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Apple India
General
2 min read

Apple tests a new location for ads in the App Store

Besides allowing mask-wearing Apple iPhone users with an Apple Watch to unlock their handset without using a Passcode or Face ID, the iOS 14.5 beta has something else new. In an attempt to make some more money from the App Store (beyond Apple’s 30% cut of…

iPhone 11 Pro Cam
Electronics
2 min read

Apple takes a shot in the dark with its latest iPhone ad

Apple also developed Deep Fusion which is similar to the Pixel’s HDR+. When a photo is snapped on the iPhone, nine different exposures are created including four short exposures, four standard exposures, and one long exposure. Three standard shots are…

Carousell
General
1 min read

Carousell celebrates seventh anniversary with a brand new logo

Singapore-based online advertising platform Carousell has marked its seventh anniversary with the launch of a new visual identity, together with milestones including having reached its 250 millionth listing and fourfold revenue growth last year. “Our mission…

facebook
General
3 min read

Facebook to ban ads dissuading Americans from voting

Facebook issued an update on its Civil Rights Audit today and notes that the platform now bans messages that praise, support or represent white nationalism and white separatism. The report adds that Facebook posts should be banned even if those exact terms…

instagram
General
1 min read

Instagram announces ads will be served to users Explore feed

Instagram has just confirmed it will bring ads to your Explore feed. As one of the go-to features for Instagram users who search for places, shops and connect with people businesses and creators, Explore looks like a great monetization tool. According to…

spotify indonesia
Living
1 min read

Spotify free-tier users will be targeted with more relevant ads

Spotify has found a way to better generate more revenue from the ads it delivers to users of its free music streaming service. Although today’s announcement is aimed at advertisers that will now be able to target ads based on the category of podcasts people…

google ads
General
1 min read

Google Will Start Pushing More Ads on Mobile

Google has just announced that it will soon start pushing out more ads on mobile to make it easier for Android and iOS users to find information about the products they want to purchase. The so-called Discovery ads will be rolled out to all advertisers…

Apple Music Android
Electronics
2 min read

Google removes apps from the Play Store for Ad fraud

A successful Android app developer with over half a billion installs to its credit is having its apps removed by Google from the Play Store. DO Global, based in China, has had 46 apps erased from Google’s Android app storefront after an investigation…

airasia crew members
General
1 min read

Airasia keen to buy digital platforms to boost digital business

Airasia Group Bhd is keen to acquire digital platforms abroad to boost its digital business segment. AirAsia Group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said: “For sure…some will be M&A (merger and acquisition), some will be joint-ventures.” Asked…

amazon
E-Tailing
3 min read

Amazon Products Now Available in Australia

Amazon has launched another key part of its business in the Australian market – it’s advertising products. Amazon Advertising, the part of the company that offers display and video ads and an online tool to programmatically buy ads, launched in Australia on…

YouTube Reuters LucyNicholson
General
3 min read

Businesses face conundrum image when placing ads on Youtube

After the streaming website blocked the accounts of online gangster Kha Banh for violating its terms of service on April 3, YouTube also terminated the account of the god of profanity Duong Minh Tuyen, another self-proclaimed gangster, due to repeated…

instagram
E-Tailing
2 min read

Instagram users can now buy items from ads inside the App

Instagram is taking its Shopping ads one step further by making it possible for people to buy the products in the ads without leaving the app. The feature, called Checkout on Instagram, is currently being tested in a closed beta program by nearly two dozen…