Fahad HSep 4, 20182 min readStudy: Telecoms have been throttling YouTube and Netflix since demise of net neutralityThe throttling has begun in earnest. According to a report from Bloomberg based on a study from Northeastern University and the...
Fahad HAug 30, 20182 min readGoogle expands Assistant device network, adds polyglot supportGoogle Assistant devices have an advantage over Echo in international markets. Seeking to capitalize and expand on that, the company is...
Fahad HAug 23, 20182 min readSurvey: Teens cutting back on mobile screen, social media timeAccording to a new survey from Pew Research Center, teens are cutting back on mobile phone and social media usage. Parents, not so much....
Fahad HAug 22, 20181 min readChrome 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...
Fahad HAug 21, 20182 min readGoogle faces potential class action, FTC penalties for ‘surreptitious’ location trackingA California resident named Napoleon Patacsil has filed a lawsuit against Google in federal court (Patacsil v. Google, Inc.) seeking...
Fahad HAug 17, 20182 min readReport says Google to launch own smart display in time for holidaysOut of more than 50 million Alexa devices sold, fewer than 500,000 have been the Echo Show, according to Canalys. That’s partly because...
Fahad HAug 17, 20181 min readReport: Marketers are missing mobile opportunities to reach customers in storeThe Shopper-First Retailing Report includes insights gleaned from a huge data set that includes global digital shopping behavior from 500...
Fahad HAug 16, 20182 min readGoogle clarifies it does capture location data after Location History is turned offEarlier this week, the AP reported that Google continues to collect user location data even when user Location History is turned off. In...
Fahad HAug 16, 20182 min readWho’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...
Fahad HAug 16, 20183 min readMicrosoft 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...
Fahad HAug 15, 20181 min readReport: Google continues to gain global smart speaker shareConsistent with earlier data, Strategy Analytics reported that Google is gaining global share in the smart speaker market. It’s also...
Fahad HAug 14, 20182 min readReport: Traditional methods of personalization don’t work for millennials and Gen Znew 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)...
Fahad HAug 14, 20181 min read7 ways digital marketers use what happens on calls to optimize ROIThese voice interactions provide a wealth of insights many brands and agencies now use to build accurate customer profiles, deliver more...
Fahad HAug 14, 20183 min readAP: Google collects location data when ‘Location History’ is turned offYesterday, the AP reported that Google collects user location data regardless of user Location History settings: Google wants to know...
Fahad HAug 3, 20182 min readApple’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...
Fahad HAug 2, 20182 min readFacebook launches playable ads, tests retention optimization for app advertisingFacebook playable ads are among the new advertising features for gaming advertisers. Facebook announced new advertising offerings for app...
Fahad HAug 1, 20181 min readReport: Smartphone shipments down globally, Huawei pushes Apple to #3 positionInternational Data Corporation (IDC) reported that Q2 smartphone shipments were down just under 2 percent annually. According to the...
Fahad HJul 23, 20182 min readUS market becoming a smartphone duopolyLast week, Google received the largest antitrust fine ever imposed by the European Commission (EC). At the highest level, that fine is...
Fahad HJul 20, 20182 min readReport: Smart speaker ownership driving voice adoption on smartphonesNPR and Edison Research have released a new “smart audio” report. It’s the third installment of research that began in 2017, intended to...
Fahad HJul 20, 20181 min readGartner releases first Magic Quadrant on mobile marketing platformsA key question about mobile marketing is whether marketers should employ platforms specifically designed for those devices or utilize...
