- Google Completes Fitbit Purchase -- Without Waiting For Justice Department Approval
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 15, 2021
Google has promised it won't draw on Fitbit data for advertising purposes. ...
- Amazon, Google, Twitter Talk About Cross-Border Data Transfer Federal Privacy Laws At CES
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Cross-border data transfers will increase the incentive for the federal government to create privacy standards. ...
- Analyst Downgrades Twitter After Trump Locked Out On Twitter, Facebook
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, January 11, 2021
Unexpected backing came from Germany and France after President Trump was banned from Twitter and Facebook. German Chancellor Angela Merkel objected to the decision to completely ban the U.S. preside ...
- Verve Group Acquires Nexstar's Digital Video Ad Technology
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, January 11, 2021
Verve Group, a global brand performance ad platform, announced Monday the acquisition of Nexstar's digital video ad-tech platform, formerly known as LKQD. ...
- Will Mobile Companies Circumvent Apple's New Privacy Settings?
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 7, 2021
Apple prohibits app developers from deploying device fingerprinting, but some are considering doing so anyway. ...
- Discovery+ Announces U.S. Distribution On Major Platforms, Vodafone European Deal
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, January 4, 2021
Discovery+, live today in the U.S., has distribution deals with Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Roku and Samsung. ...
- France Resumes Collecting Digital Taxes From Google, Others
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, December 30, 2020
France has resumed collecting digital taxes on big tech companies like Google. Earlier this year, France and a few other European countries agreed that tech companies should pay more tax ...
- New App Is Designed To Help Brands With Data Compliance
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, December 29, 2020
DataGovernanceApp creates an audit trail for regulators via time-stamped emails. ...
- Alibaba Investigated By China's Government For Monopolistic Practices
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, December 24, 2020
The probe looks into why merchants are required to sign exclusive cooperation pacts preventing their products and services being sold on other platforms. ...
- 'WaPo' To Open More Foreign Bureaus, Breaking News Hubs
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, December 21, 2020
The publisher is creating breaking news hubs in London and Seoul to cover live news worldwide. ...
- Tech Platform Spryker Raises $130 Million In Series C Funding
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, December 21, 2020
The provider of B2B commerce technology software for global enterprises has raised over $130 million, bringing its value to over $500 million, it says. ...
- EU Antitrust Regulators Approve Google's Purchase Of Fitbit
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 17, 2020
"We can approve the proposed acquisition of Fitbit by Google because the commitments will ensure that the market for wearables and the nascent digital health space will remain open a ...
- Twitter Fined In Europe For Delay In Disclosing Data Breach
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Regulators in Europe on Tuesday said they have fined Twitter around $546,000 for waiting too long to disclose a data breach that may have affected Android users. ...
- Google, Gmail Down In Huge Outage, But Quickly Restored
Digital News Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, December 14, 2020
Google blames the service disruption on an "internal storage quota issue." YouTube and other services were also affected. ...
- Solid Gold Benchmarks: Who Scores The Best Email Metrics Worldwide
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Monday, December 14, 2020
The Americas have the lowest unsubscribe rates, but they pull the median open rate, Sendinblue reports. ...
- The Road To Chatbots, Virtual Assistants For B2B Marketers, Per Forrester
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, December 14, 2020
Chatbots and virtual assistants can help B2B companies close the gap, as buyers seek content delivered primarily through vendor websites, and search engines. ...
- 'The Correspondent' To Shutter In January
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, December 11, 2020
Ten people will be let go. All published articles and audio stories will remain publicly accessible on the site. ...
- French Regulators Fine Google, Amazon Over Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 10, 2020
In an online privacy crackdown, French authorities have fined Google $121 million and Amazon $43 million over their use of cookies for ad-targeting purposes. ...
- French Retailer Hit With GDPR Fine
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, December 2, 2020
French retail Carrefour has been hit with a €2.25 million fine for breaches of the GDPR, and its banking arm Carrefour Banque received an €800,000 penalty. The fines took into account remedi ...
- UK Government To Create Code Of Conduct For Facebook, Google, Others Dominating Markets
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, November 27, 2020
The U.K. on Friday introduced a dedicated Digital Markets Unit within the Competition and Markets Authority to introduce and enforce a new code to govern platforms that dominate the marke ...
- GDPR May Not Yet Catch Big Tech: Report
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Friday, November 27, 2020
Google may not face GDPR-related action on location tracking for years, judging by a new report. Here’s the outlook on regulating the tech giants in Europe. ...
- Amazon Steps Up Actions To Tackle Sale Of Counterfeit Goods On Its Platform In U.S., Europe
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Amazon this week launched several initiatives to crack down on trademark issues and counterfeiting across its marketplace. ...
- Pandemic Entitlement: Consumers Demand More Online, Experian Finds
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Friday, November 20, 2020
Some shoppers are quick to abandon carts.The good news is that most feel their online expectations are being met. ...
- 65% Of Consumers Say Digital Engagement Falls Short Of Expectations
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, November 19, 2020
Data silos are increasingly frustrating consumers. Some 87% in a survey by the CMO Council found it frustrating when engaging in multiple channels and having to repeat themselves each t ...
- Apple Hit With Privacy Complaints In Germany And Spain
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 16, 2020
A privacy group led by prominent activist Max Schrems has filed complaints against Apple in Germany and Spain, for allegedly enabling app developers to track iPhone users for ad purpo ...
- Apple: EU Privacy Activists File Complaint Based On IDFA
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, November 16, 2020
Apple IDFA or Identifier for Advertisers, under scrutiney by privacy activist group None of Your Business, based on the ability to track the bahavior of iPhone users. ...
- Turkey Fines Google For Online Search Dominance, Gives 6-Month Deadline To Make Changes
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, November 13, 2020
Google has made it difficult for companies to serve up in searches without buying ad space on Google, The Turkish Competition Authority said Friday in a statement. The ad reven ...
- IAB Europe Releases Guide to Programmatic Out-of-Home Advertising
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, November 13, 2020
IAB Europe on Friday released the Programmatic Out Of Home (OOH) Advertising Guide that examines the strengths and opportunities around digital OOH across Europe, sharing best practices around measurement and creativity. The guide w ...
- Firm Appeals GDPR Penalty, Fine Is Reduced By Millions: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, November 13, 2020
1&1 Telecom will pay EUR900,000 instead of EUR9.6 million, a German appeals court rules. ...
- European Commission Tells Amazon Not To Use Its Data To Undermine Third-Party Sellers
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, November 11, 2020
The European Commission (EC) accused Amazon of violating EU competition laws by using non-public data on its platform to distort competition in online retail markets. ...
