Digital Marketing Blog

Google is working on an exchange — akin to other exchanges such as health insurance, etc. — for web-data. The set-up is simple, it’s the devil that is in the details. Internet users, advertising viewers, would be divided into groups and then cookies for certain data segments would be placed in browsers of those users. [...]

The Federal Trade Commission has announced that it will look into complaints about some anti-competitive practices by Google. Google currently controls two thirds of the search market. What is interesting about this announcement is that Google is right now at its weakest since securing its dominance as the search leader. TmobileTeeks.com Microsoft’s Bing is an [...]

Google is launching a new framework, WebRTC, which would make instant communications an open source endeavor across all types of devices. The framework would allow chatting, email, voice and even video commutations possible regardless of the proprietary standards of the internet enabled device. Computing.co.uk This would be a huge development for the digital agency. Not [...]

There are two reasons June was a significant month for the digital agency. Tablet and smartphones sales were larger in volume than desktops and notebooks. Secondly, users spent more time on mobile applications than they did viewing web pages. That last development was the result mainly of more sessions per user rather than longer sessions. [...]

TechCrunch says there are about 80 developers that have been working on Project Spartan for a couple of months now. Project Spartan is FaceBook’s attempt to take HTML5 to a new level, killing applications. Instead of applications, web pages would be able to execute the actions people use apps for. SiteWorx.com The main beneficiary of [...]

Google Mobile’s search page used to be a replica of the non-mobile version. Google has recognized, however, that most mobile searches are utilizing the mobile aspect of the search. Their response is to better integrate Google Places into the search page. The page now looks normal except at the bottom where the user is given [...]

The first rule of digital agencies, particularly with small firms for clients, is to have some sort of content platform, i.e. a blog. Blogs are great for communicating long form communications with the public, but they are not as good about receiving feedback. The process for a customer to leave feedback on a blog is [...]

Attrition is a term for when things disappear or become nonfunctional. It’s a term usually referred for military discussion about forces size, but it is also pertinent dealing with mobile applications. The Android marketplace has an attrition rate of 32%, 95,000 of the 300,000 apps ever to appear in the marketplace are no longer there. [...]

A survey conducted with newspapers finds more and more of them are erecting pay walls. 46% of newspapers with a circulation smaller than 25,000 now require a subscription to access at least some of its content. Only 24% of newspapers with more than 25,000 in circulation have a pay wall erected. This trend is not [...]

A survey of mobile developers shows interest in Android platforms, particularly tablets, is on the rise. The iPhone remains the main focus of developers, but that monopoly on developer effort is being cut down significantly by Google’s platform. Several factors for this change are pointed to: open architecture, minimized fragmentation and Android hardware pricing is [...]