If you’re the kind of person who already has enough clutter around without adding a bunch of plastic shopping dongles, Amazon thinks it has the solution for you: it’s adding virtual Dash Buttons to both its website and app so Prime shoppers can reorder common products with one click. [More]
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Amazon Giving Dozens Of Brands Dash Buttons Whether You Want Them Or Not
By 6.27.16 — Updated: 1.20.17
UPDATE: Amazon made it official, announcing that it’s adding 50 new brands to the Dash lineup. [More]
Advertisers Can Now Add Action Buttons Like “Shop Now” To Instagram Ads
By 6.2.15
The days of an ad-free Instagram are long gone, lost in the pre-Facebook ownership days, so it might be no surprise that the photo-and-video-sharing social media app will now feature ads that let viewers take action beyond liking or commenting on them. [More]
Amazon Introducing The Dash Button, A Branded Gadget That Reorders Household Products With A Push
By 3.31.15
Reaching for another roll of paper towels in the pantry only to find you’ve run out just when little Timmy has flung yet another bowl of pureed peas against the wall is annoying, as is realizing your roommate hasn’t bought toilet paper during your moment of need. In an attempt to solve that problem, Amazon announced a new line of branded buttons that reorder certain common household products with one push, using your home’s WiFi connection and a connected Prime account. [More]
Amazon Testing One-Button Ordering Device For Connected Homes
By 9.24.14
These days, everything from your TV to your light bulbs to your front door deadbolt to your crock pot can be connected to the Internet, so why not one button that lets you instantly order replacements and supplies for these devices? [More]
Gmail Adds “Unsubscribe” Button To Make It Easier To Opt Out Of Marketing Emails
By 2.25.14
Whether you don’t remember ever signing up in the first place or suspect that somehow a company sneaked you onto its marketing list, Gmail users hunting for that sometimes squirrelly “unsubscribe” link won’t find it so tricky. Google’s adding an additional way to opt out of marketing emails with an “unsubscribe” button at the top of messages. [More]
