- Peacock Debuts Voice-Activated Ads From Big Brands
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, August 28, 2020
Unilever, Target and Coors are among the first to use NBCU's " ...
- Amazon Alexa Skills Found To Leak Banking History, User Names, Phone Numbers
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, August 14, 2020
The report should make marketers and developers who create skills for voi ...
- Google Hit With New Privacy Claims Over Audio Data
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, August 10, 2020
Google has never informed users that Google Home can be activated, reco ...
- Microsoft Spins Off Chinese Chatbot Xiaoice
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Microsoft is spinning off its AI-based chatbot technology, Xiaoice, into a stand-alo ...
- Hello Marketers -- Voice Still Frustrates Users
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Voice search has a long way to go before it will repla ...
- AI Concierge Platform Integrates Into Google Search, Maps, Allows Businesses To Receive Calls, Texts
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, June 29, 2020
Concierge platform Numa, built on AI technology, can coordinate curbside pickup, answ ...
- Do Black Lives Matter? Absolutely, Says Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski - Tuesday, June 9, 2020
The answers from all the virtual assistants are new or updated, wi ...
- Alexa, How Did Red Roof Inn Happen Upon The Idea Of Marketing By Voice?
Show Daily, Nina Lentini - Tuesday, June 9, 2020
A dinner argument led one person to pull out a phone ...
- Performance Marketing, Advertising Blazes New Trails In Search, Digital
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, May 15, 2020
Welcome to the first edition of "Search & Performance Marketing Daily." Whi ...
- Brands Should 'Embrace The Opportunity For A Mindset Shift'
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, May 14, 2020
Leo Burnett Chief Strategy Officer Aki Spicer told Google that "brands wi ...
- Google Picks Ex-Microsoft Exec Javier Soltero To Lead Communication Products
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, May 8, 2020
Google told Thurrott that former Microsoft executive Javier Soltero will lead i ...
- Google Can't Shake Privacy Lawsuit Over Voice-Activated Assistant
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 7, 2020
U.S. District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman ruled that Google must fa ...
- Voice Assistant Usage Seen Growing To 8.4 Billion Devices
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, April 28, 2020
As use of voice assistants continues to skyrocket, the companies behind tho ...
- 'Hey Google' Sensitivity Modified
Around the Net in IoT, Chuck Martin - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Following earlier announced plans, Google is rolling out new sensitivity settings f ...
- Amazon's Alexa Learns Long-Form Speaking Style
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Friday, April 17, 2020
Amazon is adding three new Alexa speaking capabilities, including a long-form speaki ...
- Alexa Voice Added To Smart Camera
Around the Net in IoT, Chuck Martin - Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Ecobee, maker of smart thermostats, is introducing its first indoor security camer ...
- Samsung Ending S Voice Assistant
Around the Net in IoT, Chuck Martin - Monday, April 13, 2020
The Samsung S. Voice assistant, the attempted Siri competitor that never caug ...
- Comcast Launches Voice-Based Easter Eggs
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Friday, April 10, 2020
Comcast is introducing a series of hidden Easter eggs via its Xfini ...
- Amazon's Alexa Can Now Help With COVID-19 Diagnosis
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Friday, March 27, 2020
Using CDC guidance, Amazon lets consumers check their risk level for COVID- ...
- Huawei Intros Voice Assistant 'Celia'
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Friday, March 27, 2020
The voice agent is being added to Huawei's latest P40 phone seri ...
- Voice-Activated Ads Are Hear -- Er, Here
Marketing Insider, Kathy Sheehan - Tuesday, March 10, 2020
DiGiorno's pizza told a joke in its Pandora ad - but ...
- Progressive Disclosure In Voice-First Technology: What Marketers Need To Know
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Dustin Coates - Thursday, March 5, 2020
Progressive disclosure -- gradually revealing more information at just the right ti ...
- KidKraft Toy Kitchen Taps Alexa Voice
Around the Net in IoT, Chuck Martin - Friday, February 28, 2020
The KidKraft new toy kitchen can tap into an Amazon Alexa sma ...
- Voice Commerce Declines In 2020: Report
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Some 33% of consumers surveyed say a lack of security features sto ...
- Facebook Reportedly Will Offer Compensation To Users For Digital Voice Data
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, February 21, 2020
As smart speakers come under fire for sharing data without consent, Facebo ...
- One Third of Smart Device Owners Struggle To Use Them: Report
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski - Thursday, February 13, 2020
While that's not great news, manufacturers have an opportunity to launch n ...
- SoundHound, Wcities Team To Add Location To AI Voice
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Thursday, February 13, 2020
Wcities, publisher of city guides, is partnering with SoundHound to add locati ...
- eMarketer Predicts 83 Million Smart Speaker Users This Year
AI & IoT Daily, Chuck Martin - Monday, February 10, 2020
Amazon, with its Echo line of smart speakers, will account for 7 ...
- Amazon, KFC Create 'Brand Voice' Via Alexa
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Wednesday, February 5, 2020
The KFC voice sports a Southern U.S. accent for Colonel Sanders. ...
- Forecast Lowered For Purchases Via Smart Speaker
Connected Thinking, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Just because smart speaker owners can make purchases using their devices doesn ...