By Noel Young The White House became the political equivalent of a “New York-accented reality television show” last night said the Washington Post , as Donald Trump’s new communications director — Anthony Scaramucci, attacked White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus. In a foulmouthed rant, Scaramucci accused Priebus of leaking to the media about behind-the-scenes maneuverings and his own personal finances. In an interview with the New Yorker published on Thursday, Scaramucci called Priebus a “fucking paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac”. He claimed that the former Republican Party chairman will “be asked to resign very shortly” in a sweep that he warned Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Shawn Lim Bike-sharing platform ofo has announced a global partnership with payments platform company Adyen, a deal that will allow customers around the world to pay using their preferred local currencies and payment methods. A user registered in Singapore, for example, can use ofo’s services while visiting China with no extra effort to pay in the local currency. Once the user’s credit card is linked to an ofo account, in-app payments are simplified and secured with Adyen’s technology. Zhang Yanqi, chief operating officer of ofo, explained that partnership with Adyen will foster the Chinese company’s customer service and user experience globally and accelerate its Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Doug Zanger In its latest earnings call, Twitter reported better-than-expected results, but the troublesome number that stood out was a loss of 2 million monthly active users in the United States, even after a post-Donald Trump bump last quarter. The global user base was unchanged, sitting at 328m — the same as the previous quarter. In a letter to shareholders, the network said that user growth for the quarter was offset by what they termed, cryptically, as “lower seasonal benefits and other factors” without elaborating. In an attempt to offset the generally bad monthly user news, CEO Jack Dorsey and CFO Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Minda Smiley Delta has put up a mural in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood that features colorful illustrations of airport codes. Created in partnership with Wieden + Kennedy New York, the wall replaces the airline’s ‘Delta Dating Wall,’ which earlier this summer featured pictures of popular destinations like the Eiffel Tower and one of London’s iconic red telephone booths. The purpose of the wall was to give singles a chance to snap shots of themselves in front of exotic locales in hopes of spicing up their Tinder profiles. Both out-of-home efforts were created for Delta’s ‘New York Is Go’ campaign, which aims to Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Kyle O'Brien Converse is helping kids gear up for school with a new collection of apparel, shoes and backpacks, with a gif-heavy campaign featuring Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown that starts today (July 27). ‘First Day Feels’ highlights the butterflies kids get building up to that first day of school. The concept of the campaign by Big Spaceship banks on the fact that everyone’s had those feelings, adults included – whether starting a new career or moving to a new place. Big Spaceship brought it to life with content geared to illustrate the first day feels, with Converse there every step Read full story › Source: The Drum...
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