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Word of mouth is more effective than traditional marketing, but difficulty proving ROI is a significant obstacle to growth. Those are two of the most significant findings to emerge from the recently released “State of Word of Mouth Marketing Survey,” conducted by the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) and the American Marketing Association (AMA). Continue Reading →
Google Chrome
Back in September, Google rolled out Chrome Apps — not to be confused with the lightweight Chrome OS and Chrome browser apps, these were more fully fledged applications that look and feel more like native apps and have full offline support. At first, they were only available for Chrome OS and the Chrome browser for Continue Reading →
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that it will begin offering passengers with iOS devices the ability to use iMessage, Apple’s proprietary messaging system, from gate to gate. The new service, which will be available to anyone with a device running iOS 5 or later, will cost $2, and work throughout the flight. Southwest is partnering with Continue Reading →
Ubuntu Phones
Ubuntu Touch has its first customer, CNET has learned. Canonical has just signed its first deal to supply a smartphone with its mobile operating system, Canonical founder and product strategy leader Mark Shuttleworth revealed in an interview here at the LeWeb conference. He wouldn’t say which company has agreed to use the Linux-based OS, but Continue Reading →
Twitter
On Wednesday, Twitter announced an update to its apps for iOS and Android as well as TweetDeck for Web, Chrome and PC (and Mac soon) that bring a renewed focus on direct messaging. The app now features a direct link to Direct Messages in the tab bar and allows you to send photos inside DMs Continue Reading →
Amazon Fresh
Amazon announced on Wednesday that its AmazonFresh next-day and same-day grocery delivery service is expanding beyond Seattle and Los Angeles and into San Francisco, as AllThingsD reported last week was close to happening. With Fresh, which launched in Seattle more than five years ago and expanded to Los Angeles six months ago, Amazon will deliver Continue Reading →
YouTube
YouTube is bigger and growing faster than previously thought, according to a new report. Estimates released Wednesday by research firm eMarketer peg revenue for Google’s video site at $5.6 billion this year, up 51% from $3.7 billion in 2012. That’s significantly faster growth than estimated by Mark Mahaney of RBC Capital Markets, who thinks YouTube Continue Reading →

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