Samsung to Launch Apple Pay Alternative
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Samsung to Launch Apple Pay Alternative

9y Roland Moore-Colyer

Samsung to Launch Apple Pay Alternative

Samsung is set to shut down its Wallet feature to make room for Samsung Pay, a rival for mobile payment services like Apple Pay and Google Wallet. Rea...

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Amazon Introduces App Advertising for Android and Fire
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Amazon Introduces App Advertising for Android and Fire

9y Dave Neal

Amazon Introduces App Advertising for Android and ...

Amazon has created its own app advertising platform for Android and Fire to rival similar products from Google, Facebook, and Twitter Read More...

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Facebook 'Hello' Brings Local Search to Calls
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Facebook 'Hello' Brings Local Search to Calls

9y Emily Alford

Facebook 'Hello' Brings Local Search to Calls

Facebook is testing an app called "Hello" that will allow users to see names and images of incoming callers on mobile regardless of whether or not the...

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The OS Car Wars
Automotive

The OS Car Wars

9y Chris Copeland

The OS Car Wars

Cars are fast becoming the next "connected" space, and so the battle for who will gain control over the operating systems is beginning to be waged. Wh...

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Pinterest Teams Up With Apple to Promote App Pins
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Pinterest Teams Up With Apple to Promote App Pins

9y Mike O'Brien

Pinterest Teams Up With Apple to Promote App Pins

App Pins will let Pinterest users download external apps without leaving the platform. Read More...

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Bud Light Offering Delivery Service Just in Time for the Super Bowl
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Bud Light Offering Delivery Service Just in Time for the Super Bowl

9y Emily Alford

Bud Light Offering Delivery Service Just in Time f...

Beer company Anheuser-Busch is introducing a home delivery service for its popular Bud Light brand. The "Bud Light Button" is a new app that allows us...

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Facebook at Work Won't Include Ads - For Now
Social

Facebook at Work Won't Include Ads - For Now

9y Emily Alford

Facebook at Work Won't Include Ads - For Now

Facebook reveals Work feature app, which will afford employees an ad-free, office-wide social network separate from their personal profiles. Read More...

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Microsoft Opens Up Advertising on MSN Apps
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Microsoft Opens Up Advertising on MSN Apps

9y Mike O'Brien

Microsoft Opens Up Advertising on MSN Apps

Shortly after Microsoft made its apps available on iOS, Android, and Amazon devices, the software company made it possible for marketers to advertise ...

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Mobile Drives Online Sales on Christmas Day 2014
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Mobile Drives Online Sales on Christmas Day 2014

9y Yuyu Chen

Mobile Drives Online Sales on Christmas Day 2014

IBM’s latest holiday benchmark data shows that mobile accounts for 57 percent of all online traffic and 35 percent of all online sales for Christmas 2...

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Programmatic Ads Can Now Be Served on Your Wearable Device
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Programmatic Ads Can Now Be Served on Your Wearable Device

9y Yuyu Chen

Programmatic Ads Can Now Be Served on Your Wearabl...

A new wearables ad network initiative enables brands to deliver targeted ads to consumers' wrists. Read More...

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What Can DDoS Attacks Mean for Black Friday and Cyber Monday?
Ecommerce

What Can DDoS Attacks Mean for Black Friday and Cyber Monday?

9y Mike O'Brien

What Can DDoS Attacks Mean for Black Friday and Cy...

This weekend's huge number of online shoppers could result in an influx of cyber crime. Two experts discuss how DDoS attacks can affect retailers and ...

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Twitter Updates Tailored Audiences for New Targeting Capabilities
Social

Twitter Updates Tailored Audiences for New Targeting Capabilities

10y Emily Alford

Twitter Updates Tailored Audiences for New Targeti...

Twitter has added a few new features to its tailored audiences tool, making it easier for advertisers to target mobile and find new customers. Read Mo...

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Ritz-Carlton Strives to Improve Customer Stays With App Upgrade
Ecommerce

Ritz-Carlton Strives to Improve Customer Stays With App Upgrade

10y Mike O'Brien

Ritz-Carlton Strives to Improve Customer Stays Wit...

The Ritz-Carlton is looking to bring its signature luxury to mobile users by making it easier for them to check in and out with mobile check-in, among...

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The Death of the iPad?
Asia

The Death of the iPad?

10y Mandeep Grover

The Death of the iPad?

With the launch of the rumored iPhone 6 coming up in September, here's a look at how Apple could re-evaluate the success of the iPad and relaunch the ...

