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Platforms, Technology

Instagram made a richer story interface for desktops

January 27, 2021

Via: The Verge

Instagram is making its Stories feature more complete on the desktop. In a small interface refresh today, the company is updating its Stories feature so that it opens up to show a carousel of videos, which previews what’s cued up […]


Platforms, Technology

5 Desktop Linux Distributions for Beginners — Best of

January 5, 2021

Via: Hongkiat

If you are bored from Windows or macOS, you may wish to try out Linux. It raises a question: which distribution should you try? The reason being there are hundreds of Linux OSs (or distributions), making it confusing for beginners […]


Apps & Sites, Mobile Commerce

Photoshop for iPad gets another batch of desktop features

July 27, 2020

Via: The Verge

Photoshop is getting a couple of important new features on the iPad today: the refine edge brush and the rotate canvas tool. The refine edge brush is a big one for photographers, since it’s pretty much the only way to […]


Apps & Sites, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing

Instagram starts bringing DMs to the web

January 14, 2020

Via: The Verge

Instagram is finally bringing direct messages to the web. Starting today, a “small percentage” of the platform’s global users will be able to access their DMs from Instagram’s website, which should be useful for businesses, influencers, and anyone else who […]


News

Twitter’s new design and Amazon anti-competition probe – News roundup

July 19, 2019

Via: Smart Insights

This week has seen Twitter launch it’s new design for desktop users, with the jury still being out on how it is being received. Amazon is set to face a probe to see if it is using third-party seller data […]


Advertising & Marketing, Technology

How to drive your ecommerce sales with desktop push notifications

June 20, 2018

Via: Smart Insights

Successful business communication entails tailoring messages to different types of audiences Not so long ago, digital marketers and influencers used to make bold statements such as Email marketing is the best communication channel and shall continue to dominate for eternity. […]


Mobile Commerce, Technology, Website design and optimization

SEO strategies and keyword rankings: mobile versus desktop

May 8, 2018

Via: Searchenginewatch.com

While mobile has become hugely significant over the last couple of years, this shouldn’t be to the neglect of desktop. Although SEO for mobile and desktop follow the same basic principles and best practices, there are nuances and discrepancies that […]


Advertising & Marketing, Platforms, Technology

Smart shopping season checklists: Mobile and desktop, content and SEO

November 20, 2017

Via: Searchenginewatch.com

Constantly changing consumer behaviors and the demand for more personalized, meaningful experiences have retailers facing huge challenges this year. Competition in the SERPs is stiff, but winning the click is still no guarantee that the consumer is invested in your […]


Website design and optimization

15 Subtly Animated Examples of Material Design in Action

May 24, 2016

Via: itCurated

At their I/O conference earlier this year, Google announced their exciting new visual language Material Design, a concept based on great visual design combined with cutting-edge technology in order to create a unified experience on both mobile and desktop. I’m […]


Platforms, Technology

Google now lets you save pages to Keep on desktop and Android

April 21, 2016

Via: itCurated

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 […]


Advertising & Marketing, Technology

Mobile now captures 2 out of every 3 digital media minutes in U.S.

March 31, 2016

Via: itCurated

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. […]


Mobile Marketing

Tweets Now Appearing in Google Desktop Searches

August 24, 2015

Via: itCurated

Get ready for your tweets to be a more important part of your overall marketing and SEO puzzle, Google has announced today that real-time tweets, which have been appearing in mobile search results for the last few months, are now […]


Mobile Commerce

Mobile to Be Big Sales Driver for Holiday Shopping 2015

August 19, 2015

Via: itCurated

Mobile played a vital role in the 2014 holiday season, and it will continue to be a key marketing channel for marketers for the 2015 holidays as well. Chris Mason, co-founder and CEO of Branding Brand, spoke with eMarketer’s Rimma […]


News

Parallels Desktop 11 launches with support for El Capitan, Windows 10, Cortana and more

August 19, 2015

Via: itCurated

As anticipated, Parallels on Wednesday released Parallels Desktop 11, the latest version of its visualization software that comes with a slew of improvements, the most notable being support for Microsoft Windows 10 and major features like the Cortana virtual assistant. […]


Mobile Marketing

Mobile Marketing Statistics 2015

July 23, 2015

Via: itCurated

“Mobile to overtake fixed Internet access by 2014” was the huge headline summarizing the bold prediction from 2008 by Mary Meeker, an analyst at Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers who reviews technology trends annually in May (See our review of the latest […]


Platforms

Comcast is launching a new $15 internet TV service called Stream

July 13, 2015

Via: itCurated

Comcast is launching a new streaming cable TV service, called Stream, that will let Xfinity internet customers pay $15 a month on top of their internet bill to watch shows from around a dozen networks on tablet, laptop, and smartphone. […]


News

Acer’s Chromebase all-in-one touchscreen desktop is now available

June 23, 2015

Via: itCurated

For better or worse, the world has two new Chrome-based desktops. Acer has finally unveiled the Chromebase DC221HQ all-in-one desktops it first teased back in April. The new desktop lineup will feature two 21.5-inch computers, one touch-enabled and one with […]


News

The State of Mobile Commerce Across The Globe

May 25, 2015

Via: itCurated

We know mobile commerce is growing, but are global retailers keeping up? A recent study by Criteo examines the state of mobile commerce around the globe with some intriguing findings. The US is not the global benchmark Mobile’s 29% share […]


Advertising & Marketing

Oracle ID Graph Helps Marketers Target Customers Anywhere

April 2, 2015

Via: itCurated

Oracle adapts BlueKai ID technology so Oracle Marketing Cloud users can reach customers in mobile, social, and advertising interactions. The world is going digital, but “knowing” people in a digital context is tricky at best. Oracle on Wednesday announced ID […]