💸 Leading Payment Methods Used in 2018

A credit card stored automatically on a computer is the main form of online payment in the U.S, according to a survey on Mobile Banking conducted by Ipsos and ING. #Paypal came in second place with about 1 in 5 respondents citing the online payment as their preferred form of online payment.

#AmazonPay, #GooglePay, and #ApplePay were some of the less common forms of online payment for respondents interviewed by Ipsos and ING.

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💤 Way Too Relatable!

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📉 Brand Reputations That Took a Hit in 2019

#Facebook certainly had a tough year and it shows in the recent Axios and Harris Poll report: The 100 Most Visible Companies. The company had the largest dip in the report’s ranking, plummeting 43 places between 2018 and 2019. Barely in the top 100 brands, the social network fell to the bottom of the pack. Facebook has had to answer to legislators around the world this year about how it shares users’ data with third parties, the role it plays in spreading disinformation, and the vulnerabilities it has to hacks.

Read more on Statista | Download the Report (PDF).
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🛴 Americans drift from Uber and Lyft, test alternative forms of transportation

Americans are exploring alternative methods of transportation. Looking at average daily active users (DAUs) per month over the past 13 months, we’re estimating decreases in active usage for #Uber and #Lyft, while seeing increases in active usage for things like public transportation, bikes and scooters.

The above data is for the United States and is a combination of iOS + Google Play apps. Lyft has said its market share in the United States was at about 35% in early 2018, and is now closing in at around 40%. Lyft is losing less average DAUs than Uber, which has in fact grown its percentage of market share in the United States.

Read more on Apptopia.
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🎂 World Wide Web turns 30 today!
Remember the dial-up struggle?

On this day 30 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee submitted a proposal with the dreary title “Information Management” to his superior at the European physics laboratory CERN.

📖 Read more: https://t.me/iXNews/46938

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🥧 Happy π Day!

π = 3️⃣.1️⃣4️⃣15926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679821480865132823066470938446095505822317253594081284811174502841027019385211055596446229489549303819644288109756659334461284756482337867831652712️⃣0️⃣1️⃣9️⃣

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📺 YouTube is Responsible for 37% of All Mobile Internet Traffic

A new report by Sandvine has revealed the applications responsible for the most downstream mobile traffic in the world. Underlining the popularity of streaming services, #YouTube accounts for the most megabytes with 37 percent - an awfully long way ahead of second-placed #Facebook with 8.4 percent and #Snapchat with 8.3 percent. #Netflix, which accounts for the most internet traffic overall, only manages 2.4 percent when it comes to mobile.

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✈️ Top Travel Apps in Europe for 2018 by Downloads

The most downloaded travel category app in Europe for 2018 was Booking with close to 25 million installs. Germany🇩🇪, Great Britain🇬🇧, and France🇫🇷 were the top countries with the most new installs of the app. The full top 10 ranking of travel apps in Europe by downloads for 2018 is above. App download estimates are from Sensor Tower’s Store Intelligence platform.

#Uber was the second most installed travel app in Europe last year with more than 21 million downloads. Yandex Navigator, Yandex Taxi, and BlaBlaCar made up the remainder of the top five most installed travel apps in the region.

🚀 @PerspectiveIX via SensorTower.

👀 Security Matters - NOT!

Nothing to see here, just the President of Kosovo unlocking his computer that certainly doesn't contain any sensitive information.

🚀 @PerspectiveIX via Jameson Lopp.

🤔 Internet, social media use and device ownership in U.S. have plateaued after years of growth

The use of digital technology has had a long stretch of rapid growth in the United States, but the share of Americans who go online, use #SocialMedia or own key devices has remained stable the past two years, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center data.

🚀 @PerspectiveIX via Pew Research Center.

❌ Global Ad-Blocking Behaviour

Since it developed into a mainstream trend, ad-blocking has become a key concern for agencies. With consumers taking more control over their online experiences, GWI has taken a snapshot of consumers' views in their latest infographic.

Find out:
- Why are consumers using ad-blocking tools?
- How does behavior differ across regions?
- How are users discovering brands, if not through online ads?

Download the complete infographic at GlobalWebIndex.

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​​💰 Google Hit With Another Antitrust Fine in Europe

The European Commission announced yet another #antitrust fine against #Google today, imposing a €1.49 billion ($1.69b) penalty for unfairly shielding its AdSense advertising platform from competition. "Today the Commission has fined Google €1.49 billion for illegal misuse of its dominant position in the market for the brokering of online search adverts. Google has cemented its dominance in online search adverts and shielded itself from competitive pressure by imposing anti-competitive contractual restrictions on third-party websites", commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in an official statement.

The European Commission’s latest ruling against Google is by no means the first time that the EU’s watchdog has taken action against an American tech company. In fact, Google itself got a taste of EU antitrust regulation as recently as last year. In July 2018, the European Commission hit Google with a record-breaking €4.3 billion fine for allegations related to #Android after having fined the company €2.4 billion ($2.7b) for anticompetitive behavior related to Google Shopping in July 2017.

As the following chart illustrates, other tech giants have felt the wrath of the European Commission as well. #Microsoft alone has been fined four times over the past two decades including three times for allegedly ignoring previous antitrust sanctions and for breaking promises made in an earlier antitrust settlement. The EU’s competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has made U.S. tech companies a central focus, cracking down on anticompetitive behavior, tax avoidance and mishandling of user privacy.

🚀 @PerspectiveIX via Statista.

🎂 Happy Birthday, Twitter!

13 years ago today at 8:50pm, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has sent the very first tweet. Let's look back at the important moments in #Twitter's history.

🚀 @PerspectiveIX via Socialbakers.

📊 Platforms for Shopping

Here’s how #Pinterest is selling ads ahead of its IPO (aimed to list shares on NYSE in April) compared to #Facebook, #Instagram, #Twitter, and #Snapchat.

🚀 @PerspectiveIX via Kerry Flynn.