Almost nine in 10 (87%) of the UK’s top retailers are risking a significant drop in online visibility by neglecting their mobile site performance, according to new research. The report, carried out by leading eCommerce and digital agency Visualsoft, found that worryingly low numbers of retailers have taken strides to improve mobile site speed since Google’s ‘Speed Update’ was announced […]
Launching in June 2018, new app Date Out is a marketplace platform curating one-of-a-kind dating experiences and unique gift ideas for couples. Inspired by their own personal experiences, as well as those of their friends and colleagues, co-founders Esther Khong and Ang Wei Yi, both busy finance professionals, conceived Date Out with working adults in […]
Customer data management firm Tealium has updated its user experience and product User Interface (UI) for its Universal Data Hub (UDH). The UI will enable data, analytics, and marketing professionals to easily access Tealium’s four industry-leading products supporting web, server, mobile, in-store, call centre, and other data sources, empowering organisations with the most comprehensive, secure and […]
Mobile-first data exchange Adsquare has announced the addition of real-time contextual data to its offering, enabling advertisers to target on the basis of apps used, as well as providing a more secure, brand-safe environment for mobile campaigns. The addition of contextual data is aimed at giving advertisers and brands a unique opportunity for more specific and effective […]
Alexa helps you look your best with Echo Look, a first-of-its-kind Echo device with a hands-free depth-sensing camera, built-in LED lighting, and computer vision-based background blur to make your outfits pop. Simply say, “Alexa, take a photo” or “Alexa, take a video” to get a share-worthy shot of your look, no smartphone camera or […]
The ABC, in partnership with NAKATOMI and Google Zoo, has released ‘ABC AR – Space Discovery’, an interactive augmented reality app in conjunction with the new season of ‘Stargazing Live’ which premiered last month. Hosted by Professor Brian Cox and Julia Zemiro over three nights from Siding Spring Observatory in NSW, the series immersed audiences […]
Emodo, Ericsson’s mobile ad platform for telcos, is aiming to boost the quality of location data in the ad ecosystem with a tool launched June 7 that uses carrier data to verify mobile audiences on a pre-bid basis. Marketers are shelling out for bad targeting and it’s akin to flushing their budgets down the toilet, […]
Rovio Entertainment kicks off its latest animated series set to air exclusively on YouTube during this summer’s World Cup tournament in Russia. Starting on June 9th, with new episodes airing every Wednesday and Saturday for five weeks, the ‘Angry Birds: BirLd Cup’ features two teams of kids divided into ‘Team Red’ and ‘Team Chuck’, […]
A software bug means that up to 14m Facebook users may have unknowingly posted private information to the public, the firm has warned. A glitch that was active between 18 and 22 May set posts to be shared with “everyone”, even if users had previously chosen a more restricted option as their default. Users who […]
Fyber, a leading technology company creating solutions for smarter ad monetisation, announced that Facebook Audience Network is partnering with Fyber FairBid, their new mechanism to achieve a state of header bidding in the mobile app environment, thus helping app developers and mobile publishers make the most of their content by delivering highly-targeted ads that engage […]