MarTech Today: “First automated trend forecasting,” Google’s expanded Now on Tap & more

Here’s our daily recap of what happened in marketing technology, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web.

From Marketing Land:

• “First automated trend forecasting platform” predicted the Rainbow Bagel
  Jul 6, 2016 by Barry Levine
  Santa Monica-based Tilofy is looking to transform the labor-intensive effort needed to predict the future.
• The conventional wisdom on ad blocking is missing one key statistic
  Jul 6, 2016 by Barry Levine
  There’s one stat that could connect the cause to the problem, but it’s missing in action.
• SMX Advanced recap: Lies, Damn Lies, and Marketing Statistics
  Jul 6, 2016 by Mark Traphagen
  Are your marketing tests giving you valid results? Columnist Mark Traphagen summarizes insights from Vistaprint’s Adria Kyne presentation at SMX Advanced.
• Google expands Now on Tap to translate app screens, discover button & barcode scanning
  Jul 6, 2016 by Barry Schwartz
  Google Now on Tap has added three new features for Android devices.
• Google test removes the estimated number of search results
  Jul 6, 2016 by Barry Schwartz
  Google is now testing dropping the estimated number of results from the top of the search results.

From Around The Web:

• How to Reduce Your WordPress Website’s Downtime, www.wpexplorer.com
• Google buys machine learning startup Moodstocks to help your phone’s camera identify objects, VentureBeat
• 4 Signs It’s Time to Change Your Website Testing Strategy, Crazy Egg
• Ten Requirements For Making Home Page Carousels Work For End Users (If Needed), Smashing Magazine
• Goodway Group Launches Anti-Fraud Initiative; Achieves Sub-1% Fraud Measurement, PR Web
• Ad Tech Funding Is Far From Dead – But It’s Lights Out For The Me-Too Guys, Ad Exchanger
• Management Strategies for Choosing and Optimizing Your Technology Solution, Silverpop
• 7 Ways Booking Platforms Can Utilize Location Technology, Street Fight

Opinions expressed in this article are those of the guest author and not necessarily MarTech Today. Staff authors are listed here.

About The Author

Barry Levine

Barry Levine covers marketing technology for Third Door Media. Previously, he covered this space as a Senior Writer for VentureBeat, and he has written about these and other tech subjects for such publications as CMSWire and NewsFactor. He founded and led the web site/unit at PBS station Thirteen/WNET; worked as an online Senior Producer/writer for Viacom; created a successful interactive game, PLAY IT BY EAR: The First CD Game; founded and led an independent film showcase, CENTER SCREEN, based at Harvard and M.I.T.; and served over five years as a consultant to the M.I.T. Media Lab. You can find him at LinkedIn, and on Twitter at xBarryLevine.