Wednesday 1 May 2019

E-Commerce Minute

E-Commerce Minute: Wednesday -- May 1, 2019

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Headline Scan
Facebook's Ad Library API Draws Fire
New CRM Research Shows Awareness Gap
How to Succeed With Micro-Influencer Marketing
Open Source Flaw Management Shows Signs of Improvement: Report
5 Ways to Personalize B2B E-Commerce

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Today's Story Highlights

Facebook's Ad Library API Draws Fire

Facebook has come under fire for its Ad Library API, which lets users
perform customized keyword searches of all active and inactive ads
related to politics or issues of national importance stored there.
Released in beta last summer, the archive became available to everyone
in March, following pressure from Mozilla ahead of the EU's upcoming
parliamentary elections.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85990.html

New CRM Research Shows Awareness Gap

CRM guru Esteban Kolsky and I did some primary research earlier this
year, paid for by Zoho. We wanted to improve our understanding of what
buyers of CRM systems were most interested in, and to discover their
highest priorities. Our survey population was comprised of more than 200
highly qualified executives and managers in companies with workforces
that ranged from 500 to several thousand.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85991.html

How to Succeed With Micro-Influencer Marketing

Influencer marketing continues to build steam, and more companies, large
and small are getting involved. As powerful and as helpful as
influencers can be, it's important to realize that not every influencer
is right for every company. Selection of the right influencers to work
with your company and your brand is an important key to success. Let's
face it -- people don't trust companies.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85987.html

Open Source Flaw Management Shows Signs of Improvement: Report

Almost two years after the infamous Equifax breach, many organizations
still struggle to identify and manage open source risk across their
application portfolios. Meanwhile, the latest report tracking open
source security shows a 40 percent rise in the average number of open
source components detected in each codebase analyzed. The scanned
software includes commercial applications.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85988.html

5 Ways to Personalize B2B E-Commerce

For B2B sellers, keeping pace with customer expectations is anything but
easy. Accustomed to the simplicity and convenience that has become
common across B2C transactions, buyers expect more from B2B sellers than
ever before. Make the most of a growing B2B e-commerce market by
considering the unique needs and preferences of each customer. Avoid
funneling customers into a complicated buyer journey.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85984.html

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Tech News Flash

Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- May 1, 2019

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Headline Scan
Red Flag Flying Over Flagship Phones
Mobile Chrome Hoax Could Target Android Users
Is Nvidia Tesla's Kryptonite?
Consumers Balk at Premium Smartphone Prices
Feren OS: An Almost Flawless Linux Computing Platform

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Today's Story Highlights

Red Flag Flying Over Flagship Phones

These could be the worst of times for high-end flagship smartphones.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai told Alphabet shareholders that his company's
flagship phones, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, released last fall, had
encountered some "year over year headwinds." Samsung acknowledged that
Galaxy S10 sales were being cannibalized by its lower-priced models.
Meanwhile, Apple saw iPhone sales plummet.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85989.html

Mobile Chrome Hoax Could Target Android Users

A new method for hiding the true location of a website from users of the
mobile Chrome Web browser has come to light. Phishers can trick users
into revealing their credentials for a legitimate website to operators
of a malicious one, security researcher James Fisher reported. Scammers
can exploit mobile Chrome's feature that hides the address bar when
users are scrolling on a Web page.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85986.html

Is Nvidia Tesla's Kryptonite?

Tesla sure didn't have a good week last week, given the kind of press
coverage it got. I'm not that worried about Tesla going away, though, as
its products are far too popular for it to disappear. On the other hand,
management clearly needs to be fixed. What got me started looking at
Tesla last week was that it pretty much announced that Nvidia was its
Kryptonite.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85980.html

Consumers Balk at Premium Smartphone Prices

Only a fraction of consumers are willing to pay $1,500 or more for a
flagship Apple iPhone or Samsung Galaxy smartphone, suggests an informal
ECT News Network survey conducted from April 15 to 22. Fewer than 2
percent of those who took part said they'd be willing to paying such a
premium for a handset. New smartphones arrive with almost disturbing
regularity.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85981.html

