Native ads are dominating Facebook Audience Network, with 83 percent of its ads using the format, and more than 50 percent of applications on the network doing so exclusively. Facebook shared those figures in an email to SocialTimes, adding that the percentage of apps using the native ad format on Facebook Audience Network has increased tenfold […]
Giving brands better insights into their customers, Twitter on July 13, announced the broad release of its Audience API. Between the API’s debut last fall and now, the top request from brands has been the ability to better define and describe audiences of interest, along with visibility into the demographic characteristics of these audiences. And Twitter […]
One of the ironies of going to a yoga class is that all the good work of destressing can be undone in the rush to get to work afterwards, or on the commute home. This is what prompted Finnish yoga devotee Mikko Petäjä to start a live online yoga alternative two years ago. “I worked […]
Time-saving apps and online tools aimed at disrupting traditional ways of working and living are saving the average UK consumer 2.2 hours per month, according to new research from cloud computing firm Rackspace. The survey of 2,000+ UK consumers found that over two-thirds had little or no loyalty to traditional brands when given the option […]
As Snapchat is about to make enough money to soak up an ocean, entrepreneurial-minded third parties are starting to cash in on the platform in their own ways. The latest is Makeshake, an online marketplace that offers consumers the chance to buy custom-made Snapchat geofilters from digitally minded artists. The website, which has been slowly […]
Eurostar, the high-speed rail service, recently promoted its new London-Paris train with an Instagram campaign. The work by AKQA on the @LaVieOnBoard Instagram account showed a canvas of 200 images showing what it is like to be on board the new train. Here is a deeper look at the project and its impact: Insight With […]
After having become one of the most viral mobile applications of all time, Pokémon Go will soon include advertising, according to its developer. In an interview with the Financial Times, Niantic CEO John Hanke said that “sponsored locations” would provide a new revenue stream, in addition to in-app purchases of power-ups and virtual items. In […]
Traditional hand-held tour guides may soon go the way of the dinosaur at museums. The Natural History Museum in London is one such museum that is exploring the use of mobile apps to give visitors a more personalized and relevant experience. More than 5.6 million people walk through the Natural History Museum’s doors each year […]
Samsung has launched a new video campaign to promote its new TabPro S hybrid laptop, recruiting popular food blogger Jack Monroe. The campaign aims to capture the different ways the tablet PC can be used by real people. Created by Cheil UK, the campaign is themed around the idea of ‘empowering you,’ championing the younger […]
Online marketplace eBay is one of the first retailers to try Google’s AMP, which allows mobile sites to load as fast as possible on smartphones. eBay Inc. is making sure its mobile site not only loads fast, but loads instantly. The online marketplace recently updated some of its mobile pages with Google Inc.’s Accelerated Mobile […]