Looking for a change this year? Why not check out the top 25 skills in 2016 on LinkedIn. Mad Skillz LinkedIn analysed the hiring and recruiting activity across the platform to come up with the hottest skills set. LinkedIn says users with these skills are more likely to attract the eye of recruiters and we …
Everyone’s favourite enfant terrible network Snapchat might be posed to grow up, or at least grow a lot richer, in 2016. Once known as the realm of self-destructing selfies and sometimes saucy content, Snapchat is amping up its bells and whistles for brands this year. Read on to find out what’s in store for the …
Much like people, social media networks have to mature at some point. Some do so gracefully, while others never really grow out of a certain phase. This week Instagram did a bit of growing up with the announcement of two-factor authentication. Image bank Users will soon be able to verify their phone number with their …
Looking for a fresh approach to your marketing mojo this year? Consider amping up your efforts on fan favourite Pinterest. Pinterest is important because it boasts one of the most engaged and affluent userbase of any social platform. Read on to find out how to make your content pop with Pins. 1. Tag it Posting …
Facebook has just rolled out a bunch of new Video Ads updates for brands and Page Admins. Click Play The updates, automated captions and increased reporting and buying options, were announced in a blog post. Facebook says that 80% of users respond negatively when video ads play loudly and automatically, especially in mobile environments. Conversely, …
Re-enforcing its place as the epicentre of all the breaking news that’s fit to click, Twitter is now experimenting with trending tweets in the timeline. #Trendy Users first started spotting highlighted tweets from accounts they weren’t following at the recent Australian Open. These tweets look similar to the “While You Were Away” feature on Twitter …
It's been a long time since Amazon was a mere online bookshop. Over several years Amazon has spread its reach and ambitions into everything from e-readers (the hugely popular Kindle) to TV (the less popular Amazon Fire). And don't forget its dalliance with drones. Now Amazon is upping its ante as a content creator with the …
While cloud storage has made life easier in many ways, those digital skies can get stormy from time to time. Helping make your cloud journey smooth sailing is a new app called Cubes. Don’t be a square Cubes is designed to organise all the documents, images, PDFs, and whatever else you’ve got floating up there …
Facebook has rolled out an update to its iOS app that lets Page Admins host live video broadcasts. Are we live? The feature works from the Page Manager app. To start live broadcasting, simply tap on the ‘Publish’ button, enter a description of the video, and hit the ‘Live Video’ icon. In the moment Over …
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Teen and young adult audiences tend to be the most lucrative segment for many brands. And while many of these millennials are on Facebook and Instagram, most rate Tumblr as their preferred social network. Read on to find out more about this plucky micro-blogging platform. Tumble beginnings Tumblr is actually one of the ‘older’ social …