Fahad HJul 22, 20162 min readHulu has joined this list of major platforms that ignore Do Not Track requestsUpdate: This article was updated on May 17, 2017, after Twitter announced in a change to its privacy policy that it will no longer...
Fahad HJul 20, 20161 min readMicrosoft reports $22.6B in revenue for Q4, reaching $92B for its 2016 fiscal yearMicrosoft has released its latest earnings report, announcing $22.6 billion in revenue for Q4 2016 and reaching $92 billion for its...
Fahad HJun 27, 20163 min readA brief evolution of Search: out of the search box and into our livesWe live in a mobile-first, cloud-first world powered by technology that changes by the nanosecond. And search is no different. Search is...
Fahad HJun 13, 20166 min readMicrosoft’s LinkedIn acquisition represents huge opportunity for Bing AdsCredit: Microsoft Today, Microsoft announced it will acquire the B2B social media platform LinkedIn for a whopping $26.2 billion in cash....
Fahad HJun 13, 20162 min readThe Microsoft-LinkedIn Deal: What it means for advertisersWhile much of the talk about Microsoft’s plans to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in cash, announced Monday, has focused on beefing up its...
Fahad HJun 13, 20161 min readMicrosoft buys LinkedIn for $26.2 billionCredit: Microsoft Microsoft is buying LinkedIn. The all-cash deal is worth just over $26 billion. The deal was announced in pre-market...
Fahad HMay 12, 20162 min readGoogle and Bing each institute bans on ads in the name of consumer protectionThe two companies said the moves were to protect consumers from “deceptive or harmful financial products” (Google), particularly...
Fahad HApr 29, 20162 min readMicrosoft blocks Google Chrome & other browsers from Cortana in latest Windows 10 releaseSorry, Google. You, Firefox, Opera and anyone else with a web browser that competes with Microsoft’s Edge will no longer be able to work...
Fahad HApr 21, 20161 min readMicrosoft reports $21.7B in revenue for 2016 Q3; Bing search ad earnings up 18%Microsoft posted its 2016 Q3 earnings today, reporting $21.7 in revenue for the quarter ending March 31, 2016. In a release posted on the...
Fahad HApr 14, 20165 min readThe week when digital marketing entered the bots eraFacebook’s launch this week of its Messenger platform and bot ecosystem did not, of course, invent the category. It builds on what...
Fahad HMar 30, 20162 min readConversation as the new UI: Microsoft makes its chatbot pitch at Build 2016Bots, bots, bots. Chances are, you’ve been hearing how they’re going to change everything, allowing people to order food, book rooms and...
Fahad HFeb 15, 20163 min readWhat’s The Reality Of Virtual Reality For Small Business?Consumers have always been very visual, and now digital technology helps businesses make this visualization more powerful. For example,...
Fahad HOct 22, 20151 min readMicrosoft Q1 2016 Earnings Report: Revenue Down 12% YoY At $20.4 BillionThe company says its Productivity and Business Processes earnings declined three-percent with revenue at $6.3 billion. More Personal...
Fahad HOct 6, 20153 min readMicrosoft Announces Surface Book, Surface Pro 4 & New Lumia PhonesToday, Microsoft announced its first-ever full-fledged laptop, the Surface Book. It also announced the latest in its tablet line, the...
Fahad HSep 16, 20153 min readSci-Fi Thriller “The Martian” Gets Immersive In 20th Century Fox/Microsoft Marketing TieIt’s a movie about an astronaut stranded on Mars, so what better way to promote it to sci-fi-loving techies than via online and mobile...
Fahad HAug 20, 20152 min readMicrosoft “Embeds” 25 Online Influencers Into Epic #DoAnything YouTube Career Advice VidIn an effort to burnish the Microsoft Surface brand with thousands of recent UK university graduates, as well as younger 13–17-year-olds,...
Fahad HJul 24, 20152 min readTop 100 Brands Based On Consumer Perception: Google No. 1 Two Years In A RowGoing off the top 100 global companies based on market capitalization from the UK research firm PwC, FutureBrand surveyed 3,000...
Fahad HJul 21, 20151 min readMicrosoft Reports $22.2 Billion In Revenue For Its Q4 2015Along with Apple and Yahoo, Microsoft reported its quarterly earnings today. For the quarter ending June 30 — Microsoft’s Q4 2015 —...
Fahad HJun 17, 20152 min readMicrosoft Announces Leadership Changes: Elop & Penn Out, Myerson To Lead Windows & DevicesMicrosoft announced a number of leadership changes today, with Terry Myerson serving as the new head of the Windows and Devices Group...
Fahad HJun 11, 20153 min readHow Social Signals Affect Brand Perception – Takeaways From SMX Advanced 2015At SMX Advanced in Seattle this month, Lin Huang, senior data scientist at Microsoft, presented an intriguing experiment the company has...
