This week, Acer abruptly pulled out of a news conference about it produce a smartphone using the Aliyun mobile operating system. Alibaba, which makes Aliyun, said Google pressured Acer to drop out. Now Google is sharing its story. Acer pulled out because by being a member of the Open Handset Alliance, it had to. Here’s […]
The White House reportedly requested that Google reconsider its decision to keep up the controversial video of Mohammed that sparked protests, and a deadly attack on the US Embassy in Libya, in the United States. But the search giant, which owns and operates YouTube, declined, though it has already taken down the video in Libya, […]
According to Bloomberg Apple has won another legal victory against rival Samsung, this time in front of the US International Trade Commission (ITC). Samsung had gone to the ITC to block the importing of iPhones and iPads (from China) into the US on patent-infringement grounds. Samsung claimed four patent violations by Apple. Administrative law judge James […]
Here’s our daily recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on MarTech and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Social Network Demographics: Pew Study Shows Who Uses Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest & Others There are stereotypes attached to certain social networks about the makeup of their user base. LinkedIn is for […]
There are stereotypes attached to certain social networks about the makeup of their user base. LinkedIn is for business people. Facebook has a lot of older Americans. Pinterest is for girls. That’s the conventional wisdom. (And just this week, a local friend of mine — a guy — gave me a hard time when he […]
This is an iPhone5 free zone. That’s a good thing too because there was a lot going on outside of Apple incrementalism. There were transformative things like the disruption of the gift card vertical by Gyft. And we saw just how powerful retargeting can be when it’s extended on Facebook. There were some personnel changes […]
Have you checked out the #RomneyStrength hashtag on Twitter yet? If you have, you’ll know it’s mostly sarcastic comments about the Republican presidential candidate, mocking a news story about a Romney advisor who essentially said the attack in Libya would never have happened if Romney were president. It looks like the Romney campaign hasn’t noticed […]
Last night at the equivalent of a midnight movie opening, Apple iPhone 5 pre-orders went on sale. Unlike some of my colleagues here at SEL/ML I was not up ordering one. But lots of people were and it appears the initial run of pre-orders has “sold out.” Shipping and availability dates have now been pushed […]
When Istagram launched, users had to be iPhone toting users who downloaded the app. Since then, an Android app has launched, and a web presence has been created — making the service much more than just an app. Today, Instagram announced new mobile photo pages, even furthering their stake as a full well-rounded social network. […]
Here’s our daily recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on MarTech and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: 5 Keys To A Successful Holiday Email Strategy You may not want to start counting the days until your in-laws arrive, but email marketers know that Black Friday and Cyber Monday […]
You may not want to start counting the days until your in-laws arrive, but email marketers know that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner. After all, Christmas is just over three months away! Following are five keys to a successful holiday email strategy for you to focus on — it’ll distract […]
After a beta period lasting a couple of months, the doors are open on the new Facebook Ad Exchange (FBX), which makes the social networking giant’s inventory available to real-time bidding (RTB) and retargeting. Facebook is working with the exchanges of a generous number of partners, including AdRoll, AppNexus, Brandscreen, Criteo, DataXu, MediaMath, Nanigans, Kenshoo, […]
Twitter’s worldwide ad revenue is expected to reach $807.5 million by 2014 according to a new eMarketer projection. That’s a 50 percent hike over its estimate from earlier this year. Ultimately, eMarketer estimates that Twitter will account for 12.7 percent of all US social advertising revenues by 2014 — up from 5.5 percent last year. […]
At the iPhone 5 press conference today Apple CEO Tim Cook laid out a lot of stats about the market and device growth in his opening remarks before the new handset was revealed. (See Danny’s hands-on first impressions.) Because I know you want them, I’ve rounded up the key facts and figures from Cook’s commentary […]
After today’s iPhone 5 launch event, I had a chance to play with Apple’s new phone. So far, I see plenty of reason for me to upgrade. Below, what I like and what you may wish to consider. How Android Won Me Away From The iPhone First, some background. For the past two years, I’ve […]
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo were the top three most-visited web properties in the US in August — just as they’ve been for many months, and despite comScore introducing a few changes in how it estimates website traffic. In sharing the August 2012 numbers from its Media Metrix service, comScore says it’s introduced three changes to […]
Here’s our daily recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on MarTech and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Live Blog: Apple’s iPhone 5 Launched With LTE, Starts $199 Live from San Francisco, it’s Marketing Land’s live blog of the big Apple press event, where the new iPhone 5 will […]
Live from San Francisco, it’s Marketing Land’s live blog of the big Apple press event, where the new iPhone 5 will almost certainly be announced, along with new iPods, iTunes 11 and more. How can we say that so confidently? Well, 9to5 Mac spotted pages within Apple.com’s own search results. While you can’t get to […]
Google has released several new AdWords features designed to help application developers promote downloads from Google Play or the iTunes Store. One change is extending the Conversion Optimizer feature to better service app advertisers, so they can set a target CPA rather than bidding on a CPC basis. The Campaign Optimizer then uses historical conversion […]
Charlie Cheever, co-founder of the growing Q&A site Quora, has stepped away from day-to-day work and is now just an advisor to the company. As TechCrunch is reporting, Cheever’s future plans are unknown at the moment. Cheever co-founded Quora with Adam D’Angelo in 2009 after the pair served instrumental roles during Facebook’s early days. Quora […]
