1. Google is working to build out its own native ad solutions. There has been no official announcement but sources say Google is creating recommendation tools for content and sponsored posts.
4. Dentsu Aegis Network acquired Covario, a search and content performance marketing agency.
5. Facebook is teaming up with big companies including Google, Twitter, and Dropbox to form TODO, or "talk openly, develop openly." The group will focus on how open-sourced projects can be used most effectively.
8. Here's how Taco Bell and Chobani are making Instagram work for their social media campaigns.
9. Small and medium-sized businesses spend most of their ad budgets on social, followed by print and out of home. A survey puts social at 21.4% of the budget and print at 18.5%.