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IT’S A THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND CREEP: A RETAILER’S DILEMMA When scrolling through your social feeds, you’ll often see memes filled with fear posted from scared digital natives as they call out brands and advertisers that stalk their browsing history. It seems like no one is safe. As Jim Carrey tweeted, “Sometimes I really feel like I’m being watched because every time I talk about something I start seeing ads about it on Facebook and YouTube. Reminds me of the Truman Show.” We’ve all felt it: the gnawing feeling that brands are following us from one device to another and from our brains straight into our social feeds. Our recent […]

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FULLSCREEN SHIELD: FINALLY A SOLUTION TO BOLSTER BRAND SAFETY Brand safety challenges have existed since the beginning of advertising. The issues can range from poor placements of cruise ads in front of news about a norovirus outbreak on a cruise ship, to much more serious misalignment with terrorism, hate speech and inappropriate child-centric content. Brand safety has always been a top priority at Fullscreen and we understand that YouTube and other user-generated social environments pose unique challenges for advertisers. As a result, we’ve taken a “human plus machine” approach to ad placement designed to complement other leading tools and filters. Brand safety concerns are real and have totally changed the […]

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Fullscreen Wins OMMA Award and Racks up Finalist Nominations We brought the drama run and tell your mama We got three finalists …And one trophy from OMMA. #FullscreenProud   No, this was not our acceptance speech – but it was a response from one of our creatives when Fullscreen took home an OMMA award and three other nominations for our social-first campaigns! This year, our campaign for Fear the Walking Dead, (a spinoff of AMC’s The Walking Dead series), took first place in OMMA’s Facebook video award category. The 360 video put viewers in the middle of a zombie world and earned more than a million organic views within […]

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THE RISE OF THE MODERN GAMER: Today’s Trendsetter Game on readers! This week 180,000 fans of anime, comics, and video games will descend on New York Comic Con to connect with each other and brands IRL. A clear example of how video gaming has not only achieved mainstream status but is also a cultural force in our society permeating music to sports to fashion. Need more proof?  The examples are endless – from Fortnite tutors to eSports scholarships to people making a living off of playing video games. Even ESPN Magazine featured a pro-gamer on its October cover. (Ninja, anyone?) These shifts are all illustrative of the rise […]

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Fighting Follower Fraud: How to Safeguard a Brand’s Value With A Data-First Approach to Creator Audience Integrity The rise of influencer fraud — when creators pay for fake social media followers or bots that increase their engagement numbers — has created suspicion around influencer marketing for brands. The topic gained massive buzz in January 2018 when the New York Times published an article about it1. The article shocked marketers as it uncovered creator evaluation gaps in the influencer marketing industry. Also, the article exposed the sheer magnitude of follower fraud with celebrities, athletes, politicians, and other popular social media influencers across many popular social media platforms.    Follower fraud has garnered quite a bit of coverage recently […]

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NEW TO THE GAME: WHAT I LEARNED AT MY FIRST RTX AUSTIN Six months ago, I didn’t think about video games. I hadn’t touched a controller since middle school. Needless to say, I was out of the loop. Fast forward to today, and I find myself talking about gamers daily. I’m fascinated by how much things have changed and how gamers have evolved from counterculture nerds to shapers of mainstream culture. My role at Fullscreen means being a bit of a digital anthropologist. I’ve been leveling up my knowledge, diving into research, playing lots of the latest Zelda, and dabbling into Fortnite in order to better understand the modern-day gamer. What better […]

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WHY IDENTITY BRAND CONVENTIONS ARE A MUST ATTEND FOR BRANDS AKA: WHY RTX IS MY FAVORITE CON Fullscreen’s sister brand, Rooster Teeth, is just a few days away from hosting their annual mega-event RTX Austin — and the energy is electric. How could it not be when everyone is building sets, triple checking schedules, loading in activations, and prepping episodes and trailer premieres for the throngs of attendees who will soon descend on downtown Austin? If you don’t know about RTX – it’s ok, let me explain both what it is and why it’s an essential event for everyone including Rooster Teeth fans, marketers, and anyone who wants to see […]

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THE CREATOR’S JOURNEY: MASTERING THE ART OF AUTHENTIC DIGITAL CREATIVITY Every day, we see traditional celebs (ahem, Will Smith, Chrissy Teigen, we mean you) trying to master the art of being a digital creator. Yes, that’s right, we said art. And fans of digital creators agree. In our recent study, Influence by the Numbers, we asked followers of social media influencers why they think digital creators are creating content. Fifty-one percent believe that digital creators are doing it for self-expression and creativity, compared to only 39% who felt the same for traditional celebrities. We view digital creators as artists who use social platforms as their canvases. As in all types […]

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FULLSCREEN 411: IGTV Why We’re Tuning in to IGTV Recently, Instagram launched a long-form video app called IGTV. Unlike OG Instagram, content length is no longer an issue — some creators are even able to make 60-minute videos. Don’t want to download another app? Don’t worry — IGTV content is also available on the native Instagram app. Here’s the lowdown… HOW IT WORKS: Like Facebook, Instagram autoplays content from people you follow or content curated from an algorithm based on viewing habits and interests. Users can swipe down through videos or swipe up to the browse tab, where they can find videos from […]

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