An investigation carried out by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has revealed that the Ring app for Android is “packed” with third-party trackers, sending out a wide range of personally identifiable information (PII) to analytics and marketing companies. The EFF investigation found that Ring for Android v3.21.1 sends users’ personal information to four analytics and…
Photo: ShutterstockTargeted ads, the kind that might appear on your Facebook feed or Twitter timeline, can feel awfully invasive; after all, they often appear using personal information like your location, age or search history. And thanks to a new service making waves on social media, they’re likely about to target you even more closely.Recently, if…
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Discover tips and skills for building a digital empire. January 27, 2020 2 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. If you read…
On the topic of ecommerce, one wonders to what extent this business model is applicable, and where is it likely to end? This is the prime question that goes through most online retailers, entrepreneurs today. It’s the extent of this phenomenon that has resulted in soaring businesses across the world. Some of the many ecommerce…
“Today I am filming the most nerve-wracking video I’d have to film in quite a while,” said 23-year-old Natalie Barbu. As she avoided looking into the camera she continued, “I feel like I can’t even make eye contact.” Text reading “i quit my job” overlaid on her face — but anyone watching the video knows…
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Combining video marketing with your sales funnel forms a very strategic combination. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! Will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy Image credit: Visual Generation | Getty Images January 24, 2020 10 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their…
Want to improve the return on investment (ROI) of your social media marketing? Are you measuring the right things? To explore everything you need to know about measuring ROI, I interview Christopher Penn on the Social Media Marketing Podcast. Christopher is the chief data scientist at Trust Insights. He also hosts the In-Ear Insights podcast.…
Text campaigns can pay huge dividends in the new decade. Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox Stay informed and join our daily newsletter now! Will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy Image credit: Westend61 | Getty Images Mark Daoust Guest Writer Founder, Quiet Light Brokerage January 23, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed…
TikTok, the fast-growing user-generated video app from China’s Bytedance, has been building a new music streaming service to compete against the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. And today it’s announcing a deal that helps pave the way for a global launch of it. It has inked a licensing deal with Merlin, the…
If I watch a Story cross-posted from Instagram to Facebook on either of the apps, it should appear as “watched” at the back of the Stories row on the other app. Why waste my time showing me Stories I already saw? It’s been over two years since Instagram Stories launched cross-posting to Stories. Countless hours…
The deceased with three fans in 2018. Image: Patrick McDermott / Getty Images By Chloe Bryan2020-01-22 18:15:24 UTC “Mr. Peanut” has “died,” according to the Planters mascot’s official Twitter account. The sentient legume’s demise is part of a Super Bowl ad campaign, according to AdAge, which began with a video of Mr. Peanut sacrificing himself…
It will ultimately be the reason your startup succeeds or fails. January 22, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As great as it is to have an innovative idea for your product or service, your startup will ultimately live and die based on your ability to create a repeatable…
HBR Staff/Unsplash/Getty Images It’s no longer enough to provide customers an adequate product or service. Competition is high, and people now consider their entire journey with a company — from the point of consideration to the point of purchase — when deciding who they want to do business with. Recent research shows that interactions with…
