Instagram has recently celebrated another milestone. No, it’s not adopting another Snapchat-style feature – Instagram now has over 1 million advertisers on board. Million Dollar Club Instagram’s 1 million monthly active advertisers reflects an increase of 200K from the same time last year. There are also over 8 million businesses using Instagram business profiles, with …
Dark Social is a term used to describe all the social media sharing that occurs in private, such as email and instant messaging. For example, sending a private recommendation to a friend via iMessage, sharing that recipe using Facebook Messenger, or an email to a friend about an offer you came across on a website. …
Google has finally launched an iPad version of their Calendar app. iPhone app plus Google Calendar App for iPad rounds out the suite, for an app that already had a version for iPhone as well as native apps for all Android devices. It includes all the functionality iOS fans already experience through the equivalent iPhone …
While you can schedule pretty much everything from emails to Facebook posts and tweets, text messages are often left out of the loop. Happily, Scheduled app is here to help. Plan ahead While Scheduled technically doesn't allow you to schedule texts in advance (thanks to Apple prohibiting the feature), it offers a nifty workaround. Once …
Periscope – Twitter’s live streaming video app – now gives broadcasters a better understanding of what’s going on with a new analytics dashboard. What it’s got Periscope producers have previously had to rely on third-party platforms or nothing at all to record their periscope metrics. Now, Twitter is launching its own analytics dashboard. Presently in …
YouTube viewers will be made privy to ambient sound sub-titles such as [Music], [Applause], and [Laughter]. Adding context for the hearing impaired Google has announced the addition of the three ambient audio markers, citing their use to enhance a narrative beyond what is simply being said. The addition of sound effect information to their auto-caption …
Instagram has debuted a new app function that blurs questionable posts with a “Sensitive Content” warning. Offensive content gets the fog treatment Users can blur content which could be labeled as “surprising or unwanted experiences” but not necessarily infringing on content guidelines. Using “Two-Factor Authentication” will allow all users to enable this feature on posting …
The ACCC has issued proceedings against Perth builder, Aveling Homes Pty Ltd, alleging misleading and deceptive conduct regarding online reviews. What happened? Aveling Homes created websites for customers to post reviews about their experiences with both it and associated company the First Home Owner’s Centre. The ACCC alleges: · The sites were …
Facebook has given marketers a new tool to tweak their advertising spend on the social network: Split Testing. 50/50 Facebook’s Split Testing lets marketers experiment with different elements of campaigns across devices and browsers. You can also run tests on most campaign objectives, including conversion, lead generation, and mobile app installs. Facebook says Split Testing lets marketers …
Just a few years ago Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Stan were hardly household names. Today these streaming giants have entered our living rooms, and even our lexicon (ergo: to Netlfix and chill). Facebook’s noticed, and recently released its own video app for Apple TV. It’s also just published a study into how streaming has changed our …