Purposeful Digital Digest: Amazon creates “Anytime”, Google improves analytics, and World Emoji Day

Happy Friday Everyone,
Here are some of the biggest stories from this week:
1. Amazon is building a messaging app called ‘Anytime’
Amazon is reportedly surveying customers about features for a new messaging service, called Anytime, the retail giant is developing.
2. Amazon is taking a page from Instagram’s book with new social feature
Amazon Spark, is a scrollable and shoppable vertical feed of photos with captions, all uploaded by other users. You can leave comments, reviews, and follow other users.
3. Google introduces voice based search within analytics
In an effort to simplify its user interface, Google has integrated the voice capability of Android and Search into Google Analytics.
4. Emoji stats that will make you go 😄
To help celebrate World Emoji day on Monday, adweek published an article detailing all the Emoji trends you never knew you needed.
5. ‘Game of Thrones’ premiere breaks HBO streaming records
The anticipated season 7 premiere of “Game of Thrones” set the record for the most-watched premiere in HBO’s history.
Purposeful Perspectives:
- Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Chatbot
- The allure of health care for tech giants
- Why you should learn digital marketing even if you don’t want to be a digital marketer
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