WhatsApp devotees rejoice: the super popular app is now available on desktop. As long as you're an Android, BlackBerry or Windows Phone user. WhatsApp with that? WhatsApp announced the news in a blog post, explaining its new web client essentially mirrors the app. This means users must have an active phone connection to use WhatsApp on …
Australia is lagging behind New Zealand and other smaller markets, according to a new report. C'mon Aussie The Harvard Business Review has created a Digital Evolution Index which assessed 50 countries' readiness for the digital economy. The index based its score on four factors: supply (access and infrastructure), demand (consumer behaviours, trends and social media savviness), innovations …
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A new report details what tips and tricks top brands are using to win on Twitter. #Engagement The study from Simply Measured looked at the Twitter activity of the Interbrand 2014 Best Global Brands over Q4 2014. The data revealed that while brands didn't necessarily increase their number of tweets, engagement per tweet rose over the …
YouTube is experimenting with a new feature that allows users to switch between multiple camera angles when viewing a video. Point of view Users wanting to give the new feature a test drive can visit indie artist Madilyn Bailey's YouTube channel. Bailey's performance at the recent YouTube Music Night can be viewed from four different angles, …
While many devices and networks suggest we're living in the future, other traditions remain firmly rooted in the past. Case in point: the signature, which doesn't look to be going away anytime soon. However signing your life away can be made easier with EchoSign. The digital dotted line EchoSign is an app by Adobe that allows …
Facebook has just announced Product Ads, a new unit designed to help merchants promote and sell their products online. Buy and sell Facebook announced the news in a blog post. "Product ads offer businesses a number of ways to highlight different products on Facebook. "Marketers can upload their product catalog and create campaigns targeting certain products …
While the fortunes of other platforms ebb and flow, Instagram continues its charmed trajectory to ever new heights, with no signs of slowing. Of course it doesn't hurt to have Facebook in your corner, but nonetheless users can't seem to get enough of the photo-sharing phenomenon that is Instagram. Here's a look beneath the filters. …
Google Docs has just unveiled a swag of new updates and improved security features for mobile. Spelling bee Now iOS and Android apps have real-time spell checks, in addition to being able to hide rows and columns in spreadsheets, plus grouping shapes in presentations. This functionality wll come in handy when bashing out important missives to …
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo has made a frank admission about his company's failure to deal with online bullying and harassment. #Stop Via internal memos acquired by The Verge, Costolo conveys to employees his concerns that bullying behaviour is turning new and existing users of Twitter. "We suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the …
Facebook has just launched a Relevance Score aimed at helping brands understand how their ads are performing. Keep it real Facebook announced the news in a blog post. "On Facebook, we try to show people the ads that are most pertinent to them. That’s why we’ve always used relevance as a factor in determining how …