WhatsApp future vision: ‘Private commerce’ and paymentsToday at Facebook’s F8 developer conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a series of announcements tied to the company’s future vision…Read Article
42% of used drives sold on eBay hold sensitive data, researchers findSelling your old hard drive on eBay may sound like a good way to squeeze a few extra bucks from…Read Article
Slack to investors: we might be the target of organized crime, nation-sponsored hackersIn a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Slack Technologies reveals it is facing ongoing threats from nation-state…Read Article
Podcast ads projected to grow to 4.5% of global audio ad spending by 2022Podcast advertising spending is expected to double to $1.6 billion by 2022, according to a study by advertising research firm…Read Article
Amazon advertising growth slowed again in Q1: Does it matter?Data source: Amazon For a few quarters there, Amazon was posting triple digit growth rates. Then growth slowed to 97%…Read Article
Privacy could be hurting Facebook Portal salesWhen Facebook’s smart display was released last year, it received mixed-to-positive reviews. However, a substantial number of them also digressed…Read Article
Here’s why you need to make sure your email design is mobile-firstIt should come as no surprise by now that if you’re designing emails with a mobile-first ethos and aesthetic, then…Read Article
IAB Europe releases new GDPR consent framework for commentIAB Europe, in partnership with IAB Tech Lab, announced Thursday new technical specifications for its second iteration of the Transparency…Read Article
Congress asks Google to explain why it tracks users’ ‘whole pattern of life’The US Congress has issued an open letter asking Google CEO Sundar Pichai to explain in detail why his company…Read Article
Hacker could locate thousands of cars and kill their engines remotely via poorly-secured GPS tracking appsOver a relatively short of period of time, computers changed from something you kept on your desk, to something you…Read Article
GandCrab ransomware claims another healthcare firmA medical billing service headquartered in Massachusetts has notified patients of a data breach, saying hackers may have exposed their…Read Article
Amazon Shoppers Can Now Pay with Bitcoin on the PlatformBitcoin payments are now an option on Amazon, and other ecommerce platforms will accept them by 2020 thanks to a…Read Article
SEO guide to optimizing your LinkedIn profile for more connections, better leadsLinkedIn has the unfortunate reputation of being a platform for stuffy CEOs, spammy salespeople and college students that were required…Read Article
Bodybuilders beware! One of the world’s largest online fitness stores hit by security breachFitness fanatics are being advised to change their passwords after one of the world’s largest and most popular online fitness…Read Article
There are 6 challenges every data-driven marketer faces. Here’s how to manage them.“This year will be all about AI.” “And don’t forget podcasts!” “And blockchain, live video and social commerce.” Every marketer…Read Article
Cybercrime victims report $2.71 billion in damages to the IC3 in 2018The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a cybercrime-focused division of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), registered over 350,000…Read Article
Teen Sues Apple for $1 Billion, Saying Facial Recognition Mistook Him for a ThiefAn 18-year-old student from New York is suing Apple for $1 billion, claiming he was wrongfully accused of stealing gadgets…Read Article
Here’s how you build creative video experiences for a multi-screen worldCreative has changed. Gone are the days when a brand could sink all of its heart, soul and budget into…Read Article
Ransomware Takes Weather Channel Live Broadcast OfflineThe FBI is investigating a ransomware attack that shut down the Weather Channel’s program for an hour on Thursday, according…Read Article
Hacker Exposes Confidential Files, Correspondence from Mexican Embassy in GuatemalaAfter expressing anger that his bug bounty efforts were completely ignored by Mexican officials, a hackers stole and leaked online…Read Article
New customer acquisition vs. retention: 7 best practices for searchLike nearly all retailers, a large health and beauty organization is facing escalating competition and CPCs on search. The performance…Read Article
Digital marketers on Pinterest IPO: Get in early while costs are low, learning opportunities are highPinterest’s Chief Product Officer Evan Sharp and CEO Ben Silbermann Pinterest debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday…Read Article
Here’s how to get the most out of your marketing analytics investmentGartner recently published their Predicts 2019 research report, outlining several converging trends that pose a threat to CMOs and marketing…Read Article
MarTech West Overtime: How B2B marketers can reach buying committees at their target accountsPeter Isaacson, CMO and account-based marketing leader at Demandbase, presented at MarTech West about how to reach buying committees at…Read Article
Chipotle customers report fraudulent orders charged to their accountsMexican food lovers in the U.S. are incurring an ‘extra charge’ with their Chipotle accounts, and they are none too…Read Article
Collection of tech companies support changes to CA privacy act that bring it closer to GDPRThe California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is set to take effect next year and is likely to become the de…Read Article
It doesn’t matter if you don’t use Internet Explorer, you could still be at risk from this IE zero-day vulnerabilityYou might think that any security issues with Internet Explorer shouldn’t be much of a problem anymore. After all, most…Read Article
What Stackie winner Airstream learned from communing with its stackAirstream might just have the most iconic and recognizable campers around. So when it came to visualizing their marketing technology…Read Article