Rumors have come and gone and come again that Facebook will develop it own phone. But that idea makes no sense for the company, says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In an interview today at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference, Zuckerberg told Mike Arrington that it makes more sense for Facebook to work with others than try to […]
Sure, Facebook has been experimenting with integrating its ads more into people’s news feeds. But for the most part, they remain tucked off to the right. Expect that to change in mobile, says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Asked if “mobile is a strength or weakness” for Facebook by Mike Arrington, who interviewed Zuckerberg on stage […]
Here’s our daily recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on MarTech and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Live Blog: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg At TechCrunch Disrupt Live from TechCrunch Disrupt, it’s Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s first major interview since his company went public and its stock started plunging. […]
Today at TechCrunch Disrupt, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave his first major interview since his company went public and its stock started plunging. He covered hopes that mobile ad revenues will outpace desktop ones, quashed hopes about a Facebook phone and hinted that Facebook might go into search more than has been. Below is my […]
A series of actions — and inaction — on Google’s part makes it clear that Feedburner is a very low priority in Mountain View. Google has been slowly abandoning Feedburner over the past 16 months, and all signs show that the RSS service is headed to the dead pool. Google’s latest move involves the loss […]
AdSense publishers earning more than $25/week will now have the option to contact Google by email when they have problems or questions, according to an FAQ item discovered in a WebmasterWorld forum thread. These publishers can request email support by filling out contact forms that will appear for them in the Help Center. Smaller publishers […]
The Pew Internet & American Life project has released some new survey data about smartphone ownership in anticipation of tomorrow’s iPhone announcement. Based on a survey of more than 3,000 adults earlier this month, Pew says that 45 percent of Americans 18 and older now own smartphones. However the numbers go up when looking only […]
When we gather to talk about search marketing, we don’t just talk about search marketing anymore. In fact, the agenda is broader 100% of the time. Search keeps its cornerstone within the now much broader and more intricate scope of performance media and marketing. It’s a foundational discipline and plays a critical role within the […]
Google has launched a new iOS YouTube app, that is now available in the App Store as a free download by clicking here. The announcement of a new YouTube app prior to the release of iOS 6 later this month, is not unexpected. As you may know, Apple decided to drop the YouTube App as […]
Yesterday the world’s largest domain provider, GoDaddy, experienced massive DNS outages that took down millions of sites worldwide for several hours. While GoDaddy didn’t disclose the source of the issue, one member of ‘Anonymous” took claim to the outages as his own doing. The Twitter account AnonymousOwn3r has confessed to the alleged attack saying: Hello everyone who wanna […]
Reading email is one of the primary activities of smartphone owners. Indeed, several reports over the past year have indicated that more and more email interaction is happening on mobile devices. Adding to that narrative Knotice today released its latest Email Opens report covering the first half of 2012. Since 2010 the company has documented […]
Here’s our daily recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on MarTech and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Display Advertising: Who’s Who And What’s What In This Ever-Changing Space I am sure you have heard the expression “the only constant in life is change”. If you make a living […]
I am sure you have heard the expression “the only constant in life is change”. If you make a living buying, selling and evaluating online display advertising then you understand this all too well. The days when companies in the ad tech industry fit into simple-to-define silos seem to be behind us. Company capabilities continue […]
Twitter is now prompting ordinary Twitter users to advertise on Twitter. About ten minutes ago, I went to Twitter.com and I was greeted at the top of my timeline with a message from Twitter to try out their advertising options. The message read, “Advertise on Twitter,” followed by “grow your followers and help them spread […]
The 2012 NFL season is now underway, so let’s take a moment to consider football’s biggest and most unsung hero: the superfan. On game day, superfans don’t just show up. They’re the ones tailgating at dawn, starting the wave and convincing all their friends to show up and cheer, too. Not many of us would […]
Google Glass — Google’s smart glasses project — have headed into the new world of fashion. Designer Diane von Furstenberg and others used them to record during the DVF Spring 2013 Fashion Show on Sunday. What’s been recorded, including live shots taken during the show, were to be on September 13, through the DVF Google+ […]
Here’s our daily recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on MarTech and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Kindle Ads: The Amazon Bait & Switch Nowhere in the promotional messaging yesterday for the new “Kindle Family” of tablets did Amazon mention the fact that Amazon “Special Offers” and full-color […]
Nowhere in the promotional messaging yesterday for the new “Kindle Family” of tablets did Amazon mention the fact that Amazon “Special Offers” and full-color “Sponsored Screensavers” (read: ads) will show up on the lockscreen. This program was initiated originally to bring down the price of the entry level Kindle eReader, which costs $69 today. Purchasers […]
This week I am reminded of Voltron, narcolepsy and Burn Notice. Confused? Let me explain. The Hootsuite acquisition of Seesmic and Nebula funding remind me of Voltron. The title of the piece about eBay acquiring Svpply makes me think of My Own Private Idaho and, thus, narcolepsy which is what seems to be happening to […]
It’s that time of year when the last remnants of summer are still lingering, though we’re not quite into the full swing of our holiday marketing efforts. Most advertisers and publishers are currently in the midst of Q4 planning. Meanwhile, many consumers are delaying bigger purchases until the holiday season. However, don’t let this seemingly […]