DigiKnow Epsiode 71 – Voice Search Gains Momentum, Everyone Abandons Snapchat, Bud Light Upsets Golfers

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Episode 71 features the Amazon’s delivery drones patent approved, new Facebook features and plans and voice search gains momentum as such Google’s First Voice-Activated Coupon for Google Assistant and more interesting tech news.

Featuring Andrew McCauley (@andymac71) and Will Hanke (@redcanoemedia)

Show Notes

Amazon

Amazon Gets Patent for Delivery Drones with Gesture and Voice Recognition
http://snip.ly/dbrh1

Facebook

Micropodcasting? Facebook tries Voice Clip status updates
http://snip.ly/qotm5

Report: Facebook on lobbyist hiring spree
https://marketingland.com/report-facebook-on-lobbyist-hiring-spree-237099

Amazon, Facebook Poised To Acquire More Streaming Sports Rights
http://snip.ly/fw1aq

Mozilla Releases New Tool To Block Tracking By Facebook
http://snip.ly/dq9a2

Facebook to Cut Off Third-Party Data for Targeted Ads
http://snip.ly/doz3j

Facebook plans crackdown on ad targeting by email without consent
http://snip.ly/s7168

Advertisers on Facebook Have Some New Ways to Conduct A/B Tests
http://www.adweek.com/digital/advertisers-on-facebook-have-some-new-ways-to-conduct-a-b-tests/

360-Degree Photos and HD-Quality Video Can Now Be Shared via Facebook Messenger
https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/04/with-360-degree-photos-and-hd-quality-video-messenger-gets-even-more-visual/

Google

Google To Ban Cryptocurrency-Related Advertising In June
http://snip.ly/uf6f2

Google Connects Search, Home, Assistant Purchases Through Shopping Actions
http://snip.ly/4xrw8

Google’s Mobile-First Search Indexing Goes Live
http://snip.ly/h58d6

Google and Target Issue the First Voice-Activated Coupon for Google Assistant
https://www.marketingdive.com/news/target-calls-on-google-for-first-voice-activated-coupon/520699/

Instagram

Instagram Is Bringing Newer Posts to the Top of Its Feed
http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/03/instagram-to-show-newer-photos-first-in-feed.html

LinkedIn

LinkedIn Is Making In-Feed Video Ads Available to All Companies Soon
http://www.techsite.io/p/800968

Snapchat

Snapchat Is Adding Group Video Chat and @ Mentions
https://mashable.com/2018/04/03/snapchat-group-video-chat-tagging-stories/#akFXYSxzuGq6

Twitter

Users Can Now Add Timestamps to Live and Replayed Videos From Twitter and Periscope
https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2018/video-timestamps.html

MailChimp

MailChimp’s Ban on Cryptocurrency Marketing Is Causing Collateral Damage
https://www.inc.com/sonya-mann/mailchimp-icos.html

Misc

Yelling ‘Dilly Dilly’ Is Banned at the Masters, and Bud Light Is Royally Offended
https://hugethinking.com/post/yelling-dilly-dilly-is-banned-at-the-masters-and-bud-light-is-royally-offended/