounce Media, the average CTV platform now enables 30 SSPs to sell its programming, more than double the amount of SSPs used by streamers last year. SSPs are turning CTV inventory into curated, multichannel promotions....

Ice Spice, An Android User, Divides Social Media And Sparks Phone Debate

Ice Spice rekindled the (insufferable) phone controversy from 2011. The Bronx artist tweeted a selfie with an Android, and an X/twitter user commented, calling her Android use "a turnoff." "Ice Spice having an Android is so [sic] turnoff," the account typed. The xweet...
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Roblox And Google Collaborate On Advertisements

Roblox And Google Collaborate On Advertisements

Google and the game startup Roblox launched a new agreement on Tuesday that will enable advertisers to buy and grow Roblox's immersive ad formats, including Rewarded Video. According to Roblox, this implies that marketers may utilize Google Ad Manager to place their...

Don’t Misinterpret Social Media

Don’t Misinterpret Social Media

INTRODUCTION: WELCOME TO THE SCROLL WARS Alright, here we go—young vs. old, good vs. bad, smart vs. “that uncle who still forwards chain emails.” Social media gets a bad rap. But pause the judgment and set down your personal feelings for a moment. Yes, it’s chaotic....

Trump Alludes To A TikTok Deadline Extension

Trump Alludes To A TikTok Deadline Extension

The deadline of April 5th to determine TikTok's future in the United States may not be finalized. According to The Hill, President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on March 6 that if a deal is not made, he would give TikTok more time to find a buyer in...

Facebook Was ‘Hand In glove’ With China

Facebook Was ‘Hand In glove’ With China

The BBC was informed by a former senior Facebook official that the social media behemoth collaborated "hand in glove" with the Chinese government on possible means of enabling Beijing to regulate and filter information in China. Former global public policy director...

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