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In October, Netflix launched a wonderful miniseries based on Walter Tevis’s 1983 novel, The Queen’s Gambit, on the rise of a young prodigy to be the world’s chess champion while tackling issues of emotional attachment and drug addiction stemming from childhood. That miniseries is a smash hit among chess fans.

During this months-long COVID-19 pandemic, which of us have not made purchases online? In particular, early on during the lockdown, when only essential businesses were open, the web was the primary shopping outlet. Accordingly, we as consumers have come to learn how varied retailers and brands are in e-commerce savvy.

Babolat, headquartered in Lyon, France, is the oldest international brand specializing in racquet sports. It’s tennis, badminton, and padel equipment are used by many of the world’s best players and sports enthusiasts. Since the invention of natural gut strings for racquets in 1875, Babolat continued its long-standing tradition of…

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is tapping even more into online shopping and entertainment, so are e-businesses. Many have adapted by accelerating their digital-transformation plans; others are ramping up fast. Doubtless, although the tactics vary, video capabilities are garnering a lot of attention—and for good reason.

In today’s digital world, engaging online content is key for catching audience attention. At ImageCon 2020, Cloudinary’s annual conference, Yaron Reichert and me, Jackie Rosenzveig, hosted a session titled ‘Handling Media at Scale Using Automation and AI’, which delved into the following: The importance of creating and…

Think about the last time you bought something online—and about the last time you did that but what you purchased wasn’t something you were after when you opened your browser. What captured your attention in the search results, the assortment page, or the product page that convinced you to make…

In our increasingly networked world, the content users generate on companies’ websites—from reviews to pictures to home videos—are skyrocketing in both popularity and influence. Such content frequently and indirectly promotes products and services for the brands concerned, lending more credibility than conventional advertisements. However, along with the benefits of user-generated…

Since its founding, Cloudinary’s mission has been to help companies unleash the full potential of their media to create the most engaging visual experiences. In keeping with that quest, we support new codecs for images and videos as soon as possible. The next-generation image codec from the JPEG Committee is…

The health and economic crisis caused by the pandemic continues to transform the e-business landscape. Jointly with Internet Retailing, Gary Ballabio, Cloudinary’s Head of Technology Partnerships, recently moderated the webinar Navigating the New Normal of Digital Commerce. Panelists from Wunderman Thompson Commerce and Incisiv spoke to the emerging…