Facebook continues to make a ton of money… … but for months, Facebook execs have warned that its advertising revenue growth will slow down in 2017 as it stops squeezing more ads into the average news feed. But in Q1, Facebook showed no signs of slowing down just yet. Counterbalancing Facebook’s stagnating ad load is…
Voice-based interfaces are becoming commonplace. Voice assistants such as Siri and Cortana have been around for a few years, but this past holiday season, voice-driven devices from Amazon and Google made their way into millions of homes. Recent analysis from VoiceLabs estimates that 24.5 million voice-driven devices will be shipped this year, almost four times…
There are many reasons why a customer may choose to share their local experience with other customers on social review channels. Brands should be paying close attention to these reasons, aligning their response strategies to review sentiment in order to improve the customer experience. This guide from Brandify contains flows that will help you maximize…
This afternoon Apple announced revenue of $52.9 billion, which was up vs. last year but short of analyst expectations of $53 billion. However, the company beat earnings per share estimates by $0.08. Apple sold just under 51 million iPhones in the quarter, lower than the 53 million analysts had anticipated. Apple smartphone sales later this…
In case you’re wondering what OAuth2 is, it’s the protocol that enables anyone to log in with their Facebook account. It powers the “Log in with Facebook” button in apps and on websites everywhere. This article shows you how “Log in with Facebook” works and explains the protocol behind it all. You’ll learn why you’d…
In Morse code, About.com’s new name, Dotdash, translates to the letter “A.” A year after About.com started spinning off topic-specific standalone sites — and six years after Google’s search algorithm almost knocked its lights out — the 20-year-old digital media company is trading in its name for a new one: Dotdash. The “dot” is supposed…
If Facebook is the YouTube of live video online, Twitter seems to have its eye on becoming the Hulu. At its inaugural NewFronts presentation on Monday, Twitter debuted a slate of new live programs, including a pair of 24/7 live channels and several daily news shows. The programming builds on Twitter’s initial live slate from…
We always try our best to challenge your creativity and get you out of your comfort zone. A great occasion to do so is our monthly wallpapers challenge which has been going on for eight years already. It’s an opportunity to let your ideas run wild and try something new, to indulge in a little…
Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Report: Google Assistant beats rivals for questions answered and accuracyApr 28, 2017 by Greg Sterling Cortana was second for questions answered, Alexa second-best for accuracy. How to Create the Ultimate Marketing…
Alexander Supertramp / Shutterstock.com In January, Stone Temple Consulting released a virtual assistant consumer survey showing the majority of respondents wanted the assistants to provide “answers” rather than conventional search results. Today, the firm published a follow-up study that measured the relative accuracy of the four major assistants. It compared results of “5,000 different questions…
