The first quarter of 2024 saw $1.8 billion invested in martech companies, down from $13.2 billion for the same period last year. Allyson Delaney on May 17, 2024 CabinetM released its Q1 2024 Martech Innovation Report, a quarterly summary of new technology introductions, feature updates and acquisitions. It found a substantial decrease in martech … Continue reading Investment in martech companies down 87% vs. Q1 of 2023
May 14, 2024 Amazon AWS chief Adam Selipsky to step down He will be replaced by Matt Garman, a senior vice president who has overseen sales and marketing at AWS. BY Reuters The chief of Amazon.com’s wildly profitable Amazon Web Services cloud computing unit will step down next month after a three-year term. Adam Selipsky, 57, … Continue reading Amazon AWS chief Adam Selipsky to step down
May 07, 2024 Tinder continues to weigh down Match Group’s dating empire Tinder’s paying user base declined 9% from the same time a year ago to just under 10 million. BY Jessica Bursztynsky Tinder continued to lose paying users in its first quarter, with Match Group CEO telling investors Tuesday that the company expects to slow … Continue reading Tinder continues to weigh down Match Group’s dating empire
Bluesky finally has DMs, with encrypted messaging coming ‘down the line’ For now, the feature only supports person-to-person text chats. karissa bell Wed, May 22, 2024 Bluesky Bluesky, the open source social media service that began as an internal Twitter project, has gained a key feature as it looks to compete with X and … Continue reading Bluesky finally has DMs, with encrypted messaging coming ‘down the line’
Brands claim that ongoing issues with Meta’s algorithm are significantly impacting campaign performance across its platforms. Nicola Agius on April 12, 2024 Meta advertisers say the cost of running campaigns across its platforms has surged due to ongoing issues with its algorithm. Brands report sales and return-on-ad-spend have plummeted, while cost-per-click and cost per … Continue reading Meta advertisers: Glitchy automated system pushing sales down and costs up
Trust In Google Ads Down, PPC Report Cites AI As Top Priority by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, April 5, 2024 Implementing artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and automation to further develop skills; improve return on ad spend, CPAs, conversions and leads; measurement of first-party data, attribution, removal of cookies, conversion tracking, and Google … Continue reading Trust In Google Ads Down, PPC Report Cites AI As Top Priority
When Cheq CEO Sat Down With X’s Elon Musk by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 25, 2024 It took Cheq CEO Guy Tytunovich many months and a reference from Israel’s Prime Minister to secure time to sit down and talk with X’s Elon Musk about hackers and misinformation across his platform. The outcome might … Continue reading When Cheq CEO Sat Down With X’s Elon Musk
March 20, 2024 7 tips to lock down the right startup investors for the long haul Increase your chances of a successful capital raise with these strategies from the founder who built and scaled Appfire. BY Randall Ward There is plenty of dealmaking potential today for founders and lots of advice out there about how to … Continue reading 7 tips to lock down the right startup investors for the long haul
March 19, 2024 Google is doubling down on generative AI healthcare, with a batch of new tools From medical imaging to personalized health coaching, Google is testing new AI tools with patients and in hospitals. BY Sy Mukherjee On Tuesday, Google announced a suite of new and updated generative-AI and large language models (LLM) tools to … Continue reading Google is doubling down on generative AI healthcare, with a batch of new tools
Instagram’s founders are shutting down Artifact, their year-old news app The app was known for AI-powered features and Reddit-like posting abilities. Karissa Bell Sat, Jan 13, 2024 Artifact Artifact, the buzzy news app from Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, is shutting down less than a year after its launch. In a note … Continue reading Instagram’s founders are shutting down Artifact, their year-old news app
