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There’s been so much creativity with Vine recently that we thought we’d try a new feature here at Marketing Land, “This Week On Vine,” where we spotlight some of the Vines by companies and others that have caught our eye. Perhaps appropriately, we’ll start with this one from Samsung, which launched this in conjunction with Twitter […]
Both the Washington Post and The Guardian are out with stories saying that several major Internet companies gave the US National Security Agency direct access to user data on their servers by participating in what’s been named as the PRISM program. But, Google, Apple & Facebook flat-out deny being in that program, while Yahoo and […]
Are you among the few out there with Google Glass? Now you’ve got better pictures — and the ability to add a caption – on the way. Google Glass just posted about the new features via its Google + page, saying about the photo software: Today we’re releasing new software for the camera on Glass. […]
If Google’s predictive search service Google Now needed a catchier name similar to Apple’s “Siri,” how about “Joan?” As in Joan Harris, who effectively personified herself in the last episode of Mad Men as doing what Google Now does. Joan Harris, junior partner with Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce Cutler Gleason & Chaough at the start […]
Vine had a big day yesterday, being launched on Android. But now, Twitter’s short-video sharing app has gone to new heights, as Twitter chairman Jack Dorsey used it to document his climb up the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge today. It began here: About to do something very interesting. vine.co/v/b3TrrJ7UbXb — Jack Dorsey (@jack) June 4, […]
The Internship, the comedy movie where Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson become Google interns, has declared it “National Intern Day” in order to offer interns, or really anyone, a chance to attend a free screening of the film tonight. The screenings are happening in a variety of US cities and begin at 7:30pm local time. […]
Can’t log into Twitter? Can’t access profile pages or load particular tweets. Finding Twitter just unstable? Your Twitter client not working? It’s not you. It’s Twitter. I’ve been having problems with Twitter for about 20 minutes now, all of which I’ve described above. Now, Twitter’s officially posted that it is indeed having issues, saying: Some […]
Did you know Yahoo scans email to do contextual ad targeting similar to the way Google does for Gmail? That wasn’t on my radar, but it is now, as the company is ending older versions of Yahoo Mail and forcing everyone to use the latest version, where terms of service allow for this type of […]
Think Google Glass would be great if it could help you look at someone and automatically bring up information about them? Looks like you’ll have to do it the hard way and recognize them yourself. Google’s put up a statement saying it won’t approve any facial recognition apps. Google posted on Google+ about this, saying: […]
I love good infographics. And as the person who considers which third-party infographics we run, I appreciate a good pitch, one that demonstrates that someone is aware of what our site is about, what’s appropriate for us and doesn’t take a cookie cutter approach. That’s a good pitch. Here’s a bad one that I received […]
In case you missed it, several major US television networks are suing Dish over its ad “hopping” technology that allows viewers to easily skip past ads. But there’s one type of ad even Dish can’t help them skip. Product placement. Let’s revisit this type of unstoppable, poorly disclosed ad product using a recent episode from […]
The Internship is great, a funny film by director Shawn Levy (screenplay by Vince Vaughn and Jared Stern) well-worth seeing by anyone who likes underdog stories. But one thing that wasn’t an underdog was Google itself. It won throughout the movie. I got to view the film during a press screening on Thursday. It’s easy […]
Instagram users of the world can relax again. The small number of people who couldn’t get into their accounts yesterday should have access again; and no, Instagram isn’t planning a mass delete of inactive accounts. #DontDeleteMyAccount Panic On Instagram Over Account Deletion Rumor, our story yesterday, covers how some on Instagram began panicking yesterday over […]
It’s unclear how it happened, but apparently, some on Instagram are living in fear the service is about to delete their accounts, if they aren’t posting or are using Instagram directly to take pictures. That’s not the case, though some people may have had accounts deleted for other reasons, like a term of service violation. […]
Now, you can speak your queries to Google on the desktop in the way you can on mobile devices and get responses spoken back. It’s pretty impressive, but more impressive is the way this new “conversational search” takes what you’ve previously said and “remembers” that as you continue to search. Google hasn’t done an official […]
That was fast. After consumers protested against Nutella coming down on a fan-based “World Nutella Day” event, Ferrero — the maker of the popular hazelnut-spread — has resolved the issue, expressing “gratitude” and saying its cease-and-desist letter was caused by some “misuse” of the Nutella brand on the fan page. Nutella sent us a copy […]
Nearly two years after its launch, Google is still dealing with people who question why they should bother with Google+. But in recent weeks, the company has released what it considers “game changing” features that it feels will better enlist both marketers and developers to embrace its platform. “You’re now seeing us put out, on […]
It’s time to hear about Android from Google’s Android team. About a billion members doing a “fireside chat” here at Google I/O. I’m not sure what marketing aspects may come out of this one, but you never know. At any rate, I’m here, I’m ready to live blog and we’ll see how it goes. Things […]
Google Glass isn’t even available for consumers and some in US Congress are already formally raising privacy questions. Google’s reaction? Privacy has been “top of mind” as it has developed Glass, and it takes trust seriously. It also feels that “social cues” may help with some concerns. Google was asked about the Congressional letter during […]
Time for the Grow Your Audience With Google+ session at Google I/O 2013. We get underway at 3:30 pm PT to hear what tips Google+ product marketing manager Amy Walgenbach has to share. Live blogging is below:
