Nom: A New Platforom to Share Food Experiences
- Created by YouTube co-founder Steve Chen and former YouTube engineering lead Vijay Karunamurthy
- Share recipes, cooking videos, food pictures and more
- Followers can “heart,” comment, or send questions for any part of your story
Mobile Shopping Habits
- Free shipping is one of the biggest ways to get millennials to shop on
mobiles - 40% of purchases are made directly from an advertisment
- 47% check competitor pricing with mobile while shopping in stores
- 1 in 3 Millenials prefer a dedicated app for shopping
88% of Users Buy Products They Pin
- 70% of Users discover p
roducts on Pinterest - 75% of saved pins come from Businesses–not average Pinners
- Colorful visuals increase readers’ information retention by 82 percent
Facebook Explores Facial Expression Controls
- Facebook recenty acquired a company called FacioMetrics
- The startup made an app called IntraFace that could detect seven different emotions in people’s faces
- The technology could also detect drowsy drivers or perform automated analysis of marketing focus groups
- For now, Facebook says it will use FacioMetrics to enhance its Snapchat selfie Lens-style augmented reality face masks