Snapchat’s Discover may yet be cloned again, with search-giant Google now coming to the party. Stamp: Google’s visual news If the rumours are true, the new service will let publishers create stories as text, images and video on a series of cards, with users swiping from one to the next. So far, the new service …
Having launched their self-serve Ads Manager back in May, Snapchat is now expanding the offering with an Advanced Mode more suited to power users. Advanced features The new mode promises a bunch of features that experienced ad managers will appreciate. These include an audience library, to save reusable target definitions a media library, to make it …
Spot is a social network app aiming to bring ‘real people together in the real world’ so they can ‘make moments’. Not a new Tinder That lead line might sound like a half-hearted campaign for Tinder, but this new app focuses on local events. In an interview with TechCrunch, app creator Oren Peli said was …
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Android apps in the Google Play store are now subject to AI-led quality tests, that will contribute to how often they’ll show up in searches. Algorithmic method In the same way that Google search famously ranks websites, the Android app store—Google Play—calculates uses a search and discovery algorithm to rank apps. Recently, that algorithm has …
Consider yourselves forewarned: Facebook is cutting back on links to slow loading web pages. Fast, better, stronger Over the coming months, Facebook will be unveiling an update to News Feed allowing for faster linking to mobile-friendly web pages. According to Facebook engineers Jiayi Wen and Shengbo Guo, 40% of users abandon a web page that …
CMO Council and Live Technology have recently reported that what consumers want most from the post-purchase experience is stronger customer and technical support well after the by. Excuse me, but I have a question According to new research, most consumers are frustrated by poor technical assistance (51.4%), weak warranty and claims processing (37.7%), and inadequate …
InboxArmy has recently announced new statistics outlining the benefit of welcome emails when it comes to brand building and customer engagement. It’s nice to receive mail from friends According to InboxArmy, subscribers are 33% more likely to engage with a brand after receivng a welcome email. But that’s not the only benefit of a friendly …
LinkedIn is launching a dedicated app for Windows 10 to take advantage of your Windows action center. LinkedIn’s noteworthy notifications On the heels of Microsoft’s $26 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, the popular employment platform is getting integrated with Window’s operating system for more direct notifications. Described as a basic web wrapper of Windows 10, notifications …
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Facebook is currently testing a new format that presents ads to a small group of Marketplace users in the US. Facebook feeds adverts The new initiative of bringing ads to marketplace will be in News Feed format that users are already familiar with, in order to foster a frictionless adoption. Clicking on an ad will …
Amazon Spark is poised to improve product discovery through user-posted shoppable content. I like this, now you can like this Much like Instagram’s niche of shoppable photos, Amazon users can now post images, stories, or products of interest, that other users and comment and react to. The hope is to capture off-site social activity around …