In its first four days on the market, Apple’s new social video editing app Clips reached between 500,000 and a million downloads, according to estimates from app store analytics firm App Annie. However, despite heavy press coverage and featured positions in the App Store, Clips hasn’t yet broken into the top 20 …
Read More »Amazon FreeTime gets a Parent Dashboard, Discussion Cards & more
Amazon FreeTime, the subscription service offering kid-friendly books, videos, apps and games, is today rolling out a feature called Discussion Cards that will help parents better understand the content their child is viewing, reading or playing. The feature will be a part of a new Parent Dashboard that will also include …
Read More »5 Dance-Inspired Yoga Moves to Turn Up the Burn
Photo: Courtesy of 305 Fitness You’ve heard of yoga flows — but this Vinyasa sequence will get you moving like never before. Thanks to the rock stars behind the dance club-style workout studio 305 Fitness, your same-old yoga routine is about to get hit with some serious swagger. That’s because …
Read More »Klosneuviruses: New Group of Giant Viruses Discovered
Researchers from Austria and the United States have identified a group of giant viruses — Klosneuviruses — that harbor components of many other viruses and proteins, and their analyses suggest that Klosneuviruses acquired the various components in an evolutionarily recent time frame, likely from, and as an adaptation to, their …
Read More »Gray Hair Linked with Increased Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Men
Gray hair has been linked with an increased risk of coronary artery disease in men, in a study presented this month at EuroPrevent 2017 in Malaga, Spain. According to Dr. Samuel and co-authors, patients at high risk of CAD should have regular check-ups to avoid early cardiac events by initiating …
Read More »Soccer Team Bus Blast
German police said Wednesday they are investigating “in all directions” after three explosions went off near Borussia Dortmund’s team bus ahead of a Champions League quarterfinal match, injuring one of the soccer team’s players. The first-leg match against Monaco was called off shortly before kickoff Tuesday evening following the blasts …
Read More »SearchCap: Advanced analytics, fake listings on Google Maps & link building
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: 5 hot trends in advanced analyticsApr 11, 2017 by Digital Marketing Depot Marketing data is everywhere. With so many new consumer touchpoints – from chatbots, to …
Read More »Just released: 2017 Local Search Ranking Factors survey results
At the risk of oversimplifying what it takes to rank in local search results in 2017, links and reviews are hot. That’s one of the many conclusions drawn by more than three dozen local SEOs who have come together in the 2017 Local Search Ranking Factors survey, just published today. …
Read More »Attend MarTech for vendor-agnostic, graduate-level marketing, technology & management insights
MarTech is different in a couple of key ways that make it a must-attend experience for marketing leaders. MarTech is independent and not owned by a vendor. We don’t have axes to grind (or sales targets to meet) when it comes to any technology or platform. Speakers are selected based …
Read More »Romantic Honeymoon Destinations In Canada
Now that it’s April, many brides and grooms-to-be are in full wedding planning mode. From venue to colour scheme, newly engaged couples have a lot on their plates. However, one thing to look forward to, after all the wedding madness, is the honeymoon. While many Canadians disappear to tropical destinations …
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