Aug 17, 20162 min read

MarTech Today: Walmart/Jet.com, Google’s FaceTime competitor & AMP error warnings

Here’s our daily recap of what happened in marketing technology, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web.

From Marketing Land:

Can the Walmart/Jet.com marriage work? Aug 16, 2016 by Barry Levine We checked in with a variety of industry observers to see if this particular couple looks like a winner.
What Pokémon Go can teach us about email marketing Aug 16, 2016 by Jason Warnock Columnist Jason Warnock takes a look at the massive success of Pokémon Go and what email marketers can learn from some of its most notable features.
Google launches FaceTime competitor, video-calling app Duo Aug 16, 2016 by Greg Sterling New app, first announced at Google I/O, is simple and cross-platform.
Google Hangouts On Air moving from Google+ to YouTube Live on September 12 Aug 15, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Any events currently scheduled after September 12 using Google+ will need to be moved to YouTube Live.
Facebook restricts Messenger bots to 24-hour window, adds subscriptions Aug 15, 2016 by Tim Peterson Facebook Messenger bots can now send promotional messages, but only within 24 hours of someone interacting with the bot.
Google showing the site owner AMP implementation error warnings in search results Aug 16, 2016 by Barry Schwartz AMP error notifications now are showing in the core search results, but only if you are the site’s owner.