MoBlog
by Mark Walsh
With PayPal President David Marcus making the leap to Facebook, speculation has already begun about how the move could help the social network jumpstart its payments business. Marcus will oversee … Read the whole story
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by Mark Walsh
Instagram said on Monday it's expanding advertising in the photo-sharing app outside the U.S., starting with Canada, the U.K. and Australia. Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Steve Smith, Staff Writer
Google appears ready to enter the proximity-awareness game with its own techniques for detecting place and other devices. But how much location activation is … Read the whole story
by Joe Mandese
In a business known for its overwrought complexity, a programmatic marketplace provider has created a simple, easy-to-comprehend video explaining exactly how an ad impression … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Chuck Martin, Staff Writer
One of the big challenges along the mobile path to purchase has been for in-store customers to gain quick access to pertinent information around … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Google has acquired Skybox Imaging, which makes small-scale high-resolution imaging satellites. The $500 million acquisition, announced Tuesday, should provide Google with the technology to … Read the whole story
by Gavin O'Malley
For a fleeting moment this week, the world got a peek at Facebook's latest attempt to take on Snapchat, and other short-run messaging platforms. … Read the whole story
by Wayne Friedman
Although initially a hot seller, Google Chromecast usage has cooled somewhat -- partly because of a hotly competitive market overall for Internet-connected TV devices. … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Steve Smith, Staff Writer
Apps that use location information to target alerts are seeing substantial lifts in engagement. It's not just about geo-triggered messages, but using location data … Read the whole story