Instagram Will Hit 100 Million U.S. Users by 2018

Technology Today March 05, 2015

Instagram Will Hit 100 Million U.S. Users by 2018 Millennials, teens continue to drive growth By Lauren Johnson March 4, 2015, 10:43 AM EST Already bigger than Twitter with 300 million monthly users globally, Instagram is on track to reach 100 million users in the U.S. alone within three years. Read more »

Here's Everything You Need to Know About Mobile Payments It's a complicated mess, to say the least By Lauren Johnson March 5, 2015, 9:00 AM EST

Instagram Unveils New Features for Advertisers, From Carousel-Style Photos to Web Links Now, it's more than a billboard for brands By Garett Sloane March 4, 2015, 12:57 PM EST

24 Hours in Advertising: Thursday, March 5, 2015 Tinder goes on a wild adventure and Instagram debuts new ad features By Katie Richards March 5, 2015, 12:00 AM EST

170 U.S. Brands Are Already Using This Ad Tech That Can Target People in a Specific Building xAd shows how precise location data is getting By Christopher Heine March 4, 2015, 3:27 PM EST The motto of the 28th annual Mobile World Congress is "The Edge of Innovation," and xAd's message at the conference is particularly on theme. The New York tech company can literally target you with an ... Read more »

Vince Vaughn's Hilarious Stock Photos Were Made From These Equally Ludicrous Originals Check out the great Photoshopping work By Alfred Maskeroni March 5, 2015, 9:46 AM EST By now, you've probably seen Fox and Getty's wonderful promotion for the movie Unfinished Business, with Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco and Tom Wilkinson posing for boringly clever stock photos. Read more »

With 1.7 Million New Users a Day, Will This App Be the Next to Take America by Storm? Line's revenue-generating model has brands queuing up By Christopher Heine March 4, 2015, 12:18 PM EST Line, which has 181 million monthly active users worldwide, has yet to truly market its mobile app in the United States. But the Japan-based messaging platform has already built up 25 million American users while its ... Read more »

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Shazam Will Make Its Smartwatches Debut Later This Year Music app looks to become more ubiquitous By Christopher Heine March 3, 2015, 6:27 PM EST Shazam has designs on reaching a much broader audience through platforms beyond smartphones. The music-and-TV app later this year will include functionalities on smartwatches, the company revealed today at Mobile ... Read more »

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: The Internet Now Has the Referee It Needs Addresses net neutrality decision at Mobile World Congress By Christopher Heine March 3, 2015, 2:19 PM EST In his early evening keynote appearance at Mobile World Congress on Tuesday, Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler essentially continued his victory lap five days after his agency voted 3-2 to ... Read more »

Meet the Guy Who Runs the TSA's Instagram Account With 2,212 firearms found in carry-on bags last year, he has a lot to post By Lauren Johnson March 3, 2015, 7:00 AM EST Bob Burns has perhaps one of the world's most interesting digital marketing gigs. As head of social media for the Transportation Security Administration, he combs through photos of grenades and knives confiscated ... Read more »