If you’re a consumer-brand marketer, you’ve no doubt given thought to running a marketing campaign or having a presence on a mobile messaging app. After all, every consumer is increasingly using mobile messaging as their portal to mobile. It’s sticky and lends itself to repeat sessions, boasting the highest retention and engagement rates of other apps on average. So if… Read More Mobile Messaging For Marketers 101This entry was posted in Apps Column Messenger Mobile mobile marketing mobile messaging TC WhatsApp and tagged facebook snapchat on October 27, 2015 by Harrison Shih
During Twitter’s Q3 earnings call, CEO Jack Dorsey let us know that the company would be running a new TV commercial during the World Series. As The Verge points out, this commercial was done by the same group that did Apple’s 1984 campaign. While it’s not the first commercial by Twitter, it does look like the beginnings of an actual “campaign.” Twitter’s… Read More Twitter Hopes To Appeal To A Younger Crowd With This ...This entry was posted in Apps commercial Media Mobile moments Social TC tv World Series and tagged twitter on October 27, 2015 by Drew Olanoff
Heists used to be so much effort — you’d need a gang, machine guns, a getaway car and long, meticulous planning. Nowadays, all you need is a couch, a laptop and some stolen data. When the barrier to entry is so low, it’s no surprise that online fraud is a huge problem. In fact, according to the authoritative annual True Cost of Fraud report from LexisNexis/Javelin Group,… Read More Why Apple Pay Is Our Best Hope To Stop Online ...This entry was posted in Apple Pay Column credit card fraud e-commerce EMV identity theft Mobile TC on October 27, 2015 by Pat Phelan
Apple continued at a good clip in iPhone 6 and 6s sales during its fourth fiscal quarter 2015, hitting 48 million units sold. That’s up from 47.5 million in Q3 and a year-over-year increase from Q4 2014 at about 39 million units sold, though slightly down from analysts’ expectations at 48.5 million. Read More 48 Million In iPhone Sales Leads Apple’s Q4 2015 EarningsThis entry was posted in Earnings iPhone 6 iphone 6s Mobile TC and tagged apple on October 27, 2015 by Sarah Buhr
During Twitter’s Q3 earnings call, CEO Jack Dorsey was joined by COO Adam Bain and CFO Anthony Noto. The call was broadcasted live on Periscope for the second straight time. Watching @jack LIVE on #Periscope: Twitter Q3'15 Earnings Conference Call https://t.co/OmEWUr78SE pic.twitter.com/SysY6zGtwA — drew olanoff (@drew) October 27, 2015 Growth didn’t appease Wall… Read More Dorsey: “Twitter Is Getting Easier To Use Every Single Week,” ...This entry was posted in adam bain anthony noto Apps dorsey jack dorsey Media Mobile Periscope real time Web Social TC vine and tagged twitter on October 27, 2015 by Drew Olanoff
Apple is reporting its third-quarter earnings after the bell this afternoon. This will be the first quarter where the company’s new iPhones have been on sale — though only for a few weeks or so. Nevertheless, Apple’s earnings reports are always huge news for the company’s stock, which has basically gone back to where it started at the beginning of the year in recent… Read More Apple Q4 Earnings Live BlogThis entry was posted in Apps iPad Mobile TC and tagged apple iphone on October 27, 2015 by Matthew Lynley,Alex Wilhelm
Following the bell, Twitter announced its third quarter financial performance, including revenue of $569.2 million, and adjusted earnings per share of $0.10. The market had expected the popular social shop to earn $0.05 per share off of a cool $5... Twitter Shares Tank 8% Despite Q3 Earnings Beat On Lackluster ...This entry was posted in Earnings Social TC and tagged twitter on October 27, 2015 by Alex Wilhelm
The all-important topic for Twitter, and the one that Wall Street is eyeing the closest, is whether the company can scrounge up some new users to join the service. Yep, growth. This quarter last year, the company reported 284M monthly active users. Wasn’t pretty. Last quarter the company reported 316M active users to which then-interim-CEO Jack Dorsey said “we are not… Read More Twitter Sputters To 320M Monthly Active Users, Stock Drops Over ...This entry was posted in Apps Growth jack dorsey Media Mobile Q32015 Social TC and tagged twitter on October 27, 2015 by Drew Olanoff
Google wants you to be able to consume more, and faster, which is why they built the OnHub router that they announced in August. We were a bit surprised by the move, but not shocked, with Google saying it wanted to “give you Wi-Fi that’s fast, secure, and easy to use.” Today, Google and ASUS announced that they’re working together on a version of OnHub which will run… Read More Google And ASUS Team Up On A Router With A ...This entry was posted in asus Gadgets Media Mobile OnHub Router TC wi-fi and tagged google on October 27, 2015 by Drew Olanoff
Someone might want you to call them, but if you don’t have their random string of digits, you can’t. And you could miss something extremely important if a person you’ve never met really needs to reach you. Facebook Messenger has a plan to fix all that. And it’s born from the ashes of one of the social network’s worst products ever. No More Missed Connections… Read More Facebook Messenger Wants To BE Your Phone Number With New ...This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social TC on October 27, 2015 by Legit Coder