For the past few weeks Google has been testing out a new local search box titled “Nearby events and deals.” This box contains links to local stores and places that have events and/or deals in the area.

Months after the TikTok Shop arrived in the US, the company is exploring ways to get e-commerce links into more videos.

New research also found that ad duration is unlikely to impact performance, but ad placement will.

TikTok is evolving beyond entertainment, with consumers using it as a search engine for information, recipes, music, and more, per an Adobe study.

Apple has a big year ahead for new products, but also faces challenges ranging from trying to catch up in AI to dealing with changes to the App Store.

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal quoted Forrester Research as saying that the “digital agency” will face its demise in 2024.

During the third quarter of 2023, the economies of several Southeast Asian countries demonstrated pockets of growth and resilience, despite challenges posed by monetary tightening measures and a slowdown in global demand, according to McKinsey.

Southeast Asia’s digital economy hit approximately USD 100 billion in revenue at the end of 2023, despite global headwinds, according to research from Temasek, Google, and Bain.

When AI can make assets and text for ads, you don’t need humans to do it anymore.

For Q3 2023 earnings, Google reported a shortfall on cloud revenue and that their US core advertising / search business over delivered to make up part of the difference.