Dating app Bumble launches professional spin-off

Dating app Bumble launches professional spin-off

Bumble, a dating service in which females make the first move, is introducing a spin-off variant enabling members to forge professional connections ala LinkedIn. Bumble Bizz emulates the same Tinder-esque swiping action of its progenitor, enabling women to forge ahead with bolstering their business contacts by building their own contacts list. Launching the new tool […]

Teads Expands Video Offering with Launch of inRead 3D

Teads Expands Video Offering with Launch of inRead 3D

Teads, the inventor of outstream advertising and a leading video advertising marketplace in the world by unique visitors, according to comScore, announced the release of inRead 3D, the company’s latest video format which leverages depth of field perception to create a 3D effect for any video creative. This new format is powered by Teads Studio, […]

Instagram opens its shoppable posts feature to retailers on BigCommerce’s platform

Instagram opens its shoppable posts feature to retailers on BigCommerce’s platform

BigCommerce, which develops eCommerce software for businesses, now supports sales through shoppable posts on Instagram. The integration means that retailers on the eCommerce platform will be able to tag products in Instagram posts with a link to take consumers directly to an associated product page, so they can proceed with their purchase or find out more about the […]

TripleLift and TabMo Partner to Fuel the Growth of Native on Mobile

TripleLift and TabMo Partner to Fuel the Growth of Native on Mobile

Triplelift & TabMo partner to fuel the growth of native on mobile! https://t.co/3l67aTERT0 @TripleLiftHQ #Hawkplatform pic.twitter.com/8OZWcLwv9H — TabMo (@TabMo) October 3, 2017 TripleLift, the industry’s largest comscore ranked native advertising company, announced a strategic partnership with TabMo, the first mobile creative DSP for video, display and native advertising, to advance their mobile native offering. Partnering with […]

Reese’s brings Pac-Man to Snapchat

Reese’s brings Pac-Man to Snapchat

Hershey-owned Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups is ramping up its marketing game before the holiday season. The brand lately introduced a Pac-Man themed game on Snapchat to reach young candy lovers who typically don’t use Facebook or watch TV. The game — debuted on September 19 and will live on Snapchat for six weeks — features a Pac-Man […]

TMW Unlimited creates digital campaign #CaseForChange for the GSMA

TMW Unlimited creates digital campaign #CaseForChange for the GSMA

TMW Unlimited has created a new digital campaign for the GSMA, the global body that represents mobile operators, to show how the power of mobile connectivity makes a difference in people’s lives around the world. In 2015, the UN set out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), an ambitious agenda to eradicate poverty, fight inequality and […]

Rovio bursts onto the stock market with €900m valuation

Rovio bursts onto the stock market with €900m valuation

Angry Birds app publisher Rovio has made its debut on the Finnish stock market, with its 37.1m public shares initially priced at €11.50 (£10.16). This is the upper limit of the range Rovio announced earlier in September, valuing the company at €896m – significantly short of reports last month which put the expected valuation at around the […]

IKEA Group signs agreement to acquire TaskRabbit

IKEA Group signs agreement to acquire TaskRabbit

Home furnishing retailer IKEA Group, has signed a conditional agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in TaskRabbit, Inc., an on-demand services platform company. TaskRabbit currently operates in the United States and London and will continue to function as an independent company. “In a fast changing retail environment, we continuously strive to develop new and […]