Written by Gloria Saxon on September 28, 2023
Fox Shows On Hulu Will Offer Reduced, Only 30-Second-Long Ad Option
Tech IndustryHulu may have introduced a commercial free-tier to improve the user experience for those who can’t stand watching ads, but a new deal with Fox Networks has the potential to make the ad-supported version of Hulu less painful as well. This week, Fox and Hulu announced a new type of ad format would be arriving on
Written by Gloria Saxon on September 25, 2023
Adobe’s Search Ad Report: U.S. Search Spend Up 9%, Google CPC Up 4%
Tech IndustryAhead of Google’s quarterly earnings announcement, Adobe today released its latest ad data report for search ads. Based on what the company is seeing on its Marketing Cloud, U.S. search ad spend grew about 9 percent year-over-year, mostly through click growth. For the full year, which includes the traditionally stronger fourth quarter, Adobe expects that
Written by Gloria Saxon on September 25, 2023
Newly Launched Marketing Platform Carnival Wants Brands To Stop Treating Mobile Like A Billboard
Tech IndustryJust before the holidays, a new mobile marketing platform targeting brands and agencies, Carnival, quietly made its public debut. Based in New York and New Zealand, the company is aspiring to chart a course similar to what Buddy Media did for social on the web, but for mobile campaigns, engagement and retention. Mobile, of course,
Written by Gloria Saxon on September 25, 2023
With $70M from Alphabet, UnitedMasters replaces record labels
Tech IndustryRecord labels are obsolete. They haven’t kept up as music evolved from selling CDs to streaming songs to promoting concert tickets and merchandise. Labels were meant to help artists generate albums, fame, and money. But now anyone can record themselves and no one “buys” music. So today that requires being a technology company, combining analytics
Written by Gloria Saxon on September 25, 2023
5G will unlock whole new applications — here are the most promising
InternetDear Maggie, I’ve been hearing so much about 5G wireless. Is it just about having faster internet? Will it really be that different from 4G? Thanks, Happy with 4G This is a great question, especially as the Federal Communications Commission prepares to auction off the first set of US licenses for wireless airwaves that will
Written by Gloria Saxon on September 24, 2023
The Making of Fashion’s First Ever 3D Lookbook
Tech IndustryTech and fashion merge anew in this exciting trailer for up and coming New York label, Chromat.
Written by Gloria Saxon on September 22, 2023
Amazon brings Prime Now grocery pickup to Whole Foods
InternetAmazon on Tuesday introduced grocery pickup through Prime Now at two Whole Foods stores. The grocer’s Sacramento and Virginia Beach locations will be the first Whole Foods to get the new pickup service. The stores will fill online orders in as little as 30 minutes and deliver right to customers cars. More stores will get
Written by Gloria Saxon on September 22, 2023
Phonebloks or The Future of Phones!
Tech IndustryThe Iphone 5S and Iphone 5C announcement yesterday were nice, nice new options and design changes, but this Phonebloks project is pretty amazing. A (crowd-speaking) concept created and thought by Dave Hakkens where the phone is a little bit like a fully customizable Lego
Written by Gloria Saxon on September 20, 2023
Apple Maps gooses DuckDuckGo in search privacy partnership
InternetSearch engine DuckDuckGo now displays location information from Apple Maps in its search results, a new example of business partners trying to profit from people’s concerns about online privacy. DuckDuckGo now uses Apple Maps both for small maps in location-related search results and for larger, interactive search results that appear in a separate maps tab,
Written by Gloria Saxon on September 20, 2023
Sports Illustrated Unveils A New Web Design And A Fantasy Sports App
Tech IndustryIt’s been a busy few months for Time Inc. Not only has the publishing company spun out from Time Warner, it has also revamped the websites for its publications Time, Money, and Fortune. Now Sports Illustrated is launching a new website, and new products, too. I got a quick tour of the website last week,