Facebook is updating and changing its terms of service and data policy. This is part of a multi-pronged effort to make the company’s privacy policies and tools more accessible and easier to use. The company says it’s trying to make things “clearer” and that it’s not asking for “new rights to collect, use or share…
The Rise Of Intelligent Conversational UI The Rise Of Intelligent Conversational UI Burke Holland 2018-04-05T13:00:48+02:00 2018-04-05T11:14:17+00:00 For a long time, we’ve thought of interfaces strictly in a visual sense: buttons, dropdown lists, sliders, carousels (please no more carousels). But now we are staring into a future composed not just of visual interfaces, but of conversational…
I’m going beyond B2B marketing tactics in this column to challenge all of us, including myself, who can easily get stuck in the day-to-day grind, heads down. Physicist, cosmologist and author Stephen Hawking died last month. There are so many lessons we can take from his legendary life and impact on society. Upon reflection, a…
Facebook is expanding a News Feed test it launched last year that aims to help users determine the integrity of news items posted on the platform. Originally, the test included an “i” button added to news headline links that, when clicked, displayed more information about the article and the publisher that ran it. Now, in…
2018-04-04T13:00:50+02:00 2018-04-04T12:16:56+00:00 Analyzing Your Company’s Social Media Presence With IBM Watson And Node.js If you are unfamiliar with Machine Learning (ML) technology, it has existed in science fiction for many years and is finally reaching its maturity in our society. One of the first ML examples I saw as a kid was in Star Trek’s…
Customer expectations are changing drastically. With every new medium, technology or innovation, they already expect the next level of service. Expectations are moving so quickly that they’re outpacing the same technologies that are keeping retailers on their toes. At the customer’s core, he or she simply doesn’t want to think anymore. The customer doesn’t want…
The new AdWords interface is creating quite a stir in the PPC industry because, while it’s pretty, it’s disrupting the work of lots of PPC professionals. A Mona Elesseily says, “[T]his is a workhorse for many of us, not a viewing platform.” Fortunately, advertisers who use third-party tools like Optmyzr have a chance to transition…
Cory Henke, Variable Media, presents on video advertising at SMX West 2018. Video advertising budgets have been growing as ad formats and inventory have evolved. In a session called Unleashing the Power of Online Video Ads at SMX West in San Jose, CA, three speakers shared their expertise in creating messaging that connects with audiences…
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: Reaction: Advertisers cautiously optimistic after Facebook says it’s pulling third-party targeting dataMar 30, 2018 by Ginny Marvin The change signals a new phase for the social giant and its advertisers as…
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: Facebook booting data brokers, simplifying privacy tools to bolster user confidenceMar 29, 2018 by Greg Sterling The company is turning off ‘Partner Categories’ and adding privacy shortcuts. Instagram makes Stories advertising…
