Instagram for Kids: Eroded user trust and heightened regulatory scrutiny are threatening to bury Facebook’s plan for a version of Instagram geared towards children. That could prove disastrous for Facebook’s future growth.
Analysts now say the global chip shortage could drag into 2023—and since recovery depends on how fast the industry can increase production capacity, things will get worse before they get better.
China eyes the ‘next stage of the internet’: The country hopes its two-pronged approach to early blockchain and 5G adoption will help establish itself as a global leader in the internet’s next generation.
Clubhouse comes to Android: The social audio platform launched its Android app as it chases continued growth and iterates on operations.
Unifying digital billboards: The Out of Home Advertising Association of America released new guidelines in an attempt to standardize measurement of digital out-of-home media.
After explosive user growth in 2019 and 2020, TikTok will reach a pivotal milestone with respect to its youngest users. By the end of this year, the video app will have a larger number of Gen Z users in the US than that of Instagram. And it will surpass Snapchat in terms of total users by 2023, according to our latest social user forecast.
Join us as Ethan Heftman, senior vice president, advanced advertising and digital sales of A+E Networks, discussed these industry trends and more with Geoff Ramsey, co-founder of eMarketer and chief evangelist of Insider Intelligence.
On today's episode, we discuss the most interesting aspects of Amazon's Q1 results, including whether it's losing in groceries, shoppers who may never go back into stores, and how local businesses are fighting back against Amazon in Canada. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer director of forecasting Cindy Liu and analyst at Insider Intelligence Daniel Keyes.
Competition in the online grocery market: A leaked Walmart memo shows that the company is quickly losing ground in the online grocery market to Instacart.
Following Elon Musk’s highly anticipated “SNL” hosting gig over the weekend, we dive into the reasons for the volatile crypto’s rise in popularity and its impact on online brokerage apps.
Revolut reportedly eyes Dogecoin support: The UK-based neobank could capitalize on a recent publicity wave by adding Dogecoin to its crypto trading platform, though it would introduce regulatory and infrastructure risks.
Simple customers met with turbulent switch to BBVA USA: The shuttered neobank’s users faced lockouts as their accounts migrated over the weekend to sister bank BBVA USA—giving competitors an opening to attract affected customers.