With video continuing to gain ground in social sharing, choosing the right thumbnail to show off your movie has never been more important. So today we're looking at Taplet, a clever app that specialises in helping you grab HD stills from video. Tap that Taplet for iPhone and iPad lets you either shoot HD video …
Electronic banking makes life easier, but it also leaves you more susceptible to fraud when it comes to your funds. Helping protect your virtual pot of gold is BillGuard. Fits the bill BillGuard is an iOS and Android app that describes itself as the most advanced identity theft protection service ever created for a phone. The …
If there are two absolute laws of the universe (besides death and taxes), it's that home renovations and website redesigns shall run overtime and over budget. Helping ease the pain of the latter is SumoMe. Tweak that SumoMe works on the simple but clever concept of helping people tweak their websites without shelling out for a …
Instagram has revamped its Explore page to focus more on trending news topics and locations, in a move that potentially challenges Twitter. New frontiers Instagram announced the update in a blog post. "Today we’re excited to announce two major updates to Instagram that will help connect our community to the world as it happens: the …
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Social media can be a fickle beast. Today's red-hot platform can be tomorrow's AskJeeves. One of the most popular in 2014 was Snapchat, the paired-down app that lets users send photos and videos that subsequently self-destruct. As we approach the halfway mark of 2015, we're having a look into how Snapchat is travelling. It's a …
Facebook has just updated the way marketers can create and manage ads through Facebook Ads Manager and Power Editor. Ad-ons Facebook announced the news in a blog post. "We want every Facebook advertiser to get incredible value from their ad campaigns, and one way we can help advertisers do that is by offering tools that …
While Twitter has recently made moves to improve its native analytics and targeting options, many third-party tools still give you greater control over your micro-blogging stats. Here are three free tools that can help you further tweak your tweets. 1. TweetDeck Twitter-owned TweetDeck is a full service social dashboard that lets you customise your Twitter …
eBay has announced its Valet service is now getting into the high-end apparel game. New bidness eBay Valet debuted in 2014 as an iOS app that sold clothing, electronics, household items, sporting goods and antiques for customers. Now Valet has partnered with fashion blogger Garance Doré to expand into spruiking high-end fashion. Fashion first Considering eBay sells …
Pinterest has just rolled out a range of new features making it easier for users to search for, and purchase, products. Pin the wheel on the donkey print Last year Pinterest updated its search functionality and saw browsing traffic jump 30%. Now users can search and buy with even greater pin-finesse via five enhanced functions: …
Snapchat has announced it will now allow brands to purchase and customise its geofilter feature for advertising campaigns. Location, location Geofilters were first rolled out in December 2014, and allow users to add a location-themed overlay to photos and video. For example, a geofilter of the Eiffel Tower might overlay snaps of a trip to …