Snapchat has launched an online store in their media section, in order to generate more e-commerce amid lacklustre profits last quarter. Digital world to real world The Discover section is now offering Snapchat-branded merchandise directly through the app, meaning you too can own a plush dancing hotdog. Originally reserved for publishers including BuzzFeed, Condé Nast, […]
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Facebook’s product teams are prioritising trustworthy and informative local news with the latest News Feed algorithm update. Loco for local Focusing on local publishers that are defined by links that are clicked by readers in a tight geographic area, Facebook wants to bring quality news to users from their surrounding area. Facebook’s News Feed algorithm
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A Taiwanese camera outfit is claiming a breakthrough in the development of the hardware necessary to support secure facial identification for Android devices. New camera tech LIPS is plugging their 3D depth-sensing cameras into Android devices and using it to securely trigger the unlocking of a phone. They’ve upped a video to YouTube that shows
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In its continuing push for greater transparency, YouTube is adding a notification to signify if a channel is receiving government or public funding. More informed users At the moment the new feature is being rolled out to US users, and is meant to give viewers stronger tools to be critical of new sources, via a
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Instagram is bringing the success of its Carousel Ads format to the popular Stories section. And round the wheel it goes With more than 800 million monthly users, Instagram has a robust base for ad potential, which makes sense that it would incorporate an already established ad format like