Mobile

Search: Google is testing a new feature on its mobile search app that surfaces TikTok and Instagram videos in the hopes of keeping users on its app.

During the pandemic, consumers made fewer local searches, and local search advertising dropped dramatically.

TikTok’s growth in 2020 has been, in a word, extraordinary. While the pandemic helped stoke user gains for all the major social platforms, it lit a particularly large fire under TikTok.

US mobile ad spending will reach $96.07 billion this year, lower than our pre-pandemic estimate of $105.34 billion. eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Yoram Wurmser joins host Nicole Perrin to discuss why despite this year's blip, mobile ad monetization is on a better trajectory than before, how advertisers will deal with the SKAdNetwork, and what the future holds for contextual in-app advertising.

Uptake of 5G in Japan is still low, but the iPhone 12 may give the country a 5G boost.