Tweets of the Week: Publisher Problems

It’s seems like publishers just aren’t getting it, according to this week’s top industry tweets. Plus: data humor and Pinterest cameras.

No one likes mumbojumbo
@kissane, Erin Kissane, editor, Contents Magazine

Promoted boring
@hash, Hashem Bajwa, CEO, DE-DE

Publishers finish last
@jonathanmendez, Jonathan Mendez‏, CEO, Yieldbot

Pinterest products
@lenkendall, Len Kendall, digital director, Golin Harris

Funny data
@saralivingston, Sara Livingston, manager of digital marketing, Seamless

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