When it comes to obvious, nothing beats news that social media is rife with fraud. But you might still be surprised that Arkose Labs found more than half of all social media logins are fraudulent as are 25% of new account applications. It may explain last week’s non-obvious report that online and offline social conversations are not correlated.
Small business lender Kabbage will acquire the assets of B2B CDP Radius Intelligence. According to TechCrunch, Radius’ current products and data no longer be sold directly. The deal follows purchase of Radius competitors Mintigo by Anaplan last week and Lattice Engines by Dun & Bradstreet in June. Remaining independent B2B CDPs include Leadspace, Zylotech, and CaliberMind.
Changing the subject a bit, Engagement Labs found that there’s literally zero correlation between online and offline conversations about companies. Their message is that both are important but must be measured separately. Good point.
It’s tough to get brand safety right, but the industry keeps trying. IPG Mediabrands announced a new set of tools to find and block inappropriate ad placements, while IAS expanded its suitability measurements to include standards from the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM). Meanwhile, DoubleVerify admitted a mistake made brand safety on X/Twitter look worse than it really was in October 2023 and March 2024.