

Creator of Facebook Thumb Washes Hands of Responsibility, Deletes App
The creator of the Facebook thumb sensationally walked away from his creation, citing grave moral concerns. Which is all well and good for him, but what about us?
Facebook Struggling to Contain the Flood of Fake News That Runs through It
A tidal wave of imitation clickbait sites are flooding Facebook. Unfortunately, there seems to be no source, nor solution, to be found.
Ad Fraud Will Be a $44 Billion Industry by 2022
The amount of revenue lost to advertising fraud are head spinning as is, but come 2022, it will have grown into a self-sufficient industry.
Facebook: Social Network or Pervasive Global Media Giant?
Facebook is many a thing. On the surface, a social media tool that owns us, but as a business, it is complex as it is valuable.
Insta-Damn: Hackers Selling Six Million User Accounts
The selfishness of hackers knows no bounds; while they’re welcome to my banking details or my identity, I’m certainly drawing the line at my Instagram images. On this, I have no filter.
AI Technology: People Are Not Categories, People Are Individuals
AI technology has now stepped into the retail sphere with a new system that focuses on the individual’s personal needs, consigning the old-world construct of categorizing customers to history.
The Week in Media: August 6th, 2017
Every week, The Big Smoke looks at industry news curated by MediaScope. This week, we look at who reigns supreme over the digital ad space, the push toward crowdsourcing automation, and a break-up letter to ad spend.
The Week in Media: July 30th, 2017
Every week, The Big Smoke looks at industry news curated by MediaScope. This week, we look at the healthiest brand in the world, the ad world at war with itself, and why all advertising philosophies are dead wrong.
What Businesses Need to Know about SEO in 2017
Maintaining an effective SEO strategy is key in the growth of your business. However, if you’ve sat on your hands so far in 2017, here’s what you need to know.