Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices … Read more
The technical terms with the highest above-average usage in job advertisements in each state. (Canva graphic) A new study of the use of technical jargon in job advertisements has identified the worst culprits in the United States. And we would like to speak to Washington State. According to an analysis by Canva, maker of online … Read more
Downstream co-founders Salim Hamed (left, CTO) and Connor Folley (CEO). (Downstream photo) Jungle Scout raised $ 110 million and today announced it has acquired Downstream, a Seattle startup helping brands with their Amazon advertising strategies. The terms of the contract were not disclosed. Downstream will add its 11-person team to Jungle Scout, a 200-person company … Read more
On March 4th, ViacomCBS will convert CBS All Access to Paramount +. But first, it will give investors all the details of the new streaming plans, similar to the events we saw before Disney, HBO and Comcast launched their respective Internet TV efforts. Leading up to the event, the company’s fourth quarter results for CBS … Read more