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Pepsi keeps it short, sweet with 5-second ads for emoji bottles
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 26.4.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, marketing
Summary | Pepsi has a new ad campaign for its emoji-clad bottle, and it just runs 5 seconds. Pepsi thinks that using emoji in its ads will attract more consumers.
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Celebs the marketing muscle of their personal emoji apps
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 17.5.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, marketing
Summary | Blac Chyna and other celebrities have broken into a new business with their own emoji apps. Celebrities such as Drake have a marketing strategy: they release a brand and give it to the fans. They also make a lot of money with that.
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Apple (finally!) gives Siri more work to do
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 14.6.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, virtual reality
Summary | At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple lagged behind Amazon, Google and Facebook in terms of artificial intelligence. At the conference, Apple didn't talk much about virtual reality or augmented reality; it rather focused on Siri and the fact that it will open up to third-pary developers. At the conference, a few characteristics stood out: Apple watch, tv OS, MacOS Sierra, and iOS 10.
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Apple iOS 10 beta ready for test run by consumers
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 8.7.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | smartphone, texting
Summary | Apple's new update iOS 10 does not have all the promised features. For instance, some apps don't work properly because third party apps need to be updated first. Nevertheless, the new update has some highlights that are worth mentioning (e.g. the useful redesigned lock screen, the photo app that can scan and organize your photos, and improvement of Maps and Messages).
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Hotels go after Millennials
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 25.7.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | youth
Summary | Moxy Hotels (Marriott) is a new hotel that targets Millennials. Other hotel chains have done the same thing. Millennials travel more and more, and they want a place with comfort, convenience, value and other like-minded people, according to Virgin Hotels CEO Raul Leal. One of the new features of future hotels is a keyless entry; people can use their smartphone to unlock their bedroom door.
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Apple swaps out pistol emoji for green water gun
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 3.8.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis
Summary | Apple decided to remove the gun emoji and replace it with a water pistol. The group "New Yorkers Against Gun Violence" has been protesting so that Apple would remove the emoji. Although changing an emoji won't stop gun violence, it is still a symbolic statement.
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Celebs: the marketing muscle of their personal emoji apps
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 17.5.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | emojis, marketing
Summary | Many celebrities now sell apps with personalized emojis about them, for instance Kim Kardashian, Blac Chyna, Ariana Grande, and many others. Selling emojis of one's brand brings more than app sales revenue: everytime a fan uses one's emoji, it's free marketing. Emojis are crucial merchandise now that over 90% of the online population regularly use emojis.
Image Description | Portrait of Blac Chyna.
Image Tags | female(s)
Facebook touts AI benefits as job risks loom
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 1.12.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | (mental) health, artificial intelligence, threat
Summary | Facebook and other corporations are trying to improve artificial intelligence's image in society. Many people are afraid of it, that it will take away their jobs, or do not trust it with high-stakes tasks such as flying planes, overseeing children, or medical diagnoses. It is likely that all of these things will happen and a consortium of corporations of the digital world are trying to lift the stigma off of these facts. After all, we are already trusting artificial intelligence to remind us to take medication, to guide us through traffic while avoiding traffic jams, and so on.
Image Description | Portraits of two digital experts.
Image Tags | male(s)
Zuckerberg can now talk to his AI, but it's still no Jarvis
Newspaper | USA Today
Date | 19.12.2016
Language | English
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Facebook
Summary | Mark Zuckerberg is experimenting with his household appliances trying to connect them all to the internet so that he can eventually operate any and all devices in his home by voice command. He thinks that artificial intelligence will become more and more important in our daily lives and is hard at work in creating his own personal digital butler that follows all his verbal orders and even anticipates his needs. The technology is however not ready yet: not all household appliances can be connected to the internet and those that can often use different programming languages.
Image Description | Getty image portrait of Mark Zuckerbern while speaking.
Image Tags | male(s)
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