Global app revenue climbed 35 percent in 2017 to reach nearly $60 billion, according to a new report today from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower, which measured paid apps, subscriptions, and in-app purchases across both Apple’s App Store and Google Play. However, Apple is the one pulling in the most …

The startup assault on the humble neighborhood store continues to intensify. First came Bodega, the terribly named, and mostly misguidedstartup with its mission to bring the non-perishable necessities available at the corner store to the masses and “disrupt” the corner store. Now there’s Robomart, which wants to bring the groceries, …

In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. A very floppy Google sofa bench: Source: Instagram Google’s bathroom signs: …

When Google announced that campaign daily budgets could spend up to double their setting, some shrugged and others thought it could cause real problems. A few weeks ago, I asked people on Twitter if they had been impacted by the change and checked in with others who said they’d had …

As of December 19, 2017, “rich results” is the new name for all of Google’s special search result features and enhancements, including rich snippets, rich cards and enriched results. As a marketer, those terms probably aren’t new to you. They’re intended to make search results stand out by incorporating additional information …

Google said in a blog post this morning, “The [Google] Assistant is now available on more than 400 million devices.” When Google says “devices” it’s including Android smartphones, tablets, TVs, headphones . . . and Google Home smart speakers. What we don’t get from the post is how many Google …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google says Assistant now on more than 400 million devicesJan 5, 2018 by Greg Sterling Sales of Google Home smart speakers are considerably smaller. The AdWords …

For anyone wondering how to embrace 2018’s décor trends, you may want to incorporate Scandinavian design into your humble home. Whether you’re a diehard decorating addict who wants to test out the year’s hottest fads, or simply a stylish homeowner looking for a change, Scandi décor is the way to …

Ever since AMD teamed up with Razer and Intel to create the XConnect concept, we’ve seen more companies tiptoeing into the external graphics market. The basic idea is simple: Slap an external GPU into a chassis, hook it to a laptop (or even a small desktop, with proper Thunderbolt 3 …

The government is chronically behind the times, but lawmakers in New Jersey are looking to make one important change in the coming weeks to address one very modern problem: drones. No, it’s not the privacy aspect or the use of drones in restricted areas. New Jersey is planning to make …