- Taboola Embeds Newsfeed On Android Phones, Wants To Be 'Apple News' Of Native Publishing
RTBlog, Joe Mandese - Monday, April 16, 2018
Native advertising and "content discovery" platform Taboola has an ambitious plan to help people discover even more content, specifically "news." The company, which is best known for enabling brands to ...
- Reddit Launches Mobile Native Ad Unit
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, March 14, 2018
The native promoted posts unit, running on Android and iOS, will enable the same targeting as with desktop ads -- by interest, community, geography and device. ...
- Google Extends Gmail Inbox Options To Android
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, March 8, 2018
Android users will now be able to take advantage of Gmail's email options, Google announces. ...
- Google Pay Comes To Android
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Google this week is launching Google Pay for Android. “With this, Google is rolling out an update to Android Pay and introducing some new functionality that the company hopes will ...
- Apple Search Ads Jump In Singular ROI Index Ranking
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, February 16, 2018
The search newcomer leaped from No. 10 in 2016, to No. 4, which means the ads delivered the fourth-highest ROI on iOS in 2017, according to a report that ranks ...
- Amazon Adds Alexa To Android App
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Sunday, January 21, 2018
Amazon is finally adding Alexa to its Android app, TechCrunch reports. “Up to now, the app has been little more than a way to manage settings for the Echo and ...
- Study Reveals Why Consumers Block Ads On Android Mobile
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, December 29, 2017
Some 66.5% of U.S. users do not whitelist the website, with about 42.5% leaving the page to search for the information elsewhere. ...
- VR, AR Revenue Forecast: $79 Billion In 4 Years
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, December 5, 2017
It may be slow in coming, but money from virtual and augmented reality is on the way. In the short term, consumer VR leads, but augmented reality is on track ...
- Google Assistant Integrates HomeAdvisor, Porch Data For Home Services
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, November 30, 2017
The service through Google Assistant, announced Thursday, will suggest businesses pre-screened by Google, HomeAdvisor, Porch and others. The feature will begin rolling out to U.S. users in the coming we ...
- Google Following Android Users Not Using Location Services
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Android-powered phones are collecting data about users’ location and sending it back to Google whether or not they’re connected to the Web, Quartz has learned. “Since the beginning of 2017, ...
- Google Tracks Android Phones Even When Location Services Are Disabled
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, November 22, 2017
The idea is to use the Cell ID codes as an additional signal to improve the speed and performance of message delivery, but the data was never used for sto ...
- Baidu Releases Mobile App Data, Insights From White Paper
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, November 3, 2017
Searches and spending habits via smartphone seem to be on the rise worldwide, according to a white paper released from Baidu on Friday. ...
- 'Pay With Google' Android Feature Launched
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Google has launched a "Pay with Google' feature and on-screen button that allows Android users to make payments without filling out credit card forms repeatedly, Netimperative reports. ...
- Google Fully Launches 'Family Link' App
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Saturday, September 30, 2017
Moving out of beta, Google just announced the official launch of its Family Link app, which lets parents set up accounts on Android devices for children under 13. Android Police ...
- Digital Engagement Index
Digital News Daily, Erik Sass - Thursday, September 28, 2017
On Thursday (9/21), Google uploaded a YouTube video promoting the Google app for Android and iOS. Between Thursday and Wednesday (9/27) the video captured 1.14M Views and Likes and was ...
- Interactive Email Comes To Android
Email Marketing Daily, Jess Nelson - Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Interactive emails are now compatible with the Gmail App on Android phones, thanks to a new technique released Wednesday by Email on Acid. ...
- Google Unveiling Latest Pixel Oct. 4
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, September 14, 2017
Google plans to unveil its latest Pixel smartphone on Oct. 4. While the debut date has been something of a mystery, Android Police is now reporting the appearance of a ...
- Smartwatches Dominate Wearables Market
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Thursday, September 14, 2017
The wrist wearables market is going strong, especially in the category of smartwatches. Driven by Apple and Android Wear, smartwatches are projected to rule over all other wearable categories for ...
- Android Oreo Reportedly Hit With Bug In Gmail App
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, September 7, 2017
Gmail and Android Oreo are not in sync, reports state. But Google is said to be working on the problem. ...
- Google On Android Now Asks Users In Russia To Pick A Search Engine
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, August 7, 2017
Starting this month, Android users in Russia will begin to see a screen in the Chrome mobile browser that gives them the chance to select their preferred search engine. ...
- Google Releases Next Version Of Nearby Connections
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, August 1, 2017
The next generation of Nearby Connections uses WiFi, Bluetooth LE and Classic Bluetooth to discover and establish nearby connections, giving machines the ability to communicate with things near them -- ...
- Google Redesigns News Feed To Personalize Search In Mobile App
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Google on Wednesday began rolling out a news feed that personalizes a stream of articles, videos and other content in its search app for Android and iOS based on the ...
- Baidu Acquires Maker Of Chatbot Engine, Demonstrates AI Capabilities
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, July 5, 2017
The AI announcements, demonstrated at Baidu's developer event in Beijing Wednesday, include the acquisition of Seattle-based Kitt.ai. ...
- Apple Users Spend More Time Reading Email
Email Marketing Daily, Jess Nelson - Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Email marketers may want to say thanks to Apple next time they successfully orchestrate a campaign with high engagement, as iPhone owners have the highest email read lengths by device, ...
- Microsoft Relaunches Skype, Adds Highlights Video Feature
Mobile Marketing Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, June 1, 2017
Dubbed Highlights, the Snapchat Stories clone encourages users to create a "highlight reel" of their day with photos and videos -- with the intention of sharing them with friends and ...
- Google Android Security's Top Bug Reward Payout Goes Unpaid
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, June 1, 2017
Google said Thursday there were no payouts for the top reward. Google did pay 115 individuals with an average of $2,150 per reward and $10,209 per researcher. Overall, there were ...
- Google Invites App Makers To Advertise On 'Play' Home Page
Around the Net in Mobile, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, May 18, 2017
App makers can now put ads on the Google Play home page and app listing pages, Google announced this week. “These ads are an expansion of Google’s previously announced ‘Universal ...
- At Google, A's Have It: Celebrating 2B Android Devices, Moving Toward AI-First
MoBlog, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, May 17, 2017
As of this week, Android is now active on more than two billion devices, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Wednesday. "This is all because of the growth of mobile ...
- Google Integrates Android OS In Cars: Partners With Audi, Volvo
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, May 15, 2017
Google will partner with Audi and Volvo to build Android into their next generation of car infotainment systems. Consumers will gain access to Android apps developed by Google, Audi, Volvo ...
- Netflix Blocks App Installations On 'Rooted' Androids
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Monday, May 15, 2017
Netflix won't allow Androids that have been "rooted" -- meaning modified to allow operating systems other than the original -- to install its app. The move appears driven by a ...
