Study: Telecoms have been throttling YouTube and Netflix since demise of net neutrality
The throttling has begun in earnest. According to a report from Bloomberg based on a study from Northeastern University and the...
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Google expands Assistant device network, adds polyglot support
Google Assistant devices have an advantage over Echo in international markets. Seeking to capitalize and expand on that, the company is...
Survey: Teens cutting back on mobile screen, social media time
According to a new survey from Pew Research Center, teens are cutting back on mobile phone and social media usage. Parents, not so much....
Chrome browser to update to material design ‘across all operating systems’
Based on Google Chrome enterprise release notes, The Verge reported that Google’s browser will get a “new design across all operating...
Google faces potential class action, FTC penalties for ‘surreptitious’ location tracking
A California resident named Napoleon Patacsil has filed a lawsuit against Google in federal court (Patacsil v. Google, Inc.) seeking...
Report says Google to launch own smart display in time for holidays
Out of more than 50 million Alexa devices sold, fewer than 500,000 have been the Echo Show, according to Canalys. That’s partly because...
Report: Marketers are missing mobile opportunities to reach customers in store
The Shopper-First Retailing Report includes insights gleaned from a huge data set that includes global digital shopping behavior from 500...
Google clarifies it does capture location data after Location History is turned off
Earlier this week, the AP reported that Google continues to collect user location data even when user Location History is turned off. In...
Who’s really winning the smart speaker market, Amazon or Google?
Earlier this week, Strategy Analytics released its Q2 global smart speaker shipments report. The data showed Amazon still as the global...
Microsoft and Amazon marry their assistants, but will the honeymoon be short-lived?
Roughly a year ago, Amazon and Microsoft announced that they each would be integrating their respective digital assistants into the...
Report: Google continues to gain global smart speaker share
Consistent with earlier data, Strategy Analytics reported that Google is gaining global share in the smart speaker market. It’s also...
Report: Traditional methods of personalization don’t work for millennials and Gen Z
new research from video platform VidMob. VidMob surveyed 1,000 16- to 24-year-olds (Gen Z) and 1,000 25- to 34-year-olds (millennials)...
7 ways digital marketers use what happens on calls to optimize ROI
These voice interactions provide a wealth of insights many brands and agencies now use to build accurate customer profiles, deliver more...
AP: Google collects location data when ‘Location History’ is turned off
Yesterday, the AP reported that Google collects user location data regardless of user Location History settings: Google wants to know...
Apple’s HomePod makes modest gains against Echo, Google Home [Report]
Using consumer survey data, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) reported this week that Apple’s HomePod smart speaker made...
Facebook launches playable ads, tests retention optimization for app advertising
Facebook playable ads are among the new advertising features for gaming advertisers. Facebook announced new advertising offerings for app...
Report: Smartphone shipments down globally, Huawei pushes Apple to #3 position
International Data Corporation (IDC) reported that Q2 smartphone shipments were down just under 2 percent annually. According to the...
US market becoming a smartphone duopoly
Last week, Google received the largest antitrust fine ever imposed by the European Commission (EC). At the highest level, that fine is...
Report: Smart speaker ownership driving voice adoption on smartphones
NPR and Edison Research have released a new “smart audio” report. It’s the third installment of research that began in 2017, intended to...
Gartner releases first Magic Quadrant on mobile marketing platforms
A key question about mobile marketing is whether marketers should employ platforms specifically designed for those devices or utilize...
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