Tag: Platform development

May 20, 2016

If your Facebook news feed is feeling a bit cluttered these days, you wouldn’t be the first to think so. In fact, it seems Facebook might make it possible for you to separate your feed out by categories. In a […]

May 19, 2016

Android Instant Apps is a game-changer for the mobile Web. Announced at Google I/O today, Instant Apps lets developers take advantage of modules that allow mobile Web users to use an application without actually installing it. When clicking a link, […]

May 18, 2016

Google has now announced a change of policy which means customer match lists will no longer expire after a maximum of 180 days, as they used to. Now any contacts set to expire at the maximum 180 days will automatically […]

May 13, 2016

Periscope may soon be able to identify what’s happening in live broadcasts with the help of Twitter’s Cortex. Cortex describes itself as “a team of engineers, data scientists, and machine learning researchers dedicated to building a unifying representation of all of […]

May 12, 2016

It’s rare that a company can so seamlessly integrate its product into social media, but Spotify’s approach is music to its customers’ ears. The popular music streaming company prides itself on what it calls “Random Acts of Kindness” – surprising the […]

May 12, 2016

We first featured Facebook’s launch of Dynamic Product ads in February 2015. They have proved popular with retailers with Facebook reporting that, to date, more than 2.5 billion unique products have been uploaded to Facebook. Now Facebook has changed what […]

May 11, 2016

In its attempt to further rival Amazon, e-retailer Jet.com today added a new category of products: fresh grocery. Items like milk, eggs, fruits, and meats will be available for select customers as the site begins pilot testing this new service […]

May 11, 2016

On Tuesday, MMW learned that Marketo, a provider of engagement marketing software and solutions, and Vibes, a mobile marketing powerhouse, announced a jointly built integration to enable marketers to add key mobile channels into their automated campaigns. This strategic partnership […]

April 27, 2016

Friendships are important. Some are long-term and some are just beginning, but they are what make us connect as human beings. Positioning your business on social media is no different than having these type of friendships. You need to advance […]

April 22, 2016

In June of last year, Facebook announced that it would start showing more content that mattered to you by factoring in the time you spent viewing a post — whether you actually clicked through to linked content, or not. Today, […]

April 21, 2016

Turns out Inbox isn’t the only app Google had updates for today. The company announced a few new features for Keep – its note-taking app – that should help make a bit more sense of your reminders and tasks. First […]

April 15, 2016

Google’s giving you more control over how you sync Drive files to your PC: you no longer have to sync all of your cloud files. A new option in the Google Drive for Mac and PC apps lets you select only the […]

April 14, 2016

Grubhub has built its business on the backs of mom-and-pop restaurants. Now the company wants to expand its network to include national restaurant chains. The Chicago-based company has already announced major partnerships with Buca di Beppo, Fatburger, Veggie Grill and […]

April 13, 2016

Following up on its promise in February, Facebook has opened up its Instant Articles platform to any publishers looking to take advantage of the format. Instant Articles were introduced in May 2015 as lighter versions of articles that load almost […]

April 12, 2016

Alibaba just took a big step in its Southeast Asian expansion journey. The company said today that it has pumped a total investment of about $1 billion into Lazada, in a deal that makes it the e-commerce platform’s controlling shareholder. This includes $500 […]

April 8, 2016

OneCommand’s data set includes sales and service transactions, which are used to trigger targeted, relevant one-to-one messaging to customers in their Facebook and Instagram feeds. What does this mean? Enrolled dealers are now able to deploy a multi-channel strategy through […]

April 8, 2016

Facebook has long been trying to catch up YouTube as a source for videos, but it’s faced one big problem: you could only see videos shared on your News Feed or individual pages. The company is now changing that by finally […]

April 1, 2016

Amazon has added more than 100 new Dash buttons, tripling the number of brands now available to Amazon Prime members who use the WiFi connected gadget to purchase household goods. Brawny, Clorox, Peet’s Coffee, Doritos, Playtex, Red Bull and Starbucks […]

March 31, 2016

That massive sucking noise you’re hearing while checking Facebook or playing with Snapchat’s brand-new messaging features just might be the signature sound of the entire mobile ecosystem, which is now capturing two out of every three minutes Americans spend on digital media. […]

March 29, 2016

The popular Facebook Messenger app could soon become far more than a chat client, with the social networking service apparently planning to offer in-store purchases through its mobile app, after the company signaled it could partner with Apple Pay for […]