Listicles, celeb gossip, virals, and vloggers. Nothing works harder to capture and retain our attention than the internet. But if clicks, page views, and ‘likes’ no longer cut it when it comes to gauging how engaging a platform really is. How should we be measuring a brands money-making potential?

In India, Android adoption is driving the smartphone market, which is set to surpass the US as the second-largest worldwide in 2014. With so many new marketing opportunities, Ladooo is a platform that promises Indian brands customer attention in return for free airtime.

Successful campaigns masterfully build anticipation before a launch, capitalise on buzz during the event, and find ways to extend and maintain communities afterwards, turning ephemeral moments into cultural totems. Those which don't, vanish.

Stickiness is one of the core principles of web design, which is still used to measure a product's success. It's also key to achieving brand objectives. Daniel Nye Griffiths unpacks the dynamics behind some sticky apps and games.

With on-demand services thriving and viewer numbers falling, is the golden age of TV over? Canvas8 spoke with Alan Wolk, author of Over the top: How the internet is slowly (but surely) changing the television industry, about how TV will adapt and whether the traditional ad model will survive.

Push for a pizza, swipe for a cleaner and tap for a taxi. The rise of apps like Uber is facilitating the culture of ‘I want it, and I want it now’. For digital-savvy city-dwellers from London to Beijing, everything you need – from your dinner to a ride home – is just an app away.

With millions using AdBlock and just 24% of users scrolling down on native ads, brands can struggle to reach online consumers. Yet 90% of EasyJet’s six million monthly passengers read its in-flight magazine Traveller. We speak to Ink Global’s Jonny Clark to discover what makes engaging branded content.

With everyone's attention held by smartphones, static print billboards aren't enough to persuade people to look up. So brands like Beck's are creating immersive, interactive and intriguing ads – like the world's first 'playable poster' that shows the brand's dedication to music.