Spending on Chatbots Will Soon Outstrip Mobile Apps
For those who've been sleeping on chatbots, consider that in just three years' time, BDO predicts that half of enterprises will invest more on bots than they will in mobile apps. That's likely because mobile apps have been around for a while, relatively speaking, so the market for them is …
Snapchat responds to Change.org petition, says design overhaul will adapt to users
Showing no intention of rolling back the design overhaul that attracted the ire of more than six lakh users, Snapchat has asked them to keep using the updated app till they get used to new features. “We completely understand the new Snapchat has felt uncomfortable for many. By putting everything …
Snapchat visualizes the United States of school walkouts
"In a wave of demonstrations reaching from Arizona to Maine, students at dozens of U.S. high schools walked out of class [yesterday] to protest gun violence and honor the victims of last week's deadly shooting in Florida," AP reports. Why it matters: "The protests spread from school to school as …
Snapchat’s Ecommerce Strategy Hit a New High When It Sold Out the New Air Jordans in Minutes
Snapchat's latest viral filter didn't include a puppy face or a dancing hot dog. Instead, it focused on a life-size Michael Jordan augmented-reality filter promoting the new, unreleased Air Jordan III Tinker sneakers, which went on sale exclusively via a special QR code within the app. The stunt, which … Read …
Unprepared and outclassed, North Korea wraps up Olympics
Unprepared and outclassed, North Korea's 22 athletes wrapped up their competition at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Thursday without a finish higher than 13th. North Korea wasn't expected to come to Pyeongchang until a last-minute announcement by Kim Jong Un on New Year's Day that he … Read More
Telegram aims to raise $1.6bn before ICO even starts
Messaging app Telegram is expecting to collect a jaw-dropping $1.6bn from investors before its initial coin offering (ICO) even starts. Telegram is said to be running a second pre-sale (the first pre-ICO round raised $850m from a bunch of Silicon Valley heavyweight investors), and it's looking to gather … Read More
Telegram Holds the 2nd Secret Pre-ICO Sale Aims to Raise $1.6B Before ICO
Popular messaging app and technology giant Telegram kickstarted the year 2018 with some very big plans of launching a third-generation blockchain network called as Telegram Open Network (TON). There have been many talks about Telegram's TON network that is supposed to host a complete … Read More
YouTube India Fanfest 2018 is going to be a multi-city event this year
Hitting all the metropolitan cities of India like Chennai (4 March), Bangalore (10 March), Delhi (17 March) and Mumbai (23 March), YouTube is bringing their biggest talent extravaganza to India. YouTube Fanfest is the platform where fans can meet their online idols in person. Regardless of whether … Read More
Manchester United launches official YouTube channel – here are the top 5 teams it’s competing …
It promises fans "exclusive features showing the stars of the first team as never before." This is the first time United has made any official content for the platform, but YouTube notes it's far from a stranger. "Videos related to Manchester United on YouTube already make it the most viewed …
Manchester United unveil official YouTube channel as they step up attempts to expand their brand
And despite having been without their own channel, videos related to United on YouTube are already the most viewed in the Premier League. They have seen 843million views since the start of 2017-18 season alone – a growth of 60 per cent year on year. YouTube chiefs have said they …