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by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
Baidu has revealed the first results of a test to improve speech recognition. In a paper published today on Cornell University Library's site, arXiv.org, members of the search engine's research … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Customer journeys from search to purchase are all over the map. Some industry experts suggest there are so many devices and channels that the … Read the whole story
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by Gord Hotchkiss, Featured Contributor
Dynamic tension can be a good thing. There are plenty of examples of when this is so, but online publishing isn't one of them. … Read the whole story
by Laurie Sullivan
Internet advertising revenue in the U.S. rose 17% to $12.4 billion for the third quarter of 2014. The numbers also mark a 6.5% increase … Read the whole story
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by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer
Many ecommerce systems don't work properly, making online commerce challenging for consumers. It also puts a burden on retailers and brands. The number of … Read the whole story
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by Gavin O'Malley
Craigslist shouldn't shut down just yet, but Facebook is testing a service for users to engage in casual classifieds-style commerce. Within Groups, select users … Read the whole story
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by Erik Sass, Staff Writer
While it's a huge headache for Sony, the massive leak of its internal documents is an early Christmas present for reporters and bloggers, who … Read the whole story
by Sarah Mahoney
Online spending so far has set new records, with comScore reporting that for the first time, all five workdays topped $1 billion for two … Read the whole story
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by Roger Wu
We've heard about "native advertising" taking the mindshare in the ad world this year. Native advertising, by definition, is a unique ad unit that … Read the whole story
by Tyler Loechner
The IAB is urging marketers to aim for 70% viewability on campaigns next year -- and if marketers are going to take the challenge … Read the whole story
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by Michael Provenzano
Mobile search is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to geotemporal data sets that can help advertisers better understand consumer behavior. … Read the whole story
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by Roberto Siewczynski, Columnist
While it's not news that sales during the Christmas holidays can make or break a retailer, it is important to study those sales as … Read the whole story
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by Sean Hargrave, Staff Writer
Big Data sounds great -- but what about the data you already have? Until brands stop buying ads to take consumers to generic landing … Read the whole story
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by Chuck Martin, Staff Writer
Fast food locations are quickly becoming a hotbed of mobile commerce. With millions of regular and repeat customers, savvy marketers are deploying the latest … Read the whole story