Daily Minute Master Series
January 27, 2026
by Corey Padveen
Marketing News and Updates
Meta Previews Super Bowl Ad for Oakley AI Glasses
Meta’s looking to make a big splash to promote its latest model AI glasses, with a Super Bowl ad spot that will feature a range of well-known celebrities adorned with its wearable device.
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US TikTok Users Seek Alternatives After Change in Ownership
With TikTok US separating from the global version of the app, and converting to Oracle servers and control, many have raised concerns that the new entity will change to better align with Republican talking points, given that the board of the new TikTok US group was hand-picked by the Trump team.
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Are Social Platform Subscriptions Becoming More Accepted?
ey, remember back in 2023, when Elon was trying to push Twitter Blue sign-ups (which has since become X Premium) shortly after buying the platform, and he noted that, in his view, paid social media will eventually be “the only social media that matters”? Musk’s comments related to his bot-battling efforts, and the idea that getting real humans to pay to use an app is the only way to eliminate the bot problem, which is only going to get worse in the age of AI.
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Sam Altman Says OpenAI “Screwed Up” GPT-5.2 Writing Quality
Sam Altman said OpenAI “screwed up” GPT-5.2’s writing quality during a developer town hall Monday evening. When asked about user feedback that GPT-5.2 produces writing that’s “unwieldy” and “hard to read” compared to GPT-4.5, Altman was blunt.
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Breaking Into The Black Box: Unlocking Meta’s Product-Level Ad Data
Ecommerce and Meta often go hand in hand. You can give Meta a 20,000-item catalog and a budget, and with its AI-powered Advantage+ campaigns, it’ll try to pair the right person with the right product, whether that’s a new customer or someone who’s already viewed those products before.
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Why Google Gemini Has No Ads Yet: ‘Trust In Your Assistant’
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said Google doesn’t have any current plans to introduce advertising into its Gemini AI assistant, citing unresolved questions about user trust.
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