China is about to take net neutrality to the next level after a group of influential tech companies that includes Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, Didi Chuxing and JD.com agreed to invest nearly $12 billion into state-run mobile operator China Unicom. China Unicom is the country’s second largest operator with 269 million …
Read More »Google is testing a new lightweight search app for slow internet networks
Android Police reports Google is testing a new lightweight version of their search app in Indonesia and maybe India, to see how they can speed up their search services in locations where internet speeds are on the slower side. The interface provides many of the same features as the main …
Read More »How important is Google Shopping for retailers?
With the recent decision by the European Commission (EC) to levy a massive $2.7B fine on Google for unfair practices, a light was shined on the comparison shopping engines that have lost out over the past few years as searchers have increasingly used Google alone for product browsing. The EC …
Read More »Dynamic Search Ads pilot in Bing Ads now open to all US advertisers
Bing Ads’ testing of Dynamic Search Ads (DSA) is expanding to and now available to US advertisers. From Thursday’s announcement: DSA is designed to help advertisers increase their impression volume, increase search term coverage and drive incremental clicks and conversions, while reducing the burdens of campaign set up and day-to-day …
Read More »Site optimization or traffic optimization: Which delivers better results?
You hear a lot about user experience (UX) testing these days. As an online marketer, you’re supposed to test your site, test your landing pages, test your app… basically, the mantra is, if you’re not testing, you’re wasting money on bad design! No argument here. But, while I’ve been a big …
Read More »Pinterest now lets people zoom in on pins, has redesigned visual search icon
Pinterest continues to try to make it easier for people to use its visual search engine. Now Pinterest users can zoom in on pins when using its mobile app. Pinterest has also made the option to search individual objects within a pin more obvious and opened up its Chrome browser …
Read More »Qualcomm Develops Active Depth-Sensing Camera for Android Phones
Future Android phones could come equipped with some fancy new camera features thanks to technology being developed by Qualcomm. The company has yet to announce its next-generation Snapdragon system-on-a-chip (SoC), but it’s already showing off some wild things it’ll be able to do. An updated version of Qualcomm’s image signal …
Read More »Startup initiatives from Down Under may offer inspiration to the failing US Postal Service
Earlier this week, the US Postal Service reported another dismal quarter of financial results. It’s the latest in a string of bad news for a national service that has been in slow decline since private carriers began emerging to challenge its dominance in the marketplace, and email rendered the written …
Read More »Tim Cook ‘disagrees’ with Donald Trump’s response to Charlottesville violence
Apple CEO Tim Cook has criticized U.S. President Trump’s reaction to the violent events that took place over the weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, which left one woman dead. “I disagree with the president and others who believe that there is a moral equivalence between white supremacists and Nazis, and those who …
Read More »Google rolling out hands-free calling on Google Home to US and Canada
At Google I/O, the company announced that it was going to allow calling via Google Home. Now, Mountain View is rolling out the capability for the US and Canada in English, with Canadian French coming soon. The device will permit calling to your Google contacts and businesses by voice alone. …
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