An Instant Buy API is provided for merchants to start developing against for websites or Android apps. Google Wallet will still be active to make purchases on Google properties as well as merchant apps and websites, as usual.
Branded apps or websites are the clear favorite, while search engines are still an essential tool, and so on and so forth. With evolving features and functionality, as well as situational needs to consider, there are many unique differences in user...
Yelp has monetized mobile through sponsored search and premium brand advertising in its apps (think national restaurant and hotel chains). Since looking at Facebook's moves in local search last month, much more has come to light.
This tracking problem is specific to iOS apps. Although there isn't a standard method of tracking iOS apps, there are two methodologies that are most used: An event can be an app install, repeat app launch, level completion, in app purchase, etc.
Google also found that in-store mobile activity begins with search, rather than with shopping apps or navigating directly to brand/retail websites. Mobile isn’t just for finding local merchants to start the shopping experience.
While you may not necessarily need this level of granularity for your website, remember that Google Analytics can also be used for your mobile apps. One of the things that makes Google Analytics so powerful is its ability to create segments of your...
Android AutoClean is one of my favorites on this list for two reasons: the ability for me to schedule my phone, SMS, and web search history to be cleared is a lifesaver, and the one-click to move apps to my SD card is really convenient.
If last week's data on the rise of mobile research and conversion didn’t stir an action, more stats are surfacing from the Local Search Association and comScore that show mobile, local, and apps are the trifecta in web marketing.
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The new Stream Ads will also appear in Yahoo's mobile and tablet apps, giving brands a path to reach consumers across all three major platforms with a single ad buy. Yahoo's front-page news stream now displays personalized ads alongside news...
Of the top 100 grossing apps from the iOS and Android in the last week of Q1, about 40 percent of them used our mobile app install ads," she says. Advertising revenue from mobile devices comprised 30 percent of Facebook's total ad revenue in the Q1...
Opportunities for Brands and Mobile Apps Dinan says brands must continue to look at ways to meet expectations of mobile users, which includes creating apps and mobile-optimized sites. Mobile is movin’ on up as a preferred device for consumers to...
Original support will be limited to the music and movie apps Deezer, Fandango, Flixster, Slacker Radio, Songza, SoundCloud and TuneIn. However, the search giant plans to roll out support for more apps in the future.
In making the Now platform a feature of the Search application, however, Google is able to skirt Apple's notoriously tight restrictions on apps that compete with its own branded offerings. Google has launched its Now predictive search platform for...
Enhanced campaigns improvements for Google+ and mobile apps – Inside AdWordsEnhanced campaigns now automatically include social annotation (number of Google+ followers) "when they can improve ad performance", if you have recent "high-quality...
The apps are the third thread of content written specifically for iPad or iPhones. The Guardian shares more data on their reader, and it's especially interesting to see that tablet users tend to use the desktop site more than either the mobile site...
Apps integration: Including a review of emerging app-based traffic sources relevant to the line of business shows strategic thinking. Opportunities from content marketing to GPS, local, and mobile optimization beckon and promise high ROI for brands.
Windows 8 App Refresh – Bing Search BlogBing News app is now customizable, offers offline reading, and supports RSS; Bing Maps now has "improved driving, transit and walking directions, as well as up-to-the minute traffic incidents notifications...
But with Mobile Apps, you might have some very ID-specific things tied to users or individual device types. Measuring Mobile Apps So now getting in to measuring mobile apps in Google Analytics (GA), Craver mentioned they have mobile app tracking...
Mobile and tablet use also continue to accelerate, while apps are pulling people away from the Internet completely. Best of the Web, a directory of all the content on the web, turns 19 on April 20. SEW spoke with BOTW president and founder Greg...