Feren OS: An Almost Flawless Linux Computing Platform

Feren OS might well be the Linux computing game-changer that lures you
away from your current operating system. Feren OS is based on Linux Mint
19 and the Cinnamon desktop -- it currently does not give you any other
desktop options. However, it comes with a wide assortment of
configuration choices that let you tweak the look and feel into almost
any customized appearance you could want.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85977.html

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The Morning After: Samsung's Snapchat-ready TV

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It's Wednesday, May 01, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome back! Facebook’s big annual event kicked off yesterday with a lengthy keynote and lots of talk of privacy, features to find your secret crush (no, really) and a new-look social network. F8 runs for a few more days, so expect more stories later this week. If you have Facebook fatigue, don’t worry: There’s a Sonic the Hedgehog movie trailer that has to be seen. And then unremembered.

A quieter period for iPhone sales.

Apple's services are making more money than ever

Apple raked in over $31 billion thanks to iPhone sales, compared to $37.6 billion this time in 2018. As you might expect, that had a pretty significant effect on Apple's overall business: Last year's March quarter was its best ever, but this time, the company only pulled in a total of $58 billion in revenue. The company is keenly aware that its biggest growth opportunity lies elsewhere: in services. Mainstays like iCloud and Apple Music are nothing new, but the company launched its News+ subscriptions back in March and aims to get its Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade services live sometime this year.

It's the best standalone wireless VR headset yet.

Oculus Quest review: VR freedom comes at a cost

The Oculus Quest is almost the ideal wireless VR headset, with a powerful mobile processor, built-in tracking and excellent motion controllers. It’s the first mobile VR solution to let you play desktop-quality VR games -- which is incredible. Unfortunately, it’s not as comfortable as Devindra Hardawar would like, and the price limits its appeal.

The EV hit a barrier while going 70MPH and caught fire.

Tesla sued over fatal 2018 Model X crash with Autopilot engaged

Last spring, Apple engineer Walter Huang, aka Wei Lun Huang, died in a crash when his Tesla Model X hit a median on Highway 101 in Mountain View while the car's Autopilot driving assist was engaged. Now his family has filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming his vehicle was “defective” and against the state of California because of a missing safety barrier. Tesla hasn’t commented on this latest development, but if Elon Musk tweets about it, he’ll do so under an agreement with the SEC that just got updated to be more specific.

These $100 true wireless earbuds are only $35 today

The phone might be thicc but crowdfunders weren’t.

Energizer's giant battery phone reached just 1 percent of its funding goal

Remember Energizer’s incredibly chunky smartphone? Well, attempts to cover launch costs on Kickstarter picked up only 11 backers, meaning the campaign fell hugely, hilariously, short of its million-dollar target. The phone offered a battery that was supposed to last for days and days, but the dream looks likely to remain just that.

I have thoughts.

Watch the first trailer for the live-action 'Sonic the Hedgehog' movie

We’ll leave this with you.

Welcome to the new home of privacy (don’t laugh, they’re being serious).

All the important stuff from Facebook’s F8 keynote

Facebook hosted the opening keynote for its annual developer's conference today and announced several updates to its main social network as well as Instagram, Whatsapp and Messenger. CEO Mark Zuckerberg went on about believing the “future is private,” promising end-to-end encryption, cross-platform messaging on Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp and even a dating feature to find out if your crush likes you back.

He also showed off a desktop app for Messenger, ways to Meet New Friends you don’t already know and an overhauled app that puts Groups front and center. Even the Portal is getting in on the action, with WhatsApp and Amazon Prime Video coming to the device, and soon it will go on sale outside the US. Finally, its two new $399 VR headsets, the Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S, will both go on sale May 21st.

It's still finding new investors despite all the drama.

Faraday Future's EV dreams live on with (another) bailout

After Faraday Future parted ways with its last partner, Chinese real-estate firm Evergrande, money seems to be flowing in again. After a $600 million injection from mobile-gaming company The9 Limited, Faraday announced it has scored another $225 million in bridge financing via a funding round led by Birch Lake Associates. The cash will be used to bring the company flagship FF91 EV to market and reassure jittery suppliers that everything is still happening.

But wait, there's more...

1. Hey Alexa: How can we escape surveillance capitalism?

2. Dell's Latitude laptops are finally getting more stylish

3. Garmin's fitness watches are getting period-tracking via an update

4. Apple Aperture won't run in macOS after Mojave

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