New study using facial analysis finds digital channels and ad formats matter for winning customer attention and outcomes. Chris Wood on July 18, 2024 CTV ads hold viewers’ attention eight times longer than mobile, on average, and 16 times longer than desktop ads, according to a new study using facial tracking on volunteers in … Continue reading CTV ads beat mobile and desktop for viewer attention
Missing drive files on desktop? Google has the fix Deanna Ritchie / Last Updated: Dec 6, 2023 Last week, a bug caused files to disappear from the desktop drive. There are now steps that users can use to recover files. Sadly, the fix is not a simple solution. But Google posted the list of … Continue reading Missing drive files on desktop? Google has the fix
Google is (unsurprisingly) shutting down Stadia in January Kris Holt @krisholt Despite claims to the contrary as recently as July, Google is shutting down its Stadia games streaming service after just three years. The company says players will still have access to their games and be able to play them until January 18, … Continue reading YouTube is reportedly testing online games for mobile and desktop
Wordle, the game everyone’s obsessed with, gets bought by the New York Times Nothing gold (or green) can stay. B. Menegus @bryanmenegus January 31st, 2022 Wordle Wordle, the once-a-day word game that’s been delighting puzzle nerds (and cluttering Twitter feeds) since launching in October of last year, has been purchased by the New York Times… … Continue reading Wordle’s desktop site now redirects to the New York Times
Google Launches Desktop Search Page-Experience Report by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, January 17, 2022 Marketers now have a tool from Google to see the user experience of their desktop URLs. With the Google page experience update coming to desk, marketers will have a page-experience report for desktop in Google Search Console. The rollout begins in February, with … Continue reading Google Launches Desktop Search Page-Experience Report
Google Ads Yet To Resume Service In Gmail For All Desktop Users by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, December 27, 2021 Google Ads stopped serving in Gmail to some users on desktop last week. The company has yet to provide an update on when the service will resume. The ads in the affected areas stopped serving last … Continue reading Google Ads Yet To Resume Service In Gmail For All Desktop Users
Sarah Bentley — May 23, 2019 — May 23, 2019 Spending all day on LinkedIn, I am usually on my laptop, so I am remiss to say that I was not as familiar with the LinkedIn app until I recently started to explore it a little. I was pleased and surprised to find there are … Continue reading LinkedIn App vs. Desktop: Which Should You Be Using?
Getting conflicting information about whether the mobile-first indexing change will impact your rankings? Brush up on the different processes behind search results. Janet Driscoll Miller on September 27, 2018 Mobile-first indexing has been the talk of 2018 in the SEO world, and certainly this major shift in how Google search works has left SEOs … Continue reading Mobile-first indexing: Will it change your rankings on desktop?
Contributor Brian Solis urges brands to prioritize the mobile experience as consumers seek to complete tasks and purchases on their devices. Brian Solis on April 10, 2018 People check their phones every 15 minutes on average, about 47 times a day, even if they have no alerts or notifications, according to a Deloitte study. … Continue reading Brands, please stop ruining the consumer mobile journey with desktop experiences
Bing Ads Rolls Out Mobile, Desktop Price Extensions by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, April 4, 2018 Bing Ads announced the addition of price extensions on Wednesday for mobile and desktop. The ads appear at the top of the page in search results, and descriptions allow advertisers to add content around the price for products or services. … Continue reading Bing Ads Rolls Out Mobile, Desktop Price Extensions
