Grace Dillon

Editor

Grace joined ExchangeWire as editor in 2020, having previously worked in copywriting, content and social media. Grace graduated from the University of York with a BA in English and Related Literature.

Articles by Grace

• Pinterest and Shopify Extend Partnership; DoubleVerify Go Public

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Pinterest and Shopify extend their partnership to another 27 countries; DoubleVerify see shares rise after going public; and HBO Max gain nearly 3 million new subscribers in Q1 as AT&T beat financial estimates.   Pinterest and Shopify [...]

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• ShareChat Surpass $2bn Valuation; German Regulator Fights WhatsApp Update

  4 years ago News

  

  In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: ShareChat surpass the USD $2bn valuation mark; Germany's data commissioner seeks a halt to WhatsApp's impending privacy update; consumers express [...]

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• Facebook's Encryption Plans a Danger to Children, Says Home Sec; Kantar Acquire Numerator

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: UK home secretary Priti Patel joins child protection campaigners in criticising Facebook's plans to extend end-to-end encryption to Messenger and Instagram; Kantar acquire US consumer research group Numerator; and Amazon upped their content spend to [...]

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• Facebook and Spotify Partner for 'Project Boombox'; Streaming Viewer Counter Sparks Horror

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Facebook and Spotify partner to develop a new in-app audio feature dubbed 'Project Boombox'; a new device that will allow streaming platforms "count" the number of people in a room draws shock and horror from [...]

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• The Evolving Client and Agency Relationship

  4 years ago News

  

  In this article written exclusively for ExchangeWire, Neil Jones (pictured below), senior digital marketing manager at Sky Betting & Gaming and author of the Media Strategist blog, explains how the agency model has changed over the past year, and outlines [...]

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• German Data Regulator Fights WhatsApp Privacy Update; Applovin Shares Fall After IPO

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Hamburg's data commissioner fights to block WhatsApp's impending privacy update over concerns over how Facebook will collect and use data from the platform; Applovin see their share value drop by almost 20% after going public [...]

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• ShareChat Breach $2bn Valuation Mark; Ireland's DPC Open Probe into Facebook Data Leak

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Indian content-sharing platform ShareChat reach USD $2.1bn in value after a fresh funding round; Ireland's Data Protection Commission investigate whether Facebook breached GDPR after revelations of a data leak affecting more than 500 million users; [...]

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• Gojek and Tokopedia Unite to Launch "GoTo"; Google Urge US to Join EU Tech Council

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: tech start-ups Gojek and Tokopedia merge to create "GoTo"; Google's vice president of government affairs and policy urges the Biden administration to work more closely with the EU; and games developer Tripledot Studios raise USD [...]

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• A Serious End Game is Playing Out for Rogue Programmatic Traders

  4 years ago News

  

  In this article written exclusively for ExchangeWire, Jonas Jaanimagi (pictured below), technology lead at IAB Australia, explains how the IAB Tech Lab will help the industry rid itself of rogue programmatic traders. The mechanics of automated digital advertising are regularly compared [...]

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• Grab Go Public in $40bn SPAC Deal; Univision Merge with Grupo Televisa

  4 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Singapore "super app" Grab go public in the US via a record-breaking SPAC deal; media firms Univision and Grupo Televisa merge to build the US's largest Spanish-language player; and the Biden administration add 7 Chinese [...]

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