Tag: mobile app

April 2, 2024

With the launch of its mobile app, West Elm is following in the footsteps of its sister brand, Pottery Barn. Last November, Pottery Barn introduced its own mobile iOS app, where shoppers can create digital registries, shop from curated rooms […]

February 13, 2024

Good news for YouTube creators, with the platform announcing an update to YouTube Studio on mobile, which will now enable direct uploads from the management app. As you can see in these example screens, now, creators will be able to […]

November 21, 2023

Our phones are filled with mobile apps that help us do anything from ordering lunch to managing finances or tracking our heart rate. Apps provide convenience and generate engagement that other channels can’t deliver − and with 485,000 mobile apps […]

November 15, 2023

Pottery Barn’s new app stands alongside its Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen apps currently on iOS, which it unveiled in January. The two apps offer similar services, including creating registries, viewing items in virtual rooms and paying for […]

October 17, 2023

So far, TalkShopLive has grown its roster of retail partners, including Walmart, Target and Best Buy. Last December, Best Buy offered an in-store pickup option for shoppers who bought items through the platform. The retailer enlisted TikTok influencer Noah Schnacky […]

July 11, 2023

Taco Bell’s Coin Game was a staple of the chain’s countertops through the 2000s and 2010s and let consumers try to land a coin on a paddle in the water-filled contraption in exchange for free food items. Removed as part […]

April 27, 2023

Klarna’s new features see the brand trying to give retailers, creators and shoppers additional incentive to use its app, arriving as mobile shopping continues to gain traction. Perhaps the buzziest of the new features, the AI-powered shopping feed is powered […]

January 4, 2023

It’s been in the works for a while, and now, Twitter’s getting close to launching its advanced search filters on mobile, which will provide a range of new filters and options to hone in your Twitter search. As you can […]

December 2, 2022

YouTube has announced an update to its Advertiser Friendly Guidelines which dictate what content is eligible for monetization in the app. Creators have often expressed frustration at YouTube’s regulations on this front, and the various changes in policy and approach, […]

November 14, 2022

The 2022 Etsy Cyber Week sales event kicks off this weekend with participating sellers offering up to 60% off on everything in their store. Shoppers can access the sale on the Etsy mobile app beginning November 18, while desktop users […]

August 26, 2021

The recent run of dealmaking in the ad tech world — such as Mediaocean’s acquisition of Flashtalking and Magnite’s closed buy of SpotX — shows no signs of stopping, with Liftoff and Vungle the latest to strike a deal. The […]

June 23, 2020

Superhuman is one of the most in-demand startups right now, with the invite-only app considered one of the most exclusive services in the tech industry. That’s impressive, for an email app. It’s even more impressive for an email app that […]

December 24, 2019

YouTube wants to make it easier for people to watch, control, and have the full YouTube experience on any device of their choosing. In a blog post published late last week, the platform outlined changes its product team made to […]

December 8, 2017

Billion dollar businesses have grown out of apps. Mobile apps account for 57 percent of all digital media usage (yes, all). Despite this amazing adoption, we’re still far from reaching the peak of app development — and if you’re like […]

August 3, 2016

According to AmeriCommerce, Facebook accounts for 60% of all social traffic driven to retail sites; however people don’t really log on to Facebook to make purchases. People go on Facebook to connect with others, so the real trick is figuring […]

July 8, 2016

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s expansion of its mobile-payment system across the U.S. may meet resistance from shoppers with little incentive to whip out their phones at the register. “There’s got to be something in there that would get consumers to use […]

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 6, 2016

Reminders has been a very cool feature in Google Calendar’s mobile offering: insert a task like you would an event, and you’ll get a push notification to complete that task at a specific time. Google apparently thinks it’s cool too, […]

March 3, 2016

More than a third of US internet users say gamification features offered from a brand’s mobile app won’t influence their purchasing behavior, according to research. Omnichannel solutions provider [24]7 and Research Now surveyed more than 3,500 internet users ages 18 […]

February 8, 2016

Planning and budgeting for your promotional campaign at the very start of your mobile project is critical to success. It doesn’t matter how brilliant your mobile website or app is if no one knows about it or uses it. The […]