Internet usage is constantly changing, especially when it comes to which devices access the World Wide Web. The triumphant procession of the Internet initially started with stationary computers (desktop), emancipated itself by the market launch of smartphones in the direction of Responsive Web Design and Mobile First, and finally arrived at the current Trend ‘Mobile Only’.

There is currently no avoiding of one hot topic in e-commerce, namely Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). But what are PWAs?

Technically speaking, PWAs are not even apps, they're web applications that combine the power of traditional web pages with the functionality of native apps. You must awake to the fact that the majority of internet users access the web via mobile devices to understand the need for such solutions.

Today, inbound marketing no longer means that the potential customer is calling immediately, rather that the prospective customer searches for information on the Internet first.

World Plus International announced the launch of W+ during a press event at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore last week. The innovative and truly digital magazine publishing platform is available from now on for iOS and Android devices worldwide.

Melissa, a leading provider of global contact data quality and identity verification solutions, announced Privacy Flag, a seamless new feature in its comprehensive Global Email Verification suite designed to verify email addresses and improve overall email deliverability.

The fact of having the World Wide Web around for 30 years now - and Google for 20 years - deserves taking a closer look at the future of search engine advertising.

For dealers, the product search and displaying shopping ads for performance purposes are particularly lucrative, but good for image management via display marketing and remarketing as well, while search engines attract with unusual and cost-effective targeting options. The possibilities to reach target groups and campaign goals are almost limitless, making it therefore quite challenging to keep up with the trends.

AdAsia Holdings, an end-to-end advertising solutions provider and part of AnyMind Group, just rebranded the company’s current solution for online publishers to AdAsia360 and released the first wave of new features that look to turn the platform into an all-encompassing assistant to publishers.

Leading global IT and business solutions provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced findings from its global study titled, Winning in a Business 4.0™ World, which benchmarks large companies in their Business 4.0 growth and transformation journeys by mapping their adoption of four critical business behaviours: driving mass personalisation, creating exponential value, leveraging ecosystems, and embracing risk.

According to Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) President Martha Suárez, competitive access to spectrum resources will result in a thriving fixed and mobile marketplace that can deliver new, innovative services. During a TV White Space (TVWS) workshop in Buenos Aires, she highlighted that harnessing spectrum sharing technologies like TVWS is key to enabling rural broadband.

Qualtrics, the leader in experience management, announced the launch of ExpertReviewTM – Response Quality. Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), this new solution empowers market researchers and insights professionals to weed out poor quality feedback, allowing organisations to make critical business decisions with more accurate data.

Xandr, AT&T’s advanced advertising & analytics company, just announced the launch of Xandr Invest, a strategic buying platform built for the future of advertising. The new platform offers simplified access to and tailored buying of premium, brand-safe content, as digital and TV silos give way to converged buying.

Guardio, a new breed of cyber security product designed to tackle threats and security concerns within the browser, discovered a major flaw in Evernote’s Web Clipper Chrome extension’s code that left it vulnerable, potentially allowing threat actors to access personal information from users’ online services.

High-quality visual product content is widely accepted as an increasingly critical element of an effective e-commerce merchandising strategy. Brands and retailers adapting to a “digital first” world must produce high-quality visual product content at scale to engage with their customers across many channels and platforms. The good news are, that Bright River, a global leader in end-to-end visual product content solutions for e-commerce, just announced its integration partnership with Capture Integration’s ShotFlow, offering more scalability to photo studios serving the e-commerce industry.

We all seem to love videos, considering the growing demand for more authentic and personalised video content. That's why around 6 months ago Hubspot started to provide marketing, distribution and customer service departments with tools that allow them to quickly and easily create personalized videos that are almost reminiscent of Instagram stories. The new features range, for instance, from creating own videos to video hosting or embedding calls-to-action and forms in videos.