Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on June 27 the biggest-ever rebranding of its advertising software, retiring the DoubleClick and AdWords brands to streamline entry points for advertisers and ad sellers. Google …
Adobe acquires Magento for $1.6b
Adobe announced today that it was acquiring Magento for $1.68 billion. The purchase gives Adobe a missing e-commerce platform piece that works in B2B and B2C contexts and should fit …
Did you know that Google is shutting down it’s goo.gl service?
Goo.gl Shortener No More Google is shutting down its goo.gl link shortening service due to a ‘proliferation of alternative URL minification platforms, like ow.ly and Bitly, as well as the …
Now you can recycle & earn gold through this vending machine in Malaysia.
A new recycling campaign is launching this July and it will give Malaysians gold in exchange for one plastic bottle or aluminium can. Local fintech company HelloGold has partnered with …
How to sell on Instagram with Shopify
A super engaged user base and product-friendly feeds have made Instagram a highly anticipated sales channel for Shopify merchants. Last year, we began testing the ability for US merchants to …
Facebook launches Marketplace in Singapore, takes on Carousell.
Facebook quietly launched Marketplace, its consumer-to-consumer (C2C) platform for buying and selling used items, in Singapore last month. While the social media behemoth’s entry will rustle feathers in Southeast Asia’s …
Google has disabled ‘View Image’ & ‘Search by Image’ buttons
Google is making a change to image search today that sounds small but will have a big impact: it’s removing the “view image” button that appeared when you clicked on …
Using social media for espionage? You bet.
The ease in which anyone can fan ideas on social media, is both its selling point and its flaw, the alleged Russian conspiracy shows. If a brand today wants to …
Uber to merge with Grab in Malaysia?
Uber is preparing to sell its Southeast Asia business to Singapore’s Grab in exchange for a sizable stake in the company, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. …
Goodbye, Helvetica.
With the way things are going, we won’t see much of Helvetica, once the world’s favorite font, anymore.
