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Niantic Charges Pokémon GO Sponsors Up To 50 Cents Per Visitor

June 01, 2017
Pokemon GO Sets Records
Amazon Adds Location API To Alexa
Merchant Innovation // April 10, 2017

Amazon is aiming to beef up Alexa’s location-based capabilities by rolling out a new API that enables location basic interactions with devices. In a blog post, Amazon said the new device address API enables skills to request and access the address in the customer’s device...

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Niantic Charges Pokémon GO Sponsors Up To 50 Cents Per Visitor

June 01, 2017
Pokémon GO maker Niantic has revealed that sponsored locations like McDonald’s Japan pay up to $0.50 for each visitor attracted to the game — and has already attracted 500 million visitors. According to TechCrunch, Niantic VP of Strategic Partnerships Mathieu de Fayet said, “The idea is to offer players items at certain locations, and partners […]

Amazon Adds Location API To Alexa

April 10, 2017
Amazon is aiming to beef up Alexa’s location-based capabilities by rolling out a new API that enables location basic interactions with devices. In a blog post, Amazon said the new...