53% of people who own smart speakers use them for local business searches every day. You may not even think about how often you use voice-activated devices in your day-to-day life. Whether you’re asking Siri for directions, Alexa is adding milk to your grocery list, or Google Assistant is setting a reminder for your dentist…Click to read more >
3 Technology Trends Transforming the Retail Industry
By Thomas Knox, Forbes Council Member – Technology Council. As an online creative retailer – you know how important the right technology is to meeting your business goals and serving your customers in the way they want to interact with your business. It can be a bit overwhelming to say the least. Our customers have…Click to read more >
What Does Apple’s New Privacy Update Mean For Your Facebook Advertising? Here’s What You Need To Know.
First things first, what is the iOS 14 update? Apple’s iOS 14 privacy policy will have two new requirements for apps on their App Store: Apps must provide information about their data collection practices on their product page. Apps will need to ask iOS users for their permission to track them across apps and websites…Click to read more >
Instagram Beefs Up Ads With App Install And Buy Buttons, Interest Targeting, API
Instagram is ready to make some serious money. After a year and half of format experiments and basic targeting, Instagram is giving advertisers much more powerful tools. Those include “Shop Now”, “Install Now”, and “Sign up” buttons, interest and demographic targeting, and an API for efficiently managing huge campaigns. Since their launch in October…Click to read more >
2019 Instagram Integration with Checkout
Instagram announced some exciting news this month. In the past couple years; Instagram has grown to over a billion active users. Many would say it’s changed the way consumers view the world, and it’s about to get even better. spoiler alert This announcement is a game changer! What’s the big announcement? Instagram is proudly integrating…Click to read more >
Introduction to Accelerated Mobile Pages and Responsive Pages
More and more people use their mobile device to find products and businesses. Do you know how much of your website traffic comes from mobile? And what pages do they visit from mobile? How does your website look when visitors land on your website from their mobile device? Stop reading now. Pick up your phone…Click to read more >
Google Announces Next Stage in HTTPS Warnings
Google announced October 2017 they are requiring websites to obtain an SSL certificate on HTTP websites or risk your website labeled as “Not Secure” or potentially listed as unsafe or deceptive. Those who updated their website with an SSL now have the green secure lock in the web address bar, reassuring users that the website…Click to read more >
Reminder: Google Security for HTTP Websites
Google is buckling down on internet security and pushing to move website owners toward a more secure online presence. With the upcoming release of Chrome version 62, Google will begin labeling websites with a red “Not Secure” warning in the address bar for all HTTP websites without an SSL, or secure sockets layer, beginning Oct.…Click to read more >
Protecting Your Images with Watermarks
There’s plenty of sharing online these days—of ideas, how-tos, events, and information. With sites like Pinterest—where one person posts a picture, then dozens (or thousands!) can share it again with just the click of a button—attribution and ownership of the images, and accompanying tutorials, can get lost in the more of the Internet. While most…Click to read more >
Making Page Management Easier in Facebook with Apps
Facebook has been adding apps that make page management easier. Check out these new additions: Facebook Camera facebook.com/mobile/camera In May, Facebook launched an app that many had expected after its acquisition of lnstagram earlier this year: a photo sharing app just for Facebook. Originally released as “Facebook Camera,” the app is also known as “Camera”…Click to read more >
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