Adam Mosseri, currently Vice President of Product at Instagram, has been promoted to Head of the company. The appointment is effective from today. In his new position as Head of Instagram Mosseri will oversee all functions of the business and will recruit a new executive team including a head of engineering, head of product and […]

Thousands of 3D selfies of petitioners signing the ‘living petition’ remind world leaders their legal obligation to protect civilians in conflict zones at UN headquarters during the UN gneral Assembly being held this late September. The digital sculpture installation called “The Reflection” has mirrors and motion sensors that allow the eyes of the petitioners to […]

To celebrate Google’s 20th birthday, today Google provided a virtual travel back in time and stroll through Susan Wojcicki’s disused garage (the original Google Garage) in Street View (almost) just like it was 20 years ago when two university students, Larry and Sergey, decided they were going to organize the world’s information and make it […]

A cute and cuddly animatronic soft toy that caughs whenever the air pollution goes beyond the recommended EU safety limits is contributing to raise awareness on the need to fight against this silent killer that causes far more deaths than traffic accidents on London roads. The toy has been attached to street lamp posts in […]

WPP today announced the creation of a new agency, VMLY&R, uniting two leading brands in the Group, VML and Young and Rubicam (Y&R). The objective, says WPP, is delivering a contemporary, fully integrated digital and creative offering to clients on a global scale. This merger is the first strategical movement under WPP’s new leader, Mark […]

Forsman & Bodenfors and KBS (Kirshenbaum, Bond, Senecal + Partners) – both part of MDC Partners- will merge under the Forsman & Bodenfors name to form a new global creative offering. The announcement of this merger comes after MDC had announced that its Chairman & CEO, Scott Kauffman, is to step down as soon as […]

Verizon Communications announced today that K. Guru Gowrappan, who has served as Oath’s President and COO since April, will assume all management responsibilities at Oath as CEO next October. Gowrappan will report to Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg. Oath is the is a subsidiary of Verizon Communications. It serves as the umbrella company of its digital […]

Dentsu Inc.is currently exploring the possibility of MaaS (Mobility as a Service), a new transportation system that focuses on a combination of services rather than vehicle ownership. MaaS builds on the latest advances in automated drive-related technology. In order to accelerate the research and development of the next generation communication platform relating to mobility the […]

British/Kosovan global superstar singer and songwriter Dua Lipa collaborates with Jaguar to create music in a completely new way using revolutionary technology. The colaborative creation music project is inspired in the way Jaguar connected SUVS are able to take the data from their drivers to adapt the driving experience to the jaguar owner habits and […]

BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe), a leading global communications agency, today announced that Michael Ann Thomas has been named Executive Vice President, Global Technology Solutions, effective September 10. Thomas previously served as a board member for the Hacking Medicine Institute, an organization born out of MIT’s Hacking Medicine Program. She has also supported MIT’s annual […]