"I can't think of a platform where we're not having deep conversations." Mark Thompson, CEO of The New York Times Co., talks about the Times' relationship with platforms and increased focus on the consumer in the latest issue of Digiday magazine.

"Constant communication": Slack has become essential at ad agencies, with positive and negative consequences. Here's how the tool is reshaping the traditional agency-client relationship.

Amazon spent the past year pushing self-serve ads to brands. Now, as consumers rush to purchase products on the site ahead of the holidays, brands are spending more money on ads there as well.

Facebook is ending its program that paid publishers and other video creators to produce live and on-demand videos for the news feed, shifting its priority to its mid-rolls program.

"Nobody is an island." Venture capitalist Eric Hippeau talks about the importance for companies to build a team with diverse backgrounds on the latest Starting Out episode.

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