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    Eric Wagliardo named creative director of experiential at MediaMonks

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    NEW YORK --

    Global creative digital production company MediaMonks is setting the stage for 2018 and expanding horizons in New York with the hire of Eric Wagliardo as creative director (CD) of experiential. With over 15 years of experience in the advertising industry, Wagliardo has worn many hats on the agency side—creative director, designer, art director, animator, iOS developer, consultant, and founder. 

    As a co-creative lead of MediaMonks’ experiential practice, Wagliardo will be responsible for connecting the dots across disciplines and teams around the world, while constructing creative tools, developing AI workflow optimization channels, and enhancing MediaMonks’ presence in the U.S. He will play a pivotal role in leading project executions and client relations, liaising with key internal and external stakeholders and spearheading recruitment efforts for the New York office. 

    Prior to joining MediaMonks, Wagliardo worked with agencies including Droga5, AKQA, 72andsunny, Ogilvy, BBDO, and BBH. His notable work includes Google’s “Awaken the Force Within” and Sony’s XPERIA “Tweet Singer” campaigns.




    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.

    The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.

    "This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."

    The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."

    And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.

    Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.

    Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.

    Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."

    It's the latest move by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on the... Read More

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