“Does Anyone’s Spotify Look Like This?” wrote a plaintive poster on Spotify’s Android support forums a couple of weeks ago, with screenshots showing what appears to be a stripped-down, spacier user interface for the streaming service’s mobile app.
http://musically.com/2018/02/15/spotify-on-demand-playlists-free/
In a move to make surfing the Web a less "frustrating" experience, one of the world's most popular Web browsers will today start to block all advertisements on sites that display ads deemed intrusive.
https://www.itweb.co.za/content/wbrpOqgPkjbvDLZn/
Following multinational technology company, Google's announcement in June last year about a new feature that will remove "intrusive" ads, users can now finally say goodbye to these ads, reports The Verge.
https://www.iol.co.za/business-report/technology/google-will-finally-block-intrusive-and-annoying-ads-13284803/
Watch (or just listen to) designers from Minecraft, Airbnb and Adobe, as well as Anton&Irene and Lance Wyman – live from the Awwwards conference in Berlin.
https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/features/creative-business/see-brilliant-new-talks-from-leading-designers-without-leaving-your-desk/
It's important to think about the year ahead and what to expect from your local search strategies in 2018. Bolster your marketing plans by adding in elements to complement these three big customer buying trends.
https://www.business.com/articles/multilocation-franchises-three-trends-worth-watching/
Every start to the year inspires newness and a point of reflection. Whether personally or in business, we pause to look back and plan forward. This is the time we at least attempt to reset our efforts. Learning from the good and bad of the previous year, with the hope of designing a better roadmap for achieving our goals. While we do not have a crystal ball to see the future, we can certainly take steps to be better prepared for what is ahead in marketing for 2018. Here are some trends we think you should not ignore.
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/314254/5-essential-marketing-tips-for-2018.html/
Calls for regulatory action against big tech firms, including Amazon and Google parent company Alphabet, have intensified after they reported record profits. The case that the largest online giants are monopolies that require antitrust action has been made by critics from both left and right. The case against these companies, however, is on shaky ground.
https://cei.org/blog/competition-tech-more-vibrant-it-looks/
The easy interchange of data is crucial for government agencies. On a regular basis, agencies must share information between components, other agencies, partners, foreign governments and international organizations as a critical element of their mission execution. This strategy enables unity of effort, more rapid and informed decision-making, increased adaptability, improved situational awareness, and greater precision in mission planning and execution.
http://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2018/02/what-happens-when-you-cant-share-or-access-your-own-data/145849/
In recent years there has been growing a discussion on the ability of traditional businesses to adapt their services to the expectations of customers born after 1980. What should traditional businesses consider in order to offer a service that will meet younger generation requirements? Can the banks stay in their domain in the future, or will they be replaced by FinTech companies?
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/15005/how-digital-banking-can-meet-young-customers-expectations-to-survive-in-the-age-of-disruption/
2017 was a transformative year for the tech industry. Disruptive technologies, such as mixed reality, artificial intelligence and smart home devices, took huge steps towards mainstream adoption and look set to revolutionise a variety of sectors in the year ahead.
https://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/features/interactive-design/ux-design-trends-2018-how-new-technology-will-impact-sector/
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