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In-Car Wi-Fi Will Create Opportunities for Advertisers Down the Road
Automotive

In-Car Wi-Fi Will Create Opportunities for Advertisers Down the Road

10y Lisa Lacy

In-Car Wi-Fi Will Create Opportunities for Adverti...

A recent announcement from Chevrolet about built-in 4G LTE Wi-Fi furthers the availability of in-car functionality, which could bring opportunities fo...

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Mobile Retail Traffic Spiking, Sales Not So Much
Media

Mobile Retail Traffic Spiking, Sales Not So Much

10y Susan Kuchinskas

Mobile Retail Traffic Spiking, Sales Not So Much

While mobile commerce continues to grow, consumers' conversion behavior is still a bit of a mystery to researchers and marketers. Read More...

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Americans Spend More Time Than Ever on Mobile Apps [Study]
Data insights

Americans Spend More Time Than Ever on Mobile Apps [Study]

10y Yuyu Chen

Americans Spend More Time Than Ever on Mobile Apps...

A Nielsen report shows that while adult U.S. smartphone users are spending 65 percent more time using apps compared to two years ago, the average numb...

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Google I/O: Better-Connected World, Greater Advertising
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Google I/O: Better-Connected World, Greater Advertising

10y David Fagin

Google I/O: Better-Connected World, Greater Advert...

The keynote at the Google I/O conference introduced loads of new technology from the tech giant, giving advertisers more and more opportunities to rea...

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Facebook Launches Snapchat Rival Slingshot...Again
Social

Facebook Launches Snapchat Rival Slingshot...Again

10y Carly Page

Facebook Launches Snapchat Rival Slingshot...Again

Facebook's Snapchat rival is back again and this time it's here to stay (we think). What does Slingshot mean for advertisers? Read More...

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Mobile Shift Drives Father's Day Sales, IBM Says
Audience

Mobile Shift Drives Father's Day Sales, IBM Says

10y Susan Kuchinskas

Mobile Shift Drives Father's Day Sales, IBM Says

While mobile and tablet share of traffic continues to grow, consumer behavior differs greatly across form factor and operating system, according to ne...

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Facebook to Sell Web Browsing Data to Advertisers
Data insights

Facebook to Sell Web Browsing Data to Advertisers

10y Carly Page

Facebook to Sell Web Browsing Data to Advertisers

The social network will also begin to tell advertisers what apps consumers have downloaded in an effort to better target users with personalized ads. ...

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Twitter Hits 255 Million Monthly Users, But Sees $132m Net Loss
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Twitter Hits 255 Million Monthly Users, But Sees $132m Net Loss

10y Dave Neal

Twitter Hits 255 Million Monthly Users, But Sees $...

Shares fell 11 percent on user growth slow down in Q1, while ad revenue increased and grew by 125 percent year-over-year. Read More...

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Android Overtakes iOS for Mobile Ad Traffic
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Android Overtakes iOS for Mobile Ad Traffic

10y Dan Worth

Android Overtakes iOS for Mobile Ad Traffic

Data shows more impressions from devices that are running from the Google Android operating system. Read More...

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Twitter Strengthens Ad Reach Through App-Install Ads
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Twitter Strengthens Ad Reach Through App-Install Ads

10y Lisa Lacy

Twitter Strengthens Ad Reach Through App-Install A...

The ad product, which mimics a Facebook strategy, gives advertisers the ability to run on-Twitter app promotion via Promoted Tweets while running off-...

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Nielsen Launches Final Test in Mobile Ad Measurement
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Nielsen Launches Final Test in Mobile Ad Measurement

10y Yuyu Chen

Nielsen Launches Final Test in Mobile Ad Measureme...

Nielsen kicks off its final pre-launch test as it moves into mobile ad measurement. Read More...

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The Natives Are Getting Restless: The Emergence of Hybrid Web Apps in Developing Mobile Experiences
Marketing

The Natives Are Getting Restless: The Emergence of Hybrid Web Apps in Devel...

10y McNeal Maddox

The Natives Are Getting Restless: The Emergence of...

Developing native apps for all the different mobile operating systems and platforms takes a lot of work and time - is the need to do this disappearing...

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Twitter Reveals Profile Redesign Mimicking Facebook, Acquires Cover
Social

Twitter Reveals Profile Redesign Mimicking Facebook, Acquires Cover

10y Carly Page

Twitter Reveals Profile Redesign Mimicking Faceboo...

Twitter is rolling out a profile redesign on the Web featuring a photo-focused layout that has a distinct resemblance to Facebook. The social network ...

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