TREND REPORTS
(Video) Adtile Raises $2M to Rethink Mobile Ads
[Investing]
2016/04/19 10:44
Mobile ad startup Adtile is announcing that it has raised an additional $2 million in funding. That’s an extension of the $4.5 million Series A that Adtile raised back in 2014, and it comes from undisclosed investors.The San Diego-based startup focuses on a format it calls Motion Ads, allowing marketers to take advantage of smartphone capabilities like the GPS and accelerometer to create ads t...
(Video) Glowee - Sustainable Light from Bacteria
[Tech]
2016/04/19 10:44
Glowee is the light from the sea. A living lighting energy, needing no electricity, emitting very few CO2 and light pollution. A light coming directly from nature, at the crossroads of biomimicry and synthetic biology, ready to revolutionize our way to produce, consume and light up.Glowee develops a biological source of light, using natural properties of marine micro-organisms. The goal: to dis...
KFC Japan has Turned it Up a Notch with All Class and more Deliciousness
[Business]
2016/04/19 10:44
KFC is no doubt very popular among many people in Japan, especially when it comes to its succulent chicken. You can almost say that this fast food chain has become the embodiment of chicken in the country.Now add in a bit of Japanese creativity to the fast food chain with a single idea recreating the entire establishment. Check out the remodeled KFC branch in Takadanobaba, now labeled KFC+ Cafe...
The Average iPhone is Unlocked 80 Times Per Day
[Consumer]
2016/04/19 10:44
Now we know exactly how addictive iPhones are, according to Apple: the average iPhone user unlocks their phone 80 times per day, says analyst Ben Bajarin, who attended a security "deep dive" at Apple's headquarters last week. At that rate, given a 12-hour day of usage, iPhone users check their phones between 6 or 7 times an hour, or about once every 10 minutes. That doesn't sound too excessive,...
A Zoo of Wild Animals on European City Streets
[Design]
2016/04/19 10:43
After traveling through different cities across europe, lithuanian artist ceslovas cesnakevicius took note of the peaceful interaction between people of different cultures and nationalities. this level of good-natured tolerance towards others led cesnakevicius to consider the different kinds of things that could appear in a city, without locals even noticing something is amiss. these musings br...
(PDF) IFPI - Global Music Report 2016
[Business]
2016/04/18 10:55
For The First Time Ever, Digital Revenues Has Surpassed Physical Revenues Worldwide.It’s finally happened. In 2015, the global music market reached a major milestone as digital consumption surpassed physical, making it the primary revenue stream for the recorded music industry. Of the total global music revenue in 2015, digital accounted for 45%, overtaking physical’s 39% share.Global digital...
Starbucks Turns Snapchat Selfies Into Playfully Fun Ads to Promote Its New Loyalty Program
[Business]
2016/04/18 10:55
Starbucks pushes its loyalty program on Snapchat. Will it help ease recent backlash? Starbucks is the latest brand betting on Snapchat's 6-month-old Sponsored Lens ad format that overlays graphics on the app's ephemeral photos and videos. Today, the brand is running a Sponsored Lens to promote its recently revamped loyalty program and mobile app.Adding the sponsored graphic to a "snap" makes us...
Startup Investors Hit the Brakes
[Investing]
2016/04/18 10:55
Quarterly decline in venture-capital funding is largest since dot-com bust.Venture-capital investors hit the brakes on investing in the first quarter, following a funding bonanza the past two years that pushed valuations of once-hot technology startups to soaring heights.Funding for U.S. startups fell 25% from the fourth quarter to $13.9 billion, the largest quarterly decline on record since th...
(Re)Touch Up : New Mobile Tools Simplify Photo Editing
[Product]
2016/04/18 10:55
Visual communication platforms are superseding their text-based predecessors, as seen by the rapid rise of Instagram and Snapchat. In fact, nearly 40% of global Millennials prefer to communicate with pictures rather than words—a finding that underscores the mounting importance of global inclusivity. It follows then that young people are seeking niche tools to enhance the quality of the images...
