Match Group, which houses a large portfolio of dating app brands – including most notably, Tinder, Match, and OKCupid – is prepping a notable upgrade to one of its older brands: Plenty of Fish. The dating service, often dubbed ‘... Plenty of Fish adds new conversation features to differentiate itself ...This entry was posted in Apps dating Mobile Social TC on December 13, 2017 by Sarah Perez
Has Amazon’s ‘one-click’ checkout on mobile looked a little different to you lately? A number of users of Amazon’s mobile applications have recently reported seeing a new checkout option that replaces the click – wel... Half of Amazon app users have been switched to a ...This entry was posted in Amazon Apps e-commerce eCommerce Mobile retail shopping on December 13, 2017 by Sarah Perez
We all love to share GIFs — and there are plenty of ways to do that, through online portals or keyboards — but often times because there is so much content, you’ll end up surfacing up a lower-fidelity GIF. There can be plenty of... Gfycat wants to fix your low-fidelity GIFs with machine learningThis entry was posted in Apps Mobile Startups TC on December 13, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
We all love to share GIFs — and there are plenty of ways to do that, through online portals or keyboards — but often times because there is so much content, you’ll end up surfacing up a lower-fidelity GIF. There can be plenty of... Gfycat wants to fix your low-fidelity GIFs with machine learningThis entry was posted in Apps Mobile Startups TC on December 13, 2017 by Matthew Lynley
Twitter has disclosed that Russian-backed accounts spent $1,031.99 to buy six Brexit-related ads on its platform during last year’s European Union referendum vote. Read More Twitter says Russians spent ~$1k on six Brexit-related adsThis entry was posted in Advertising Tech Europe Policy Social TC and tagged twitter on December 13, 2017 by Natasha Lomas
Twitter has disclosed that Russian-backed accounts spent $1,031.99 to buy six Brexit-related ads on its platform during last year’s European Union referendum vote. Read More Twitter says Russians spent ~$1k on six Brexit-related adsThis entry was posted in Advertising Tech Europe Policy Social TC and tagged twitter on December 13, 2017 by Natasha Lomas
The Google Assistant has long been available on most modern phones and tablets. But given the fragmentation of the Android ecosystem, many older devices will never get the newer versions of Android that feature built-in support for the Assistant.... Google Assistant is coming to older Android phones and tabletsThis entry was posted in Android Gadgets Mobile TC and tagged google on December 13, 2017 by Frederic Lardinois
One of the reasons recently IPO’d Stitch Fix became so popular among female shoppers is because of how it pairs the convenience of home try-on for clothing and accessories with a personal styling service that adapts to your tastes over time... Lily raises $2M from NEA and others for a personal ...This entry was posted in AI App Apps Clothing e-commerce eCommerce Fashion Fundings & Exits machine learning Mobile TC on December 13, 2017 by Sarah Perez
It’s been a long year – it feels like it actually spanned about 50, in fact. But now, at the end, some relief: Mario Bear. Yes, it’s just a bear from Build-A-Bear Workshop. And a ‘brand collaboration,’ that horrific ... Mario Bear has come to save 2017This entry was posted in Gadgets Gaming Nintendo TC on December 13, 2017 by Darrell Etherington
WhatsApp has always said that it has no plans to put ads into its own app, but this is not stopping Facebook, which now owns WhatsApp, from figuring out other ways of monetizing the hugely popular messaging service, which has around 1 billion dai... Click-to-WhatsApp messaging buttons are now rolling out in Facebook adsThis entry was posted in advertising Advertising Tech Social TC WhatsApp and tagged facebook on December 13, 2017 by Ingrid Lunden