Google, eBay and other technology leaders are aiming to protect the world’s animals. Why? In a widely unregulated social-media world, many tech platforms have become a haven for the wildlife black market, a $20 billion industry. The sale of illegal animal goods — from ivory to exotic pets — is the fourth-largest criminal global trade […]
iPrice Group, a meta-search engine in Southeast Asia, has released its 2017 State of eCommerce report, to shed light on some of the area’s most important eCommerce metrics. The research leverages iPrice’s proprietary data from over 1,000 eCommerce players operating in the 6 of the largest Southeast Asian markets (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and […]
Google Maps might plot the fastest route to your destination, but sometimes the service doesn’t seem know about accidents or rerouted public transit. Coord wants to fix that by supplying current navigation information for companies to plug into their other apps and services using an API. That doesn’t just mean traffic data. Ever notice some […]
Malaysia will be the first country outside China to adopt Alibaba Cloud’s City Brain solution, according to the e-commerce giant. Alibaba Group’s cloud computing arm has teamed up with Malaysian government agencies, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) and Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), to introduce its cloud solution to improve the traffic in the country’s capital city […]
BMW has acquired Parkmobile, an app that provides guidance and services for those looking for parking in North America, including on-street and garage parking payments and spot reservation. BMW Group had already held a minority investment in the company, and owned its Parkmobile Group Europe affiliate, but today it increased its holdings to reach majority […]
Multiple hacker networks are involved in auto-redirect attacks that cost advertisers and publishers $1.13 billion annually. The finding is the basis for a report by GeoEdge, an ad verification company, based on the analysis of 650 million impressions. The mechanisms of attack include mobile click fraud, tech support claims, and malicious app installations. The umbrella […]
According to a study from the Video Advertising Bureau (VAB), TV is a significant driver of traffic for mobile apps. The “What’s App’ning” report, the third from the VAB on the connection between TV advertising and online traffic, indicates a 77 per cent correlation between TV advertising and traffic for 60 popular mobile apps. Examining […]
Dark social is an increasingly important source of referral traffic. According to new research from RadiumOne, dark social dominates how people share and interact with online content on smartphones. Its research found that dark social channels account for 77% of shared content via mobile phones, with just 23% coming from public social networks. And when […]