What’s going on with Google+ as a platform? That’s what today’s “Fireside Chat” session is about. We’re live blogging it from Google I/O. Let’s see what comes up! You’ll find a livestream here, and the live blog gets going at 10 am PT. Speakers are: Seth Sternberg, David Glazer, Sandy Jen, Jennifer Lin, chee chew, […]
No women in tech? Women are invisible in tech? As part of the pushback against such problems and sometimes mistaken assumptions, Google I/O featured an end-of-day session with seven women who’ve been extremely successful in tech. And, the advice they shared was hardly for women only. Speaking as part of the “7 Techmakers & A […]
The new look for Google+ is rolling out now, and with it, the new “related hashtags.” These allow you to see other posts that are related to the one you’re reading, if that post uses a hashtag. The New Hashtag Tab For example, consider this: In this post, it made use of the #io13 hashtag. […]
Google+ gets a facelift — and new photo organizing tools. Google Hangouts comes to iOS. “OK Google” may be the new way you search by talking to your computer or mobile phone. The Google Knowledge Graph gets stats-smarts, Google Now gains new “cards” and Google Maps gets big, bold and glorious. These were the highlights, […]
Whereas the Google of old might just throw products “over the wall” and not think much about their real world impacts, the Google of today has much more respect for what its digital products might do in the real world, says Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt. That’s one reason why Google Glass is in a […]
Soon, nearly half of all emails will be consumed on mobile devices, where the methods used to read them are widely varied. Having a responsive design for your email, as well as the time and day you send, all has a big impact on open and success rates. And, don’t forget that catchy subject line! […]
Microsoft has effectively renewed its search vows with Yahoo a second time, pledging once again that Yahoo will indeed earn a high “revenue per search” that was promised back when the alliance was made in 2009. That’s not going to happen. When the latest extension expires in a year, the expected RPS still won’t be […]
Now that Google Glass devices are making it out into the real world through Glass Explorers, the debate has started. Are these things just an expensive joke? A device like a Segway that seemed cool but never took off as some expected? I’d say no, and I’ll draw from the TV series “Arrested Development” and […]
Google’s “predictive search” service Google Now has finally arrived for iOS users, after being Android-only since it launched last June. Ironically, the ground-breaking service is now available to more iPhone and iPad users than Android ones, because on Android, only the minority with Android 4.1 or higher can access Google Now. We have full coverage […]
The Internet Advertising Bureau released its latest statistics on Internet advertising spend yesterday, with digital ad revenues now poised to overtake broadcast TV spend. And, look at that growth in mobile! But then again, digging into the stats, the way IAB classifies spend into different categories raises some serious questions. There’s no doubt in my […]
Ready to turn your phone into the Facebook Phone? Now you can, without having to buy a new device — as long as you own one of a short list of selected phones and download the Facebook Home app from Google Play. The app is listed here within Google Play and should work for at […]
Anxious to turn your phone into a Facebook Home device? The app, which was due out today, still hasn’t hit Google Play. But it’s coming, Facebook reassures. NOTE: IT’S NOW LIVE, SEE Facebook Home Arrives On Google Play The Facebook Home site lists it as available for download, pointing here at the Google Play app store. […]
Anti-Google lobbying group FairSearch lobbed an antitrust grenade at Google’s Android operating system yesterday, complaining to the European Union that it violates competition laws. Unfortunately, this week’s release of the HTC First — the “Facebook Phone” — may cause the grenade to bounce back at FairSearch. The FairSearch Complaint We covered FairSearch’s complaint earlier, that […]
It was pretty obvious that both Google and Apple had reasons not to like Facebook’s push into the phone space yesterday. But, while those companies haven’t voiced any concerns publicly, Microsoft — a Facebook investor and partner — let loose with a blog post saying it has a “people first” phone for those who want […]
Is it a Facebook Phone? That’s what everyone is expecting, and we’ll know soon enough. UPDATE: We’ve written up the top-level announcements from today’s event in our article, Facebook Launches ‘Home’ – A New Android Home Screen Experience. At 10am PT, the Facebook “New Home on Android” event gets going — and we’ll be live […]
The European Union’s privacy watchdog announced today that as Google hasn’t made suggested changes to its privacy policy, it will continue investigating. Well, six EU countries will, to see if there’s actual action to be taken against Google. The European Union’s “Article 29 Working Party,” an EU-wide privacy body, was upset with Google’s privacy within […]
Want to know who will get early versions of Google Glass, Google’s forthcoming smart eyeglasses? There’s an awesome new list out with lots of names you’ll know. Last month, Google announced it would expand its “Explorer” program beyond developers and invited people to apply through submissions via Google+ or Twitter, with 8,000 openings up for […]
Facebook Exchange — Facebook’s ad network that allows advertisers to “retarget” ads to Facebook users — is expanding into Facebook’s prime real estate, the Facebook news feed. The Facebook Exchange service, or FBX for short, opened formally last fall. That allowed advertisers to target people who’d previously been on their websites with ads, when they […]
What did Andy Rubin do the day it was announced he was moving on from Android to a “new chapter” at Google? He made a nostalgic post not on Twitter, not on Google+ but rather on Facebook, where he’s suddenly been busy. I know Rubin has had his Facebook account for at least several months, if not longer, […]
One of my favorite features of Quantcast is the ability to compare metrics like traffic for two different sites against each other. Make that “was” one of my favorite features. It disappeared earlier this week, but the company says it’ll make a comeback. Quantcast launched the feature in December 2006. One thing I loved about […]