Tag Archives: technology
Following successful experiments, Twitter will prompt all users to read the articles they’re about to retweet
One of Twitter’s summer experiments — to get people to read news articles before retweeting them — will be rolled out to the rest of the platform “very soon.” Twitter announced the experiment in June in an effort to “promote informed discussion”, as one of a few projects to improve user experience on the platform. […]
Driving Subscription Sign-Ups with Paid Content Distribution Sequencing
Content is like a master key to success. As a storyteller, there are countless ways to leverage your content and achieve meaningful business results. Whether you’re looking to increase paid subscriptions, drive affiliate revenue, or acquire new, high-value email subscribers. What’s more, when you combine the value and versatility of your content with Facebook’s ability […]
Google Chat based on RCS arrives in Italy and Singapore
Arrived in Italy and Singapore in May 2020. Last year, Google made the final push to enable RCS on Android-powered devices across the world. After enabling RCS in the US, UK, Mexico, and France using Google’s own servers via the Android Messages SMS app, the RCS-based Chat service is now going live for Android users […]
A Formidable Player Enters the International Online Education Market
The creators of Lectera have placed great importance on teaching key skills that will allow users to increase their income. A new strong player is soon to make its appearance in the international online education market—the large multilingual platform, Lectera.com. The launch of the platform is scheduled for the end of the second quarter of […]
Bridging the TV-digital divide from an engineer’s perspective
Advertisers, agencies and publishers have believed for years that digital and TV are converging. But how does this truly become a reality? Where do you start, and what do you build first, to make practical progress towards a long-standing vision that benefits the industry? Years of engineering investment, significant integration work and a consideration of […]
Thanks to the Internet of Things, smart devices can now assign kids chores
In a new spin on digital age parenting, smart devices can now assign chores to children. Thanks to the Internet of Things, smart devices can now assign chores to children In a new spin on digital age parenting, smart devices can now assign chores to children This tie-up between German appliance manufacturer BSH (Thermador, Bosch […]
Facebook revamps Messenger Kids
Facebook revamps Messenger Kids with new parental controls and children’s guidelines. In December 2017, Facebook launched Messenger Kids, a child-friendly alternative to the main Messenger app that allows parents or guardians to review the people with whom a kid connects. It targets users aged 6 to 12 and complies with the Children’s Online Privacy and […]
Newsonomics: Here are 20 epiphanies for the news business of the 2020s
It is the best of times for The New York Times — and likely the worst of times for all the local newspapers with Times (or Gazette or Sun or Telegram or Journal) in their nameplates across the land. When I spoke at state newspaper conferences five or ten years ago, people would say: “It’ll […]
Forget Tanks, The Army’s Most Powerful Weapon Will Be AI
There is an ongoing co-evolution between indispensable human cognition and decision-making and AI-enabled autonomy. Envision a scenario wherein dismounted infantry soldiers are taking heavy enemy fire while clearing buildings amid intense urban combat — when an overhead drone detects small groups of enemy fighters hidden nearby, between walls, preparing to ambush. As the armed soldier’s […]
The Year Of First Party Data
Sir Martin Sorrell lays out 4 lessons for marketers to succeed in a new era of advertising. After three decades of unprecedented success at WPP, Sir Martin Sorrell knows a thing or two about driving businesses toward long-term growth. At Think Platforms India 2019 — a two-part event in Delhi and Mumbai focused on successful […]