In an extensive survey of global digital demographics, media intelligence firm Meltwater reports that almost 98% of internet users (aged 16 to 64) have some kind of mobile phone (mostly smartphones) while almost 60% have some kind of PC or laptop. There’s growth in ownership YoY, but it’s single digits or less, arguably suggesting that the use of these devices has reached saturation point. 5.35 billion out of the global population of 8.08 billion are using the internet.

Technology review site TrustRadius has identified AI-written software reviews as a new threat to authenticity and quality, saying that using AI to generate content represented as the user’s own could lead to “legal repercussions.” The future lies in video reviews, it says in its 2024 Review Transparency Report. These can be captured at vendor events, reducing time investment on the part of the reviewer.

Email and mobile personalization platform Movable Ink has announced a new integration between its Da Vinci content personalization solution and Adobe Journey Optimizer. Joint customers will be able to develop content assets aimed at each individual email recipient and bring them into Adobe Journey Optimizer for deployment. This builds on an existing integration between Movable Ink Da Vinci and Adobe Campaign.