In 2016, a group of scientists, doctors, and healthcare experts globally launched Ada, an app that allows users to track their health and find medical help. Ada helps users by combining artificial intelligence with the global medical knowledge input by these experts. Since launch, the app has been #1 for medical app downloads in more […]
TripAdvisor, one of the world’s largest travel information platform, announced that TripAdvisor Connect, previously in beta testing, has officially launched on Facebook and Instagram. This off-platform media solution is guided by traveller and diner data, enabling advertisers to reach custom audiences beyond TripAdvisor’s website and app. TripAdvisor Connect helps advertisers leverage the power of the […]
Advertisers will spend more on social media platforms than on print for the first time this year, according to Zenith’s Advertising Expenditure Forecasts, published on October 7. Advertising expenditure on social media will grow 20% this year to reach US$84bn, while advertisers’ combined expenditure on newspapers and magazines will fall 6% to US$69bn. Social media […]
Facebook and similar apps and websites can be ordered to take down illegal posts worldwide after a landmark ruling from the EU’s highest court. Platforms may also have to seek out similar examples of the illegal content and remove them, instead of waiting for each to be reported. The European Court of Justice ruling is […]
McDonald’s India jumped onto the trend by dedicating songs to all the food on their menu – from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai when we see a burger to Is This Love when it comes to Fries. The brand saw people pouring in with their own songs to show love for their food. To amp up […]
Popular short-form video app TikTok has decided not to allow any form of paid political advertising on its platform, taking a different approach to other major social platforms that continue to struggle with what is an acceptable political ad and what isn’t under constantly evolving policies. The blanket ban on political ads includes any “paid […]
The importance of Facebook as a mobile app in the eyes of consumers across the US, UK, Germany and Northern Europe is in steep decline a major study of 13,000 people by technology-based market research company AudienceProject has found. The study set out to ask consumers in seven markets how indispensable different apps on their mobile […]
Earlier in 2019, mobile entertainment company Gismart announced opening a new division dedicated to casual and hyper casual game development and publishing. Today Gismart Games division has eight teams with a total headcount of over 70 people. Each team is working on a few game titles simultaneously. Gismart’s Cool Goal! – developed by the team […]
Game analytics platform GameAnalytics has released its Mobile Games Benchmark report, which analyses how gamers play and pay on their smartphones. The report highlights performance benchmarks for key metrics across the top 16 genres, including retention, session length, stickiness, conversion rate, ARPPU (Average Revenue Per Paying User) and ARPDAU (Average Revenue Per Daily Active User). GameAnalytics also […]
As augmented reality becomes more of a transformational technology for the marketing industry, more brands are adopting it in various ways. Coca-Cola decided to invite viewers into its immersive AR plunge through its app in collaboration with Ogilvy Mexico and VFX house Timber. Santa Monica-based Timber worked with Ogilvy to create 3D elements needed for the interactive AR experience where users […]