20th Century Fox will open an office in Kazakhstan, the third biggest market in the former Soviet Union after Russia and Ukraine. Source: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com

Flash forward to today. Consumers are wiser than ever. They’re still bombarded with aggressive marketing messaging, but they are empowered with anti-spam and ad blocker tools to keep the BS to a minimum. It’s safe to say that the days…

How has Penguin 3.0 resonated globally? Contributor Philip Petrescu of Advanced Web Ranking shares data on the algorithm update’s impact. Source: searchengineland.com

Social Media – Some 84% of Millennials say they like companies on Facebook as a way to show their support for the brand, according to a recent report from The Center for Marketing … Source: http://www.marketingprofs.com

Day Two of IPBC Asia 2014 gave the 450 or so delegates in attendance a full programme of plenary and breakout sessions to enjoy. Joining me (JW) in monitoring these and the discussions taking place during the breaks were IAM’s…

Alibaba saw more than half of the transactions made on its payment service Alipay processed on mobile devices. Source: http://www.digitaltrends.com

Apple gave NFC (near-field communication) a long-awaited stamp of approval when it announced Apple Pay, the company’s new, proprietary mobile wallet app. Source: bizblog.blackberry.com

RT @John_CBInsight: Chick-fil-A’s mobile ordering rollout to be completed in 2016 http://t.co/gEvK2wVUlw @MobilePayToday #payments Source: http://www.cbinsight.com

Most people know that user ID and password authentication is a pretty weak way to secure your accounts. Nok Nok Labs wants to help usher in a new era of fingerprint and multi-factored authenticatio… Source: venturebeat.com

The partnership will bring Payfone’s Identity Certainty platform to banks looking for better ways to authenticate customers with mobile. Source: http://www.banktech.com