Snapchat viewers are seeing a new type of ad—ones they have to watch. On Monday, the first forced-view ads, meaning they can’t be skipped, started popping up on the app, promoting movies like “Deadpool” and “Adrift” and products such as Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and Snapple. After basing its initial ad business on an entirely voluntary […]
From the looks of things, free two-hour shipping is but one of many, many Whole Foods perks Amazon is giving Prime members — something subscribers deserve, considering Prime’s 20 percent price increase. The e-commerce giant has just announced two new benefits for its subscribers: an additional 10 percent discount off sale items and deep discounts […]
GumGum, an artificial intelligence company with deep expertise in computer vision, has launched a new partnership with French online marketing group AdUX, in order to expand its European offering in markets including France, Belgium, Italy and Spain. The partnership will give global advertisers access to GumGum’s image recognition and semantic analysis technology across these new […]
Amazon is reportedly testing new ad tech tools that will see the eCommerce giant make its biggest move yet in its attempts to rival digital advertising firms like Google. The firm is trialling a new display offering that will enable merchants using its online marketplace to retarget consumers around the web. According to Bloomberg, which […]
Kool-Aid is promoting the launch of a new carbonated drink aimed at older kids and teens with a campaign on social media, according to a statement. From now till September 15, Snapchat users can add special lenses and filters to their photos. When using the inward-facing camera of a smartphone, users can see virtual […]
Spotify’s latest consumer marketing campaign, ‘Love What You Love,’ finds the streaming audio company blowing up cars, creating horror movie trailers and helping match people with the right songs in what it states is its biggest marketing campaign to date. As Spotify doubles down on its commitment to the ‘freemium’ model and to creating […]
Uber Technologies plans to deliver food by drone in San Diego as part of a wide-reaching commercial test program approved by the U.S. federal government, said Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive officer. Khosrowshahi said people should expect meal delivery in five to 30 minutes, depending on whether it comes from a drone or a human. […]
Quantcast, which owns and operates the world’s largest AI-driven audience insights platform for the open internet, announced the launch of Quantcast Choice. Available from May 15 for free, Quantcast Choice is the first widely available implementation of the IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework. The product has been in beta since February and is already […]
Facebook has already suspended close to 200 apps in an ongoing investigation into applications that potentially accessed and abused sizeable swaths of user data, the company announced in a blog post. The move comes after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg vowed earlier this year to look into all applications that “had access to large amounts of […]
ABC News is bringing iconic symbols of the British royal family to mobile devices to help viewers celebrate the May 19 wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, according to a company announcement. The Royal Wedding AR Experience lets iPhone and iPad users see 3D models of the royal wedding carriage and a queen’s guard […]