Mastercard is about to start letting customers in the UK and Europe pay for goods online by using their face instead of a password. Having already been trialled in the US and Canada, the service, called Identity Check Mobile, asks for customers to pose for a photograph of their face to authenticate online purchases. Shoppers […]
By Mary Ku, Director of Product Management Facebook is where people connect, and in recent years more people have been using Facebook to connect in another way: buying and selling with each other. This activity started in Facebook Groups and has grown substantially. More than 450 million people visit buy and sell groups each month — […]
Sorry people. But the year of the mobile is never going to come. But not for the reasons you think. Let me explain, and then feel free to disagree. Ever since I first became interested in these things, the famous and fabulous Mary Meeker has publisher her overview of the world’s internet. It’s an amazing […]
Anyone who’s opened a new app lately has seen a location- tracking pop-up that reads something like, “Allow app to access this device’s location?” Most people tap “Allow” on the assumption that it’s necessary for the app to do its thing—to hail a ride, find nearby restaurants or forecast the weather. And then they forget […]
New community based food delivery app, Trybe, has launched in London to help connect enthusiastic home cooks with their hungry neighbours. From Caribbean to Japanese, Trybe makes it possible for anyone to set up a restaurant in their own kitchen by creating a menu which changes daily. It’s the perfect way to try delicious authentic […]
New community based food delivery app, Trybe, has launched in London to help connect enthusiastic home cooks with their hungry neighbours. From Caribbean to Japanese, Trybe makes it possible for anyone to set up a restaurant in their own kitchen by creating a menu which changes daily. It’s the perfect way to try delicious authentic […]
Blis, a global pioneer in advanced location data technology, has formed a strategic partnership with leading African mobile marketing and media specialist, Mobiclicks. The partnership will enable Blis’ industry-leading, mobile location-based advertising products and solutions to be available in sub-Saharan media markets for the first time, helping Blis to service its growing roster of global […]
Everyone hates mobile ads – even advertisers. In the midst of the advertising industry’s annual summit in New York last week, agency directors, media buyers and other ad-world professionals were up in arms about ad-blocking software expanding and improving beyond their capability to defeat it. Many admitted they have no one to blame but themselves. […]
Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Facebook is already dominant in mobile advertising, and the company has the opportunity to become even more so through its messaging services — What’s App and Facebook Messenger. The company sees natural fits for brands on its messenger apps, Facebook executives said during a press question-and-answer session during […]
Cohn & Wolfe, a global communications agency, has been named agency of record by ride comparison and booking app Karhoo. Cohn & Wolfe will provide strategic communications counsel and media relations services to support Karhoo’s launch to New Yorkers in an increasingly competitive category. The company also plans to roll out the booking app throughout […]