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Meta Is Killing Manual Placements

Aug 21, 2026

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3 min read

Meta Is Killing Manual Placements

Plus live interview with CFO of IM8, Gary V's New Live Selling Platform, and ChatGPT x iMessage

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
Reddit Is Useless for AI Search?

Aug 20, 2026

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3 min read

Reddit Is Useless for AI Search?

Plus AI Bama Rush, Amazon Drone Push, and Pocket hits $100M ARR

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
TikTok is Building Payments in DMs

Aug 19, 2026

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3 min read

TikTok is Building Payments in DMs

Plus Moderna Cancer Vaccine, IM8 Hits $240M, and Uber Bets on Drones.

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
Eli Lily Is Deleting YouTube Channels?

Aug 18, 2026

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3 min read

Eli Lily Is Deleting YouTube Channels?

Plus Jams vs. Uncrustables, Reddit Goes Video, Summerween Takes Over

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
Unwell Beverage Is Shutting Down?

Aug 17, 2026

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3 min read

Unwell Beverage Is Shutting Down?

Plus TikTok Shop Outsells Giants, Burger King Reclaims No. 2, Kristen Bell Goes Viral

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
42% of Millennials Use Agentic Commerce?

Aug 14, 2026

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3 min read

42% of Millennials Use Agentic Commerce?

Plus Harley Finkelstein on AI Commerce, Bill Rom CSO from Baseball Lifestyle 101, and Sam Nebel from Goodwipes

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
"Head of TikTok Shop" Just Dropped

Aug 13, 2026

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3 min read

"Head of TikTok Shop" Just Dropped

What does this mean for ecom

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
The TikTok Shop Generation

Aug 12, 2026

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3 min read

The TikTok Shop Generation

Also QVC Wig Moment, Olipop Names CEO, and OpenAI Veteran Exits

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
Anthropic Adds Invisible Watermarks to Claude

Aug 11, 2026

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3 min read

Anthropic Adds Invisible Watermarks to Claude

Also SpikedAde Hits Market, FinalLap Car Auctions, and HallPass Hits Walmart

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
Buc-ee's Lawsuit Spree Creates Backlash

Aug 10, 2026

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3 min read

Buc-ee's Lawsuit Spree Creates Backlash

Also DoorDash Launches CringeMart, Under Armour's 13th Down Quarter, and Avocado Oil Chips Are Problematic

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
eBay Live GMV Jumped 8x

Aug 7, 2026

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2 min read

eBay Live GMV Jumped 8x

Also DuckDuckGo is selling "normal sunglasses" and Elon is building a sci-fi city

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
Meta's AI Went Rogue...

Aug 6, 2026

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2 min read

Meta's AI Went Rogue...

Also Ford's EV truck is $28K, Tinder loves IRL events, and ChatGPT ads suck

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
Shopify Q2 Sales Hit $116B

Aug 5, 2026

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2 min read

Shopify Q2 Sales Hit $116B

Also P&G Acquires Thorne for $3.8B, Hims & Hers Bets on Prescription Gummies, and Myspace Plans a Comeback!

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
Can You Build a $100M Brand with $0 Paid Marketing?

Aug 4, 2026

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2 min read

Can You Build a $100M Brand with $0 Paid Marketing?

Also Spiderman Ads in BMWs, $1 Taco Bell Pizza, and "Claude Code for Meta Ads"

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
Nike and Lululemon Sued for "Fake Discounts"

Aug 3, 2026

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3 min read

Nike and Lululemon Sued for "Fake Discounts"

Also Snapchat killing AI content, sell your Slack data for $1M, and the World's largest Goodwill.

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
How Medicube Sells $20M /mo on TikTok Shop

Jul 31, 2026

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2 min read

How Medicube Sells $20M /mo on TikTok Shop

Also Ulta Beauty Targets Gen Z Boys, Friend Relaunches AI Companion Necklace, and Tony Romo Arrested

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
DTC Data Report: H1 2026 by CTC

Jul 30, 2026

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3 min read

DTC Data Report: H1 2026 by CTC

Also Final Boss Sour killing it on TikTok Shop, Quince crosses $2B in TTM sales, and Ad vs. Ad gameshow!

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
Mark Zuckerberg on the AI Future in Ecomm

Jul 29, 2026

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2 min read

Mark Zuckerberg on the AI Future in Ecomm

Also Google Ads update, lessons from Unilever x Grüns acquisition, and Doordash drones.

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
Peacock Joins YouTube Premium

Jul 28, 2026

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2 min read

Peacock Joins YouTube Premium

And 3 more of today's top stories in ecomm!

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
TikTok Shop Testing "Prime-style" Membership Program

Jul 27, 2026

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2 min read

TikTok Shop Testing "Prime-style" Membership Program

And 4 more of today's top stories in ecomm!

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
The Ecomm Cowboy DotDev Experience

Jul 24, 2026

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2 min read

The Ecomm Cowboy DotDev Experience

We're sharing everything live right now!

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
Shopify VP of Product Interview Recap

Jul 23, 2026

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2 min read

Shopify VP of Product Interview Recap

We've got a few more updates for you from DotDev!

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
Shopify President Interview Recap & DotDev Roundup

Jul 22, 2026

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3 min read

Shopify President Interview Recap & DotDev Roundup

Read this to learn about the future of Shopify...

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
Harley Finklestein, President of Shopify on Ecomm Cowboy

Jul 21, 2026

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2 min read

Harley Finklestein, President of Shopify on Ecomm Cowboy

and 9 more live conversations at DotDev today!

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
TikTok Shop Cannibalizing Agencies?

Jul 20, 2026

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3 min read

TikTok Shop Cannibalizing Agencies?

Will Critcher (CMO, KEY Sparkling Water) joins live at 12:40PM CT!

Colin Dougherty
Colin Dougherty
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