PayPal, Google Wallet both going with plastic

PayPal and Google Wallet try to extend their reach via deals with Discover to use traditional plastic payment cards.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 13, 2012

39% Of Google Search Referrers are currently 'not provided,' study says

Opify's study looked at 424 websites over an 11-month period and found "not provided" rates reaching 60% in some cases.

By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 13, 2012

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Multichannel Optimization

There’s greater urgency around the need to optimize multichannel marketing efforts and unite channels including retail media, social media and others.

By Marketing Dive staff

Online videos have as little as 2 seconds to start or lose interest

A new study indicates that viewers have expectations of near-immediate play when watching video on the Web.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 12, 2012

CNN leads record-setting night for online traffic

CNN, Fox, ABC and Politico all saw large gains in online traffic on election night compared to 2008.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 12, 2012

First Blackberry smartphones to be available in early 2013

Blackberry’s first smartphones will include a model with a touch screen and another with a hardware keyboard.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 12, 2012

Microsoft tablet sales for Surface not being revealed

CEO for Microsoft tells Paris newspaper that Surface sales “are starting modestly” but hides exact figures.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 12, 2012

Why mobile search matters in a world of second screens

Take a minute to think about user intent and why devices and location matter.

By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 12, 2012

Better for advertisers: iPhone or the Galaxy SIII?

The third-quarter performance of the SIII makes it an outlet advertisers cannot ignore. 

By Erik Hall • Nov. 9, 2012

Google tries to ignite its own viral campaign for Niantic

Google’s new Niantic Project takes a page from "Lost" with its use of mystery.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 9, 2012

Tumblr alters iOS app to make it native

Tumblr app improved to integrate more with iOS instead of being a web view.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 8, 2012

Concerns rise over Apple’s future innovations

Stock price drop reflects consumer concern about Apple’s ability to still be innovative. 

By Erik Hall • Nov. 8, 2012

Viewers could soon instantly purchase an item they see on a TV show

NBC, American Express working to make it easier for viewers to buy what they see.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 8, 2012

Mastercard, ING collaborate on mobile payment method

Payment method being explored by Mastercard, ING would use multiple platforms.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 7, 2012

10 websites keep users entertained even when the website is not working

Companies find ways to get creative with error messages.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 6, 2012

Fandango poised for continued growth with Apple collaboration

Siri can now be used to purchase movie tickets with Fandango.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 6, 2012

Bing will give marketers more information with Quality Impact

Quality Impact will show advertisers how many new impressions could be reached by improving a keyword score.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 5, 2012

Forecast shows consumers are more willing to pay for online content.

A Forrester analyst predicts a rise in consumers paying online for news, online games, video and music.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 2, 2012

Android sets record with 100 million shipments in the third quarter

Three in every four smartphones are now powered by Google's operating system.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 2, 2012

Yahoo/Bing sees its click share grow for a fourth consecutive quarter

Google still leads in click share, but Yahoo/Big sees its percentage of clicks continue to rise.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 1, 2012

Android is catching Apple for number of apps

Android is coming close to 700,000 mobile apps.

By Erik Hall • Nov. 1, 2012

Newspaper online traffic holding even with paywalls

Online newspaper traffic is up on Sundays and saw a negligible decrease on weekdays for the last six months.

By Erik Hall • Oct. 31, 2012

Americans spent 3.4 billion minutes watching online video ads in September

More than 50% of Americans watched online video ads in September.

By Erik Hall • Oct. 31, 2012

Mobile's emergence is causing problems for advertisers.

Mobile platforms are growing much faster than Web platforms, and advertising is suffering because of it.

By Erik Hall • Oct. 29, 2012

Yahoo says it will not recognize IE10's Do Not Track signal

Yahoo is not pleased with Internet Explorer 10's default Do Not Track setting and plans to respond.

By Erik Hall • Oct. 29, 2012

Google launches portal to keep Windows 8 users

Google's effort comes in an effort to counter Bing's prominence on Microsoft's new operating system.

By Erik Hall • Oct. 29, 2012