Editor’s Note: Semil Shah works on product for Swell, is a TechCrunch columnist, and an investor – as a disclaimer for this post, he is an advisor to one of the companies mentioned here, Refresh. He ...

As noted by Michelle Grant (via TechCrunch), the Uber app is now sending users unrelated advertisements via push notifications. In one of the examples shown by Grant, Uber sent a notification to ...

In many cities, distracted driving is now the leading cause of both accidents and deaths on the road. It has taken over the number one spot previously held by "drinking and driving." It never used to ...

I’m deeming this year the year of the push notification solely because of the disaster that was Hawaii’s accidental ballistic missile alert. On this week’s Why’d You Push That Button, Kaitlyn Tiffany ...

The modern consumer desires a truly personalized experience, with timely, relevant messages delivered to them through their preferred channels, placing the power in their hands. The proliferation of ...

Compelling copywriting takes many forms and infuses many channels. It turbocharges advertising, social media, landing page calls-to-action and email subject lines. But push notifications have their ...

Nowadays, with the ever-changing online landscape, the channels you choose to reach your potential customers are more important than ever. You need to deliver timely content to engage user interests ...

Mozilla is developing a push notification system for the Firefox Web browser. It will allow users to receive notifications from websites without having to keep those sites open in their browser. The ...

We are increasingly mired in noise instead of signal as our world becomes more context-rich and personalized. As marketers seek opportunities to engage their customers, it is tempting to send push ...

Our smartphone apps are constantly clamoring for our attention—whether it’s a high score that needs beating or a group chat that needs responding to, there’s often a constant stream of pings and ...