Google is acquiring Irish startup Pointy, the companies announced Tuesday. Pointy has solved a problem that vexed startups for more than a decade: how to bring small, independent retailer inventory online. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Pointy had raised less than $20 million so it probably wasn’t an expensive buy for…
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Google Ads is rolling out bid simulator support for the Target ROAS (return on ad spend) bid strategy, as well as a new budget simulator. This marks the first time bid simulator support has been available for a smart bidding campaign. Previously, bid simulators have only been available for campaigns using manual bidding or Target…
The popular mobile video app TikTok is a gold mine, featuring everything from dancing to angry voicemails, snappy rants, and brilliant sketch comedy. Only problem: You have to wade through a lot of rough lip syncs to get to them. The app’s elusive “For You” page — a never-ending scroll of videos promoted by…
The reputation management industry has come a long way since the BIA Kelsey Group predicted that it would become a $5 billion industry sector by 2016. Indeed, there are more review management solutions, sentiment analysis monitoring services, and agencies engaged in ORM than ever before! However, I am not certain that I would call online…
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ADVERTISEMENT Instagram is huge. It has more than 1 billion users and is the third most popular social media site today. But Instagram isn’t all about pretty photos and clever art. In fact, it’s becoming a huge marketing platform where Fortune 500 companies are stepping into the scene. With all these big companies vying for…
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Boomerang lovers rejoice! Instagram released new features on Friday that should look familiar to anyone who uses TikTok. Users can now trim the duration of their video loops and access new effects in the “Boomerang” tab in Stories. The features are: SlowMo: Slows down the boomerang (duh!). Echo: A blurry, semi-transparent trail added to movements…
DuckDuckGo will soon be offered as an option for default search engine on Android devices across the EU. European regulators are forcing Google to present Android users with the option to choose their own default search engine. The option to choose default search providers has always been available on Android devices, but it’s something users…