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Uber Tests Push Notification Ads, a Feature Literally No One Wants
November 1, 2022
Uber Tests Push Notification Ads, a Feature Literally No One Wants
Uber recently launched its new advertising division and in-app ads. Apparently, those ads aren’t staying within the app. Instead, ads from other…
Pinterest Shares Soar on Third-Quarter Revenue Beat as It Bucks Online Ads Trend
October 28, 2022
Pinterest Shares Soar on Third-Quarter Revenue Beat as It Bucks Online Ads Trend
Pinterest shares soared over 12% in extended trading after the company reported third-quarter earnings. Here’s how the company did. Earnings: 11…
Meta Will Release a New Consumer-Grade VR Headset Next Year
October 27, 2022
Meta Will Release a New Consumer-Grade VR Headset Next Year
A follow-up to the Quest 2, Meta is launching another consumer-grade virtual reality headset next year. The company announced this…
YouTube’s Shrinking Ad Business is An Ominous Sign for the Battered Online Advertising Market
October 26, 2022
YouTube’s Shrinking Ad Business is An Ominous Sign for the Battered Online Advertising Market
The online advertising market continues to suffer, as heavyweights Alphabet and Microsoft reported disappointing sales during their most recent quarters. YouTube advertising revenue dropped…
Facebook and Google Face Skeptics on Wall Street This Week Amid Digital advertising Ads Collapse
October 24, 2022
Facebook and Google Face Skeptics on Wall Street This Week Amid Digital advertising Ads Collapse
Wall Street is bracing for disaster in online advertising. Following disappointing results from Snap last week and a 28% plunge in the stock price…
Texas AG Sues Google Over Facial and Voice Data Collection
October 21, 2022
Texas AG Sues Google Over Facial and Voice Data Collection
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton unveiled a new lawsuit against Google on Thursday, this time alleging the search giant broke the state’s biometric data…
Amazon Debuts Home Insurance Store in the UK in Latest Move Into Finance
October 20, 2022
Amazon Debuts Home Insurance Store in the UK in Latest Move Into Finance
Amazon will start selling home insurance in the U.K. through partnerships with three local insurers, further expanding the e-commerce titan’s push…
YouTube Ends the Test Asking Users to get a Premium Subscription to Watch 4K Videos
October 18, 2022
YouTube Ends the Test Asking Users to get a Premium Subscription to Watch 4K Videos
Earlier this month, YouTube ran an experiment where it asked some free users to upgrade to a Premium Subscription account to…
Is the Uber and Lyft – Gig Economy Battle Over Workers Nearing Its End Game?
October 17, 2022
Is the Uber and Lyft – Gig Economy Battle Over Workers Nearing Its End Game?
In some ways, Uber and Lyft are back to square one. With federal regulators set to tighten Trump-era labor standards that let…
How Amazon’s Big Private-Label Business is Growing and Leaving Small Brands to Protect Against Knockoffs
October 13, 2022
How Amazon’s Big Private-Label Business is Growing and Leaving Small Brands to Protect Against Knockoffs
Peak Design has been making camera bags and accessories for a dozen years, relying on Amazon for the bulk of its…