Giphy

The UK's competition watchdog launched a formal investigation on Thursday into Facebook's purchase of Giphy over concerns it will stifle competition for animated images. The Competition and Markets Authority said the investigation's first stage has a deadline of March 25 to decide whether to trigger a more in-depth probe. The…

Image Source: Everett Collection Gilmore Girls recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, and while some parts haven't aged well, there's still so much to love about the show, from Lorelai and Rory's unique mother/daughter relationship to the never-ending debate over Rory's best boyfriend (Team Jess for life; I will die on…

Image Source: Everett Collection Schitt's Creek is six seasons of iconic quotes and one-liners said by every member of the Rose family. While David and Moira are possibly the most quotable for various reasons, we would argue that one of the most-quoted lines from the show actually comes from Alexis!…

Facebook has been looking into new ways of increasing video consumption on the platform (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Facebook had to pause its integration with Giphy in June after the Competition and Market Authority said it wanted to investigate whether…

(Reuters) - A handful of U.S. companies have pulled advertising from Facebook Inc in support of a campaign that called out the social media giant for not doing enough to stop hate speech on its platforms. FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this…

Baseball and content marketing are two of my greatest passions. When I think about it, there are some intrinsic similarities between the two that aren’t hard to see. Much like content marketing, baseball is rhythmic and methodical by design. Sure, there are the flashy home runs (and it helps when…

Outdoor apparel brand Patagonia said it is joining the #StopHateForProfit boycott against Facebook (and Instagram, owned by Facebook) because Facebook continues to promote "hateful lies and dangerous propaganda." Last week three other major brands, The North Face, REI, and Upwork, joined the boycott and suspended all advertising on Facebook. On…

B2B Wannabes: Most Brands Have A Customer-Centricity Gap, Study Finds 71 percent of B2B brands have digital experiences that don’t meet customer expectations and needs, while 82 percent have implemented a digital transformation project — two of several statistics of interest to digital marketers contained in recently-released study data. MediaPost…

In context: Giphy serves over 10 billion GIFs around the web every day. Facebook acquired it to add more tools to its social media arsenal, but it turns out that the takeover has raised too many questions, so antitrust regulators have paused it until they can find some answers. Facebook…

But the two agencies haven't resolved a dispute over which one should take on the task, the people said. The outcome of that decision could be important for Facebook, because the FTC has been more reluctant to challenge the company's deals in the past — as well as for the…