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Verizon Doubles LTE Home Internet Coverage

Verizon has announced a major expansion of its LTE Home Internet coverage, doubling its footprint, in addition to bringing 5G Home Internet to 7 new cities. Like T-Mobile, Verizon is working to bring its network to bear on the home internet market, providing LTE and 5G solutions....
Posted On 02 Aug 2021
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SpaceX in Talks With Airlines to Provide In-Flight Starlink Internet

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is in talks with “several of the airlines” to provide in-flight WiFi using the company’s Starlink satellite internet service. Starlink is the company’s constellation of satellites in low-Earth orbit, designed to provide internet access. Because they are in...
Posted On 16 Jun 2021
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IBM Acquiring Turbonomic to Build Hybrid Cloud AIOps

IBM is continuing its breakneck pace of acquiring companies, with Turbonomic the latest acquisition. IBM is working to reinvent itself as a hybrid cloud provider, with plans to spin off its legacy business. To aid in that endeavor, the company has been snapping up startups left...
Posted On 24 May 2021
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Twitter Enables 4K Uploads on iOS and Android

Twitter has enabled 4K picture uploads via iOS and Android, bringing its mobile apps on par with its web app. Twitter’s apps were previously limited to 2048 x 2048 pixels, whereas the web app could upload photos with a resolution of 4096 x 4096. The company has now upgraded its...
Posted On 07 May 2021
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Social Shorts: TikTok teams with Shopify, Commerce ads dominate Facebook, LinkedIn users top 722 million

The social media marketing week in review: A round up of news and announcements you may have missed. TikTok jumps into social commerce with Shopify TikTok’s advertising division TikTok for Business announced a global integration with Shopify Tuesday that makes it easy for Shopify...
Posted On 08 Apr 2021
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T-Mobile Announces Its Next 5G Event

T-Mobile has announced its next major event, scheduled for March 4, where it plans on unveiling its next 5G move. T-Mobile owes much of its recent success to its “Un-carrier” status. The company built a business being the rebel among wireless carriers, offering features, pricing...
Posted On 08 Mar 2021
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Mid-Size Jurisdictions Finally Catching Up In Cloud Adoption

Mid-size jurisdictions have lagged in cloud adoption, but new information seems to indicate they’re finally catching up. Few technologies have become more important during the global pandemic than cloud computing. Cloud platforms have helped companies stay productive, enabled...
Posted On 09 Jan 2021
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NSA Warning of On-Premise to Cloud Attacks

The National Security Agency is warning of attacks that target the local network and ultimately compromise organizations’ cloud resources. As companies migrate to the cloud, improved security is one of the top selling points. While that is generally true, many security processes...
Posted On 19 Dec 2020
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YouTube Runs Ads On Creators’ Videos Without Paying Them

Starting Wednesday, YouTube began running ads on some content creators’ videos without sharing the revenue those ads bring in. Traditionally, YouTube shares ad revenue with content creators in the YouTube Partner Program (YPP). In order to qualify to be in the YPP, a creator must...
Posted On 25 Nov 2020
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Social Shorts: Snapchat advertiser certifications, YouTube masthead ads go full CPM, more

The social media marketing week in review: A round up of news and announcements you may have missed. Facebook Ads bugs unnerve advertisers Last week, more bugs beset a wide number of advertiser accounts and ads, causing temporary ad disapprovals and accounts being disabled. “This...
Posted On 16 Nov 2020
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