While Facebook and Instagram have been pretty loose in 'reimagining' Snapchat's best features for its own ends, Snapchat is now fighting back against social sticky fingers. Sending a message Snapchat users can now instantly chat with their friends on the platform, and even include personalised Bitmoji widgets for them, along with avatars. These widgets can …
In reaction to claims that the social network hasn’t been sharing enough analytics with advertisers, Facebook’s metrics department is releasing a cross-platform dashboard to do just that. Know the score After a three-year run, Facebook is folding Atlas, their in-house ad server, to bring about Advanced Measurement, a more accessible metrics tool for all advertisers. …
While it could be said there's no such thing as a sure thing, Twitter is trying to get close with its new guarantee for video advertising. Money back guarantee? Twitter is working with the Dentsu Aegis Network to provide select advertisers guarantees around their video ads. While the details are still being ironed out, it's …
Mobile mogul, TV titan, News Feed ninja: Facebook might be many things, but it's never been that sporty. Until now… Goalies Facebook has secured a deal that will see the platform live streaming 22 Major League Soccer (MLS) matches. The matches will be called by Facebook commentators, and come packaged with additional content such as …
Since late 2016, Instagram has been toying with possible implementation models for on-platform shopping experiences. Now, they’re unveiling the results of their play—a tagging system designed to be uber-useful to marketers while remaining unobtrusive to the established Instagram experience. It’s tags, but for products Shopping tags are going to work in much the same way …
Instagram has allowed users to stream live video via their social accounts for awhile now. However, those streams have been a broadcast-then-blow-away phenomenon. If you reckon you should be able to save them for posterity, then read on. Live Vid Insta-catch-up Facebook has done live video since January 2016. Twitter has had Periscope for ages, …
YouTube annotations have distracted from video content on PCs and Macs since 2008. As of May 2017, those old fashioned annotations are being axed. Always desktop only For over eight years, YouTube’s annotations tool has let uploaders add layer text, links, and spotlights to their videos. Some YouTubers have used the feature well. Some have …
When we hear about brands spending more money in digital we might think of Facebook – but Google still reigns dominant in online advertising. Facebook vs Google Google accounts for 40.7% of digital ad revenue in the US, whilst Facebook makes up less than 20%. So which one should you choose? It depends on objectives, …
Back in 2013, Dubble burst onto the social image sharing scene and amassed a quick-fire 270,000 users. It then promptly dropped off the grid before finding a way to capitalise on early success. Now, Dubble is back. And, it’s got a bunch of refinements and additional features that could see it take a tilt at …
Vevo is one of YouTube’s most prominent suppliers of music video content. Now, it’s hoping to take traffic to its own site by expanding the features and interactivity on offer. Picking up YouTube traffic Vevo’s catalogue of is approaching 300,000 music videos. It reportedly generates around 21 billion monthly video views and powers more than …