Amazon launches a dozen new devices to put ‘Alexa everywhere’
Company is in a race with Google to control the smart home. ...
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Report: Digital now makes up 51% of US ad spending
Search, social and video where the formats and channels that lead the way. Finance, Pharma and Technology were the big vertical spenders....
Survey surprise: 90% of consumers report being brand-loyal
Product quality was the leading factor, but great customer service barely registered as a loyalty driver....
Facebook job ads excluded women, ACLU complaint says
Federal complaint alleges that roughly 10 employers targeted job ads to male candidates across a range of openings, from construction labor to police...
Report: Connected TV impressions have grown 106% since 2016
CTV may help realize brand marketers' long-held dream of 'addressable TV.'...
Report: Retailers should invest in better service, faster checkout for stores
Quick checkout and 'exceptional' in-store service represent a winning combination according to GroundTruth consumer survey....
To demystify location data, Unacast offers ‘Clear View Transparency Pledge’
Unacast hopes to unlock the 'black box' of...
Report: Arizona attorney general investigating Google location tracking
Arizona becomes the first in what may be a round of new state investigations of data usage and privacy targeting big tech companies. ...
Report: Nike’s sales jump 31% in wake of Kaepernick ad campaign
Nike success may embolden other brands to take stronger social and political positions....
Adobe: 47% of smart speaker owners using device in shopping process
Another survey finds significant numbers of consumers using smart speakers for product research and purchases....
Virtual reality enters its ‘trough of despair’ as shipments decline
It wouldn't be fair to say VR is dead, but from a consumer electronics perspective, it's not far from...
Location attribution goes mainstream, as Pandora marks 400th campaign with the KPI
Pandora seeing higher ad spending for campaigns that include offline...
Pew survey finds marked decline in Facebook user engagement since March
Just over half have also adjusted their privacy settings....
Opinion: Is Nike’s Colin Kaepernick ‘Just Do It’ deal really stupid — or incredibly shrewd?
The apparel giant might have intentionally embraced controversy for longer-term gains with key audiences....
Study: Telecoms have been throttling YouTube and Netflix since demise of net neutrality
Even though it was happening to some degree before this year, the activity has picked up since the FCC decision to change the...
US senator calls on FTC to open new antitrust investigation against Google
Anger at Google on the right and within the administration may tip the balance of opinion toward a new inquiry....
Google expands Assistant device network, adds polyglot support
Company announces dizzying array of new integrations of the Google Assistant into speakers, displays and smart appliances....
Survey: Teens cutting back on mobile screen, social media time
A majority of teens said they're consciously reducing social media, video games and mobile phone time....
Chrome browser to update to material design ‘across all operating systems’
Reportedly, the changes will be most pronounced on iOS....
Google faces potential class action, FTC penalties for ‘surreptitious’ location tracking
A lawsuit filed last week and a request for the FTC to enforce a consent decree both stem from the AP story about location tracking....
