Special Report: Digital A-List 2013

Gawker Scoop Machine Deadspin Raises Sports Reporting Above The Crotch Shot

Gawker Scoop Machine Deadspin Raises Sports Reporting Above The Crotch Shot

Gawker's athletic sibling planted a phallus-free flag in media land when reporters Jack Dickey and Timothy Burke revealed that Manti Te'o's dead girlfriend had never existed.

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GE Shows Just Because You're a Giant Conglomerate Doesn't Mean You Have to Act Like One

GE Shows Just Because You're a Giant Conglomerate Doesn't Mean You Have to Act Like One

Making intelligent use of Instagram, Pinterest, BuzzFeed, GE comes off less like an industrial conglomerate and more like a smart friend

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Apple Maps Flap Caps Google Apps' Domination

Apple Maps Flap Caps Google Apps' Domination

The software company has shown it's the best at creating utility apps regardless of device or platform

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Beyond Super Bowl Stunt, Oreo Finds New Voice In Social Media

Beyond Super Bowl Stunt, Oreo Finds New Voice In Social Media

Marketer's stellar use of social media through sweet tweets, clever Instagram promotions and last year's "Daily Twist" campaign dunks the competition

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Samsung Foments iPhone Fatigue With Cheeky Viral Tactics

Samsung Foments iPhone Fatigue With Cheeky Viral Tactics

Phone maker turns the Apple-fanboy equation around with great product and a clever ad that went viral by tapping into iPhone fatigue.

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Built for Newsprint, The Onion Finds New Life In Social, Video

Built for Newsprint, The Onion Finds New Life In Social, Video

Peeling back its resistance, fake-news outlet embraces creating content around advertisers willing to laugh at themselves.

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3-D Printing: The Hype Cycle Is About to Meet the Adoption Cycle

3-D Printing: The Hype Cycle Is About to Meet the Adoption Cycle

Heralded as the next industrial revolution, the future of 3-D printing is now. Just ask Makerbot.

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First Round Capital Bridges 'Chasm' Between Startups and Brands

First Round Capital Bridges 'Chasm' Between Startups and Brands

Connecting entrepreneurs with marketers at the outset means better solutions, and more exits.

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The Weather Co. Helps Marketers Check the Forecast

The Weather Co. Helps Marketers Check the Forecast

The company is using data to suggest which products or brands will interest residents in certain regions, depending on what the weather is doing.

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How Stat-Celeb Nate Silver Became the Human Face of Big Data

How Stat-Celeb Nate Silver Became the Human Face of Big Data

Spot-on state-by-state predictions of last two presidential races propel obscure blogger to go-to political analyst.

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Ad Age Presents the 2013 Digital A-List

Ad Age Presents the 2013 Digital A-List

The people, companies, products and things are changing the way we think about digital.

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Exclusive Survey: What Advertisers Really Think About Facebook

Exclusive Survey: What Advertisers Really Think About Facebook

Advertiser opinion is trending up, but most still haven't tried Facebook's core products: "Sponsored Stories," FBX or mobile.

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