Donald Glover’s Airdrop stunt at Coachella proves experiential marketing gets bolder with influenceArtist Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) used iOS Airdrop at Coachella to surprise random festival-goers with a photo of shoes…Read Article
Hackers could read users’ Outlook, Hotmail, and MSN email via compromised Microsoft support accountOver the weekend Microsoft confirmed that a “limited” number of Outlook.com webmail accounts had been compromised, allowing hackers to access…Read Article
Content alone is not going to win the streaming war. Here’s whyNetflix will announce its Q1 ’19 earnings on Tuesday – when we’ll know for sure if its subscription price hike…Read Article
IAB Tech Lab releases new specs for ad seller transparency: Sellers.json and SupplyChain objectTwo new specs aimed at addressing ad fraud and increasing transparency from the buy-side of the digital advertising ecosystem are…Read Article
In the battle for mobile engagement, branded apps hold untapped valueConsumers spend an overwhelming majority of their mobile internet time within apps. Recognizing this trend, the world’s biggest brands have…Read Article
Bayrob malware gang convicted of infecting over 400,000 computers worldwide, stealing millions through online auction fraudA US court has convicted two Romanian hackers belonging to the Bayrob malware gang after they infected over 400,000 computers…Read Article
Supermetrics for BigQuery launches on Google Cloud Platform MarketplaceSupermetrics for BigQuery enables marketers to bring together cross-channel marketing metrics in one platform. Supermetrics has launched a connector for…Read Article
Google Cloud goes after commerce market with Cloud for Retail solutionsGoogle announced the launch of Google Cloud for Retail Wednesday at Google Cloud Next, with a host of new solutions…Read Article
US Senate to End Deceptive Practices and Dark Patterns on Online PlatformsA bipartisan Act proposed by US Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) would counter immoral data collection methods…Read Article
CMOs spent 29 percent of 2018 marketing budget on marketing technologyMarketing technology increasingly accounts for a significant share of marketing budgets, and 2018 was no different. According to Gartner’s CMO…Read Article
How to wed multiple martech stacks when companies mergePoly’s Zack Alves, LogMeIn’s Justin Sharaf and CabinetM’s Sheryl Schultz. SAN JOSE, CA — “If you are in marketing operations…Read Article
Equifax breach leads U.S. Senate to propose America draft its own GDPRA US Senate report on an investigation into the monumental Equifax breach chastises the company for lax security, and proposes…Read Article
Card-Scraping Malware Compromised AeroGrow Customer Payment DataEcommerce company AeroGrow International is the latest high-profile breach after its buy page was infected with credit card scraping malware…Read Article
It’s about teams: How Autodesk boosted conversions, retention and trimmed its sales cycleSaira Nazir, head of digital marketing at Autodesk, speaking at MarTech West 2019. SAN JOSE, CA — Why digitally transform?…Read Article
Why brands must take a people-first approach to martechSubbu Iyer, CMO of Riverbed, speaking at MarTech Conference 2019. SAN JOSE, CA — Brands are spending more than 16%…Read Article
Freshly CMO Mayur Gupta’s unexpected path from technologist to marketerSAN JOSE, CA — Growing up in India, Freshly CMO Mayur Gupta said it was his mother who persuaded him…Read Article
Scientists advance quantum key distribution tech to strengthen cyber securityResearchers from the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore are helping advance a technique involving pairs of entangled light particles…Read Article
Snapchat announces new features geared at creativity, collaboration, partner advertisingSnapchat parent Snap Inc. on Thursday announced a slate of new features designed to help it keep pace in a…Read Article
Georgia Tech Suffers Second Data Breach, Exposing Data of 1.3 Million PeopleA vulnerable web app may have compromised the personal information of 1.3 million students, alumni and employees at Georgia Institute…Read Article
A closer look at the 2019 MarTech Conference Stackie Awards winnersOnce you start documenting your martech stack, as we at Third Door Media did earlier this year, you realize how…Read Article
Woman Concealing Malware Lied Her Way into Trump’s Florida ClubAn Asian woman carrying malware lied her way into President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago private club in Florida, writes the BBC. According…Read Article
Facebook strikes again – now asks new subscribers for passwords to their email accountsFacebook just can’t get a break. After a long string of accusations directed at the social platform for security and…Read Article
eBay shuttering eBay Commerce Network, its third-party advertising networkEBay notified merchants and publishers Tuesday that it will be closing down its third-party ad network, the eBay Commerce Network…Read Article
Ransomware forces Michigan medical practice to close shopA doctor’s office in Battle Creek, Michigan was forced into closure after hackers infected its systems with ransomware, compromising everything…Read Article
Why brands need to take ASMR more seriouslySlime. It’s the biggest crafting craze of 2018 and a rising video sensation. There were nearly 25 billion slime video…Read Article
Italian Android Spyware Infected Google Play Store for Years, Researchers FindFake service applications in Italian from mobile operators were found to be invasive spyware after successfully bypassing Google Play Store’s…Read Article
Jeff Bezos’ Phone Allegedly Hacked by Saudi Arabia for Link to Washington Post, Jamal KhashoggiSaudi Arabia hacked Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ phone and stole private information, according to Gavin De Becker, a private investigator…Read Article