It’s universal: We all love to exchange gifts. Singles’ Day and Diwali are two more reasons to do so.

There is scientific evidence that humans secrete "feel good" chemicals in their brain, such as serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin, while giving. So it’s no wonder that many of us look forward to the holidays. Online mobile shopping trends for Singles’ Day and Diwali certainly confirm that. Sadly, cybercriminals also mark their calendars. Continue reading It’s universal: We all love to exchange gifts. Singles’ Day and Diwali are two more reasons to do so.

It’s universal: We all love to exchange gifts. Singles’ Day and Diwali are two more reasons to do so.

There is scientific evidence that humans secrete "feel good" chemicals in their brain, such as serotonin, dopamine, and oxytocin, while giving. So it’s no wonder that many of us look forward to the holidays. Online mobile shopping trends for Si… Continue reading It’s universal: We all love to exchange gifts. Singles’ Day and Diwali are two more reasons to do so.

Online Shoppers Undeterred by COVID as Holiday Shopping Season Shifts Earlier

Holiday shoppers are overcoming worries and restrictions and easily adapting to new shopping norms as the COVID-19 pandemic has invaded our lives and made us overwhelmingly dependent on online and mobile activity. According to an Akamai-commissioned su… Continue reading Online Shoppers Undeterred by COVID as Holiday Shopping Season Shifts Earlier

Online Shoppers Undeterred by COVID as Holiday Shopping Season Shifts Earlier

Holiday shoppers are overcoming worries and restrictions and easily adapting to new shopping norms as the COVID-19 pandemic has invaded our lives and made us overwhelmingly dependent on online and mobile activity. According to an Akamai-commissioned survey of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers conducted between October 31 and November 2, 2020, 73% of shoppers who have started gift hunting have done half to all their shopping online to date. And if they are not finished, 85% of consumers plan to do at least half of the remainder of their holiday shopping online. Continue reading Online Shoppers Undeterred by COVID as Holiday Shopping Season Shifts Earlier

Platform Update Highlights for eCommerce

Akamai’s October Platform Update offers a ton of new features for our customers across all industries. But if you’re an online retailer, you should really be paying attention to improvements to EdgeWorkers and Image & Video Manager, which provide e… Continue reading Platform Update Highlights for eCommerce

Moving to the Edge — An Outlook Into a New Era of Computing

At the end of a busy week of Akamai platform updates, edge computing rises as a critical focus. Akamai has been operating services at the edge for over 20 years, from content and media delivery, app and IoT optimization, to cloud and enterprise securit… Continue reading Moving to the Edge — An Outlook Into a New Era of Computing

Moving to the Edge — An Outlook Into a New Era of Computing

At the end of a busy week of Akamai platform updates, edge computing rises as a critical focus. Akamai has been operating services at the edge for over 20 years, from content and media delivery, app and IoT optimization, to cloud and enterprise security. Now we are excited to open up the full potential of our platform to developers with EdgeWorkers, allowing companies to run their own code serverless on our edge nodes. Let’s explore why we at Akamai consider this to be so important, and why edge computing is gaining momentum in the industry. Continue reading Moving to the Edge — An Outlook Into a New Era of Computing

Platform Update Highlights for eCommerce

Akamai’s October Platform Update offers a ton of new features for our customers across all industries. But if you’re an online retailer, you should really be paying attention to improvements to EdgeWorkers and Image & Video Manager, which provide expanded capabilities for creating new microservices and managing video and image delivery at the edge. Continue reading Platform Update Highlights for eCommerce

The Market of Billions — Are You Prepared For The Peaks?

Yes, we truly are the market of billions! I love Graham D. Brown’s distinctive representation of this massive business opportunity in South Asia in his Asia Matters report….
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