I haven’t obsessed recently about Google, Facebook and Amazon taking over the world, but that doesn’t mean I’m over it. ComScore just reported that Facebook and Google own eight of the top ten mobile apps, the top ten apps capture 53% of mobile app time, and mobile apps occupy more than half of all media time. Don’t cry for Amazon: their app was rated most essential by Millenials.,
We’ve been toying with the idea of a podcast at the CDP Institute: frankly, it sounds like a lot of work. But enough people have taken the plunge that ad-supported podcast network HowStuffWorks has attracted a $15 million Series A investment and is becoming an independent company.
A mere one billion, you scoff. YouAppi tracks content consumption on two billion people across 4,200 apps and mobile sites. It uses the data to target in-app, on-site, and social advertising for mobile app customer acquisition and retention. The company just launched a “360 Degree Growth Marketing Platform”, which is an extension of its earlier products. But we’re not talking self-service: YouAppi is a full-service agency, currently running almost 17,000 campaigns for 470 brands worldwide.
“Ask Meta AI anything” is what you now see instead of the traditional search bar across Meta apps such as Facebook and Instagram. Meta AI will still perform the basic search function but will also answer questions and chat with you. It should hardly be a surprise when a tech company launches a genAI solution these days but this is a bold challenge to Google and Open.ai (it’s also available as a standalone tool at Meta.ai).