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How Google Ads Drive Sales, In-Home Delivery to Revolutionise E-Commerce?

This week, Google’s expanding array of ad formats is a prime driver of profits, while smart-lock maker August tries to jumpstart the e-commerce industry with a unique home-delivery model.
August Home's smart lock | Source: August
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  • Tamison O'Connor

How Google Cashes In on the Space Right Under the Search Bar (The New York Times)
"Google expanded product ad availability to more general search terms — for example, showing photo ads on a search for 'running shoes,' not just 'Nike Air Max.'"

How In-Home Package Delivery Could Save E-Commerce (Fast Company)
"Would customers be willing to let delivery companies come inside to drop off packages when they're not at home if they had a camera and could watch the whole process, either live or later on?"

Tech Tackles the Fitting Room (Racked)
"With a push of a button, a smart digital mirror in a Neiman Marcus fitting room can record how you look with a 360-degree view."

The Robots Are Coming for Your Wardrobe (Fast Company)
"AI startup Mad Street Den says that online shoppers spent 72 minutes on websites where its software was deployed, compared to 25 minutes on sites without it."

Alibaba Founder Jack Ma: AI Will Cause People "More Pain Than Happiness" (The Guardian)
"Machines should only do what humans cannot. Only in this way can we have the opportunities to keep machines as working partners with humans, rather than as replacements."

Celebrities Warned Over Instagram Ads (BBC)
"The advocacy group Public Citizen carried out an investigation last year, naming celebrities including Rihanna and Kim Kardashian among 113 influencers who it said endorsed a product without disclosure."

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