Facebook has recently rolled out a bunch of new features of its Slideshow Ads. Here's what you need to know. Music mojo You can now add text and music to your Slideshows. Text can be selected from templates and a variety of colours. Music is available from various (Facebook-selected) themes, however you'll soon be able …
The digital transformation of our world is still underway (at least according to a Deloitte survey), as young users turn to the internet with greater regularity. The Media Consumer Survey quizzed more than 2000 consumers and the results show the disparate worlds millennials occupy, compared to the generations before them. Click it All age groups …
Got an awesome photo or video but not sure if it’s suitable to post? New app Post or Not will help you decide, using anonymous polling. Ballet Box Post or Not is an app that works on the premise of market research – adapted for the digital age. It works like this: you upload a photo or …
Video's been kind of a big deal on social for awhile now, with Snapchat and Facebook seeing 8 – 10 billion views per day. Now Pinterest is turning to video to help brands tell their tale more creatively. Videography Pinterest announced its upcoming plans in a blog post. "Video helps people visualize how to make …
While they say all publicity is good publicity, this doesn't necessarily take into account internet trolls. In a move signalling its progression from upstart to the sensible (and very lucrative) mainstream, Instagram is preparing to launch filtered comments for brands. No comment According to The Washington Post, Instagram will soon unveil a way for users …
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Google+ continues to die a death of a thousand cuts. The latest indignation: live streaming feature Hangouts on Air has been cut off at the knees in favour of YouTube. Live it up Google explained in a blog post that from September 12 users wanting to publish a live broadcast will have to do so …
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They say variety is the spice of life – a philosophy Microsoft has adopted with its latest update to note-taking app OneNote. Duly Noted OneNote has just released an importer tool, which allows Mac users to seamlessly shift all their data, such as contacts and notes, from rival Evernote for Mac directly into OneNote. The …
Google+ might be dying a slow, inglorious death, but that doesn't mean Google hasn't stopped trying to catch the cool kids' eyeballs. The latest move on millennials is Google Duo, a video calling app. Duo purpose? Duo is designed to help you make video calls, just using your friend's phone number. Google is billing the …
If 2016 is the year of 360 degree video, 2017 will be when Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) moves beyond Star Trek and into our living rooms. Case in point: Pokemon Go. Ahead of the Convergence VR and AR Festival, we caught up with Chris Bell, Business Director of Blippar, about how VR …
Pinterest has been investing enormous resources into developing its search capabilities, and its efforts have started to pay off. Its latest innovation however, is something I believe to be revolutionary. Pinterest has a new way to search for products using the smartphone camera. How does it work? To discover or buy new products first go to Pinterest search, …
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