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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