What’s happened this week:
- Twitter and Google have struck a deal for tweets to appear in search results in real-time
- YouTube acquired children’s app maker Launchpad Toys – a step closer to YouTube for Kids?
- MailOnline has purchased Millennial focused website Elite Daily
What we have learned:
- Facebook accounted for 25% of Superbowl ad views according to Visible Measures
- Clash of Clans and Liam Neeson have proved the most popular Super Bowl video so far with 26m views so far on YouTube – see the Top 10 view counts here
- Contactless payments tripled in 2014, up to £2.32bn in the UK
Cool stuff:
- Take a nap on Luna – the world’s first smart bed
- AirFrance launched a cool mobile and tablet game allows you to play for upgrades in the airport lounge
- Adidas Confirmed – a new app for the limited edition Kanye West trainers – that uses location data to avoid long queues, fan disappointment and potential store violence
Where to find more:
- Madonna premiered her new music video on Snapchat – TNW have some interesting thoughts on what this means for the platform
- Great article from eConsultancy on how demographics and devices are shaping the future of mobile commerce
- 4 Connected Car predictions for 2015
