Author: Sarah Perez

Mobile shopping

Shopkick’s rewards shopping app expands to grocery stores

April 11, 2017
Sarah Perez

 Shopkick, a shopping rewards app that’s currently ranked only #1233 on the App Store, is expanding its focus.…

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Facebook Messenger now supports group payments

April 11, 2017
Sarah Perez

 Facebook introduced person-to-person payments within Messenger in early 2015, but today the company announced the feature is…

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Roku TVs now know what you’re watching, will suggest related shows

April 11, 2017
Sarah Perez

 Roku today is rolling out a software update that’s primarily filled with new features aimed at…

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Twitter now lets brands make their own “custom hearts” for Periscope live videos

April 10, 2017
Sarah Perez

 Those little hearts you tap to signal to a live video’s creator that you’re enjoying the…

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Google Duo audio calling now available worldwide

April 10, 2017
Sarah Perez

 In March, Google announced it was beginning to roll out support for audio-only calling in its…

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Netflix reaches 75% of U.S. streaming service viewers, but YouTube is catching up

April 10, 2017
Sarah Perez

 According to new data from comScore released this morning, over half (53%) of Wi-Fi households in…

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Facebook adds new features to Instant Articles to encourage email sign-ups and Page Likes

April 7, 2017
Sarah Perez

 Facebook today rolled out an improvement to its Instant Articles feature that now lets publishers include call-to-action units…

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Netflix adds a screensaver to its TV apps to promote its original content

April 7, 2017
Sarah Perez

 Netflix quietly launched a new discovery feature this week aimed at promoting its original programming to…