People who treat YouTube like a music service, those passively listening for long periods of time, will encounter more ads, according to Lyor Cohen, the company's global head of music. “You're not going to be happy after you are jamming 'Stairway to Heaven' and you get an ad right after …

She will remain in her position until a suitable replacement is found, at which point she will join the Google-owned YouTube as head of operations for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. During her time with the company, Frot-Coutaz grew FremantleMedia's North American office into the largest branch … Read More

Professional networking site LinkedIn has become the latest social media platform to introduce filters for videos. With this, users can now add text styles and filters on videos being shared through the LinkedIn app. The filters are designed with focus on work-related content. The current options include … Read More

ASOS is officially the best company to work for, according to LinkedIn's annual Top Companies list. The networking website says that it studied at the actions of its 546-plus million members for its findings, taking into account four key elements – interest in the company, engagement with the company's … Read …

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. fell from being the fifth-most desirable company to the No. 12 spot, LinkedIn found. Uber had a tumultuous 2017, including an internal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and workplace misconduct, multiple lawsuits and federal investigations … Read More

10am: Over breakfast, just for a lark, I report SartorialSleekChic to the Advertising Standards Authority for misleading branding on an Instagram post about his grandmother. Anyway, I'm pretty sure he reported me last week. 6pm: Head of press at [redacted] just emailed to ask why the limited-edition, … Read More

SOCIAL media site Instagram is one of the most widely-used apps in the world. You're hard pressed to find a celebrity who doesn't have their own profile yet, and we're still constantly discovering new stars to tap 'follow' on each day. Read More

While most are positive, some have pointed out that he profited personally from selling WhatsApp to Facebook in 2014 (the total transaction value was $19 billion, although what Acton received would have been a fraction of that). Following the sale, he stayed with Facebook as part of WhatsApp for a … …

On top of that, there's a #DeleteFacebook hashtag on Twitter that keeps trending, as more people delete their Facebook accounts in response to the huge user privacy breach exposed by Wylie. Brian Acton, WhatsApp co-founder, Facebook-made billionaire, and now Signal investor, is also supporting … Read More

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton has become the latest high profile figure to throw his name behind the #DeleteFacebook movement currently going viral on Twitter Inc.'s (TWTR) website. People across social media have been urging Facebook Inc. (FB) users to delete their accounts in the wake of … Read More