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A Facebook voice assistant may have buy-in from marketers – but will users want it?

Facebook may be working on a voice assistant, coinciding with the company’s decision to drop the price of its Portal voice chat device by 50 percent. Amy Gesenhues on April 18, 2019 Facebook is rumored to be working on a voice assistant similar to Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Siri, reports CNBC. Two former … Continue reading A Facebook voice assistant may have buy-in from marketers – but will users want it? →

Designing for Mobile Users – 9 Considerations for Your Website

Mobile Engine Optimization

Antonia Hite — April 5, 2019 — April 5, 2019 Mobile website traffic is increasing each year, and now encompasses over 50% of traffic worldwide. For our professional services and B2B audience, mobile traffic accounts for 20-30% of website traffic, and this percentage is growing. The rise of mobile browsing makes it ever important to … Continue reading Designing for Mobile Users – 9 Considerations for Your Website →

YouTube gives users more ways to track the amount of time they spend on the app

YouTube

YouTube profiles will now include a breakdown of how much time a user has spent watching videos during the past day, two days and week. Amy Gesenhues on August 27, 2018 YouTube is rolling out more features designed to help users “take charge” of their digital well-being. Starting today, the ‘Watch History’ screen … Continue reading YouTube gives users more ways to track the amount of time they spend on the app →

Google Assistant Delivers “Good News” To Users

Google Tools

Google Assistant Delivers “Good News” To Users by Melynda Fuller , August 24, 2018 The news cycle is more chaotic than ever, and the technology created to deliver it can sometimes make it feel overwhelming. To help users feel a little less pessimistic, Google Assistant will now deliver “good news” via its devices. When users … Continue reading Google Assistant Delivers “Good News” To Users →

Instagram makes a play to keep users scrolling with new ‘Recommended For You’ posts

Instagram Engagement

The new feature being tested conflicts with the digital well-being initiative behind Instagram’s ‘You’re All Caught Up’ feature launched last month. Amy Gesenhues on August 21, 2018 Instagram is testing a new feature that recommends posts to users based on their follower lists and photos and videos they have liked. The recommended posts will … Continue reading Instagram makes a play to keep users scrolling with new ‘Recommended For You’ posts →

Google updates ‘Ad Settings’ to allow users to turn off targeting signals

Google Advertisement

Google is also extending ‘Why this ad?’ notices to all services that display Google Ads, including YouTube, Google Play, Gmail, Maps and partner websites and apps. Amy Gesenhues on June 15, 2018 Google has updated its Ad Settings feature to give users more options for limiting ad personalization and is expanding the “Why this … Continue reading Google updates ‘Ad Settings’ to allow users to turn off targeting signals →

Twitter announces changes to improve users’ experiences

Twitter Engagement

The company says it’s responding to user feedback with changes to its Explore, Search, Notifications and Moments features Robin Kurzer on June 13, 2018 Sometimes small changes can make a big impact. That’s what Twitter is hoping with a slew of small changes to its user experience announced on its blog Wednesday. “We’ve been … Continue reading Twitter announces changes to improve users’ experiences →

Search Engines Fail To Gain Trust Of Internet Users

Search Engine Marketing

Search Engines Fail To Gain Trust Of Internet Users by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, June 13, 2018 Only 3% of the 1,000 internet users surveyed between the ages of 18 and 35 say they trust search engines like Google or Bing to keep their data safe and private. Just 4% trust social sites like … Continue reading Search Engines Fail To Gain Trust Of Internet Users →

How to Drive Users to Checkout With Design

Web Design Guidelines

Michael Ugino — April 27, 2018 — April 27, 2018 Driving conversions falls at the intersection of development, design, and marketing. This convergence is tricky. Picture this: You work hard to make the interface of your e-commerce site slick and responsive and to simplify the buying process. But for reasons outside your control, after lots … Continue reading How to Drive Users to Checkout With Design →

Facebook now letting users appeal posts that were removed for violating content standards

Facebook

For the first time ever, Facebook has published the guidelines its internal teams use to decide what content is allowed on the site. Amy Gesenhues on April 24, 2018 For the first time ever, Facebook has released the guidelines its internal content review teams use to determine whether or not to remove a post … Continue reading Facebook now letting users appeal posts that were removed for violating content standards →