LiquidPixels, the dynamic imaging solutions provider, announced the results of a new survey that surfaced fears from eCommerce and retail website leaders over the effects of sub-optimal image performance on their websites. A lack of site image analytics and increased complaints about slow load times have retail leaders anxious about the holiday season. Worries include […]
Dubai-based Careem aims to have over 100 dark stores across the region by the end of 2022. Careem is expanding the groceries offering on its Super App by launching Quik, a new ultra-fast grocery delivery service that offers customers supermarket competitive prices across a range of everyday grocery items 24/7 in as little as 15 […]
NewtonX, the B2B market research and intelligence company announced the closing of a $32 million Series B funding round. The round is led by Marbruck Investments with support from Level One Fund backed by UBS O’Connor, Gaingels, and Heliad Partners. Existing investors Two Sigma, Third Prime, XFund, Story Ventures and Switch participated as well. This […]
Currently in closed beta, the Asset Library displays any existing image assets the advertiser has in their account. Advertisers have reported a new Asset Library within Google Ads. “Asset Library, as it exists in Ads Creative Studio, is coming into Google Ads,” a Google spokesperson confirmed to Search Engine Land. Tip of the hat to […]
AuxCHAT launches a new customer experience feature called AuxPAY feature. Powered by Authvia’s text payment technology, the TXT2PAY functionality allows AuxPAY users to send payment requests directly through the conversation thread, and the customer can pay simply by texting back a secure four-digit code. “With AuxCHAT, our subscription cost is lower than our previous solution, […]
Twitter recently launched a new test of a reformatted Explore tab, which displays tweets in a full-screen, vertical scrolling format. This is part of the company’s long-term plan to make personalised recommendations and find more interesting content on the site. The display is pretty much exactly TikTok, with a Twitter navigation bar at the bottom. […]
Meta announced that it is launching Horizon Worlds, its virtual reality world of avatars, to people 18 and older. Horizon Worlds launched in beta last year to select Oculus VR users, who answered invitations to join the virtual world. “Horizon Worlds is a social VR experience where you can create and explore together. Since launching […]
Peach, a video advertising workflow and delivery platform, has announced a platform integration with Frame.io. Peach manages the world’s advertising content and makes it easy for brands, agencies and media owners to collaborate on a global scale. Its technology simplifies complicated ad delivery processes ensuring ads arrive at their destinations in perfect condition. Frame.io was […]
Offbeat Media Group, the media company that creates innovative content across social media, recently announced the launch of their Virtual Clubhouse. It offers its fully remote team the unique opportunity of connecting virtually with limitless possibilities such as concerts and interactive, social happenings. Offbeat has designed a floating campus in the virtual world. Upon completion […]
Criteo is buying ad tech firm Iponweb for $380 million. The acquisition will accelerate its commerce media platform vision and offer better control to its enterprise marketers – and their agency partners – by leveraging Iponweb’s established DSP and SSP solutions. The acquisition expands media owner monetisation opportunities and provides critical services for first-party data […]
