Tuesday 10 March 2020

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March 10, 2020

4 Ways to Optimize Your Brand's Amazon Advertising

Amazon has replaced Google as the No. 1 search engine for products. So, how can your brand leverage this fast-growing,

ultra-competitive marketplace while still remaining profitable? Let's look at some Amazon advertising strategies you can start using today to improve your effectiveness and sell more products.

Robinhood Outages Anger Customers

Heavy trading on Wall Street apparently was too much for the Robinhood app to handle on Monday, once again.

E-Commerce Deliveries: How to Master the Last Mile

Brands should explore ways to revolutionize how customers interact

with retailers when it comes to picking up orders, shipping them back for delivery, and fitting the e-commerce shopping experience into their day-to-day lives.

In other words, it's time to start investing

more thought and resources into

perfecting the last mile.

Study: Fake Reviews Take Heavy Toll on E-Commerce

Product vendors are facing a growing negative reaction from consumers concerned about product quality and fake or misleading product reviews posted online, according to new research. The results provide new insights into how brand trust is built and broken.

Pombriant: Building the Salesforce Franchise

The tech industry has had its share of companies trying to emulate the franchise model, and most of them have had good but limited runs, often failing. Salesforce has bucked the trend and is consolidating a position through its AppExchange to be the leading franchisor of business software.

Shop Safe Act Targets E-Commerce Counterfeiters

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced legislation that aims to protect online shoppers from purchasing counterfeit goods, titled "Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in

E-Commerce."

E-Commerce Payments Industry Trends to Watch in 2020

2019 was a milestone year for many in the payments industry, with contactless payments making up more than 50 percent of debit card transactions, and the good news doesn't end there. The consumer drive for seamless experiences is continuing to push the industry toward new innovations that will change the face of payments.

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How Great Digital Experiences Unlock Productivity

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'Call of Duty: Warzone' joins the free battle royale trend

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It's Tuesday, March 10, 2020.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

This week, Westworld is back and despite my issues with how season two unfolded, I’m ready and waiting for season three. Aaron Paul and Marshawn Lynch are interesting additions to the cast, and with the robots venturing out of the park for the first time, its incredible visuals should go to another level.

Still, the big question is if this show can offer viewers something more than just another game -- with teasers that reference our current fears about AI, personal data and privacy, the potential is clearly there.

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Recommended: 70 percent isopropyl alcohol wipe or Clorox Disinfecting Wipes.

Apple says it's safe to clean your iPhone with disinfectant wipes

No bleach, no soaking and no spraying anything directly on to the display.

‘Fortnite’ and all the rest have a new challenger.

'Call of Duty: Warzone' is a free battle royale game

If you already own a copy of Modern Warfare, you'll be able to play the game starting at 11am ET on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Everyone else gets to join at 3pm ET. So what does Warzone bring to a very crowded field of free battle royale shooters?

Try having 150 players in a match, a massive map called Verdansk that blends popular CoD maps like Overgrown and Terminal into one area, vehicles and a Gulag mechanic that pits defeated players in 1v1 matchups where the winner rejoins their living teammates. It’s even ready for cross-platform play, so it doesn’t matter what system your friends are on. If you’re interested in playing, make sure you start the download early -- if you don’t have Modern Warfare installed, it could take up to 101GB of data to get everything sorted.

Their last revision came in 2016.

Powerbeats 4 leak gives a first glimpse at Apple’s new sporty earbuds

Images of the unannounced Powerbeats 4 have appeared online for the first time, and with Apple's new H1 wireless chip, it looks like they're now on par with the Powerbeats Pro.

According to WinFuture, the new earbuds will come with up to 15 hours of battery life and a Fast Fuel option, which will give an hour of playback for just five minutes of charging.

Save up to 62 percent with these open box Sony headphones

Many Vince Carters of competitive gaming are in their mid to late 20s.

The esports elders defying their age

Depending on the game, retirement age for a pro gamer can arrive around the same time they get access to really nice rental cars. However, with increasing focus on health (mental and physical) as well as changing team roles, esports players are stretching their careers well into middle age. Check out Nick Summers’ report on competitors challenging the notion that esports is a young person’s game, right here.

From overpriced accessory to go-to device.

Apple’s iPad and Keyboard Folio is all I need

Six months ago, Dan Cooper was outraged at the prospect of Apple charging $160 for a keyboard folio add-on to its seventh generation iPad. Then it went on sale for $100 on Black Friday (it’s currently available on Amazon for about $144), and he bought one. Now Dan can explain why it’s the physical keyboard that “fixes the iPad.”

But wait, there's more...

1. Google Groups still exists and it's getting a redesign

2. Former Nintendo exec Reggie Fils-Aimé joins GameStop's board

3. Arlo will require two-step sign-ins for its smart home devices

4. Netflix will end 'Lost in Space' with a third season in 2021

5. Honda will discontinue its Clarity EV in 2020

6. March Madness app streams two games side-by-side on Android TV and Fire TV

7. SoulCycle's $2,500 home-fitness bike is almost ready for pre-order

8. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey isn't going anywhere (for now)

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