Snapchat is reportedly planning to launch its first developer platform, Snapkit, according to unnamed sources. The test version of the platform indicates it will let other apps offer a “login with Snapchat” option, similar to a feature offered by Facebook and Google. Snapkit would let software designers integrate their apps with Snapchat’s Bitmoji avatars and […]
Google has launched another app exclusively in India, as it continues to put a lot of work into the region. The latest app, following the launches of its food delivery and home services app Areo and its mobile payments app Tez last year, is aimed at providing the answers people need to local questions. The […]
Audio ads are now available via DoubleClick Bid Manager (DBM) meaning advertisers can now purchase spots on Google Play Music, Spotify, SoundCloud, and TuneIn, with Pandora coming soon, via the platform. The new audio advertising offering comes at a time of growing buyer demand, according to Google, with the company citing research claiming that over […]
Telekom Romania, one of the country’s three biggest telco brands, is bursting millennials’ so-called filter bubbles with a groundbreaking campaign called ‘Swap de vloggeri’ or ‘Vloggers’ Swap’. Using data insights to identify the delineated audiences of the country’s most influential vloggers, the campaign centers on a surprise switch, seeing popular YouTube channel hosts swap places […]
The average person will spend 479 minutes each day consuming media this year, driven by 24 per cent of all global media being consumed on mobile. According to Zenith, mobile is expected to be responsible for 28 per cent of media consumption by 2020, as it continues to erode other media like newspapers, magazines, TV, […]
Domino’s is now giving customers the chance to submit their own recommendations for Domino’s Hotspot delivery locations across the U.S. More than 150,000 Domino’s Hotspots were launched in April, giving customers the option to receive deliveries at locations without traditional addresses – places like dog parks, beaches and sports fields. Now, Domino’s is excited […]
PubMatic, a publisher-focused sell-side platform (SSP), has announced the launch of an exclusive Targeted Private Marketplace (PMP) with Publicis Media. The self-service tool will create high-quality PMP deals at scale for marketers, based on unique sports audience segments across PubMatic’s premium Asia and global publishers. The exclusivity of this partnership will initially be available in […]
Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) accounted for 0.66% of Africa and the Middle East (AME)’s total mobile subscriptions in 2017. This share is expected to grow slightly over the forecast period to reach 0.73% by 2023, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Declining voice prices and the emergence of over-the-top (OTT) applications […]
According to Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) someone in the world develops dementia every three seconds. There are more than 50 million people living with dementia globally. With the number of dementia cases, including Alzheimer’s disease, on the rise, it is shocking how low public awareness is of the condition that affects so many individuals and […]
Elmwood, the world’s most effective brand design consultancy, has opened Playroom, a digital experience hub powered by its recently acquired digital design agency, Framework Creative. Playroom is based at Elmwood’s London studio and showcases the latest application of simulation technologies, including augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). With adoption of AR and VR set […]