CSONDY, GETTY IMAGES On Thanksgiving Day, the traffic flowing through mobile devices represented 68 percent of all online traffic, according to Salesforce. And 54 percent of all digital orders that day were made through smart phones, the most of any day this year and roughly 30 percent more than in 2017. Social media is also playing…
Month: November 2018
2019 AI Conference Line-up
Are you are finalizing your 2019 budget? If so, don’t forget to build in a line item for AI conferences. It’s a great way to develop your knowledge, network and even checkout some fun destinations like: Macau or Munich. 11/28/18 AI & Big Data Expo Santa Clara, CA https://www.ai-expo.net/northamerica/ __________________ 1/8/19 Consumer Electronics Show Las…
MOBILE Instagram Talks New Shopping Features And Why It Doesn’t Have A Buy Button – PYMMTS.com
Dealing with friction stands as vital work for any company engaged with eCommerce, as the PYMNTS Checkout Conversion Index demonstrates. It found that, on average, it takes 22.1 clicks to complete an online purchase. As well, the average time it too, to check out from online sites stood at 2 minutes and 25 seconds in the second…
Communitech announces $1 million prize for AI competition
“Using artificial intelligence to solve a worldwide problem could get you a $1 million prize. Saying he wants to capture the imagination of Canadians and unleash a wave of innovation, a Toronto-based tech investor is making the new competition part of Waterloo region’s annual technology conference. David Stein made his fortune in technology after founding…
APAC firms will need more soft skills as AI emerges in workforce
Workers with soft skills will be important in future as automation and artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly are used in future workplaces, since these skillsets are unlikely to be easily replaced. Some 42 percent of tasks in the workplace were projected to be done by machines and AI by 2022, compared to the current 29 percent….