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BlackBerry OS Is Finally Shutting Down

Blackberry is warning users that services for its legacy BlackBerry OS devices is ending January 4, 2022. BlackBerry was once king among smartphones, before the iPhone hit the scene. Between iOS and Android, Blackberry quickly lost market share. The company’s homegrown BlackBerry...
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Microsoft Buying Xandr Ad Business From AT&T

AT&T has agreed to sell its ad marketplace, Xandr, to Microsoft as the ad industry tries to adapt to a post-cookie world. The ad industry has been working to cope with changes to online advertising, including initiatives to replace the web browser cookies that have formed the...
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Bing Enhances Auto Instant Answers with Car Listings

One of Bing’s differentiating strategies is to offer increasingly rich information on the first page of search results: “instant answers.” (Of course Google and Yahoo try to do similar things.) In the context of autos, for example, Bing provides a great deal of information about...
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Google now lets you place products at the top of your local and Maps listing

Google Business Profiles now let’s you mark a product as special to pop it to the top. Google Business Profile, formerly Google My Business, has a new feature in the products section that lets you mark a product as “special.” After you mark a product as special, that...
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Facebook testing brand safety topic exclusions for advertisers

“This is the first time the Feed environment would be managed though controls,” company says. Facebook announced today that it will begin testing news feed topic exclusions for advertisers this year. Citing advertisers’ brand safety concerns, Facebook says the new...
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Avoid an identity crisis by getting to know your customers

In this webinar, learn how to overcome the loss of third-party cookies by connecting the dots on your customers’ identities. In this competitive environment, marketers must understand which online devices and offline behaviors belong to a consumer and who that consumer is....
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Google December 2021 product reviews update is finished rolling out

Google has confirmed this update is now complete – days before the Christmas holiday. Google has confirmed that the December 2021 product reviews update is now finished rolling out. This update has officially completed rolling out a few days before Christmas. The...
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Ford and Salesforce Partner on VIIZR, Small Business SaaS Tool

Ford and Salesforce are partnering on VIIZR, a Software as a Service (SaaS) tool designed for small businesses. VIIZR is designed for small businesses, especially those whose workers operate in the field. Electricians, HVAC personnel, plumbers, and the like are ideal candidates,...
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YouTube TV Loses and Regains Disney-Owned Channels

YouTube TV lost, and quickly regained, Disney-owned channels following issues negotiating a new contract. YouTube TV warned several days ago that it could lose Disney-owned channels when its current deal expired on Friday. Ultimately, the two companies failed to reach an...
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Bing Shopping Incorporates Natural Language Search

If you search for “cashmere sweaters under $100” on Bing or Bing Shopping, the search engine now understands what you mean, returning results for products in the category under the price point specified. Microsoft announced the ability to recognize price constraints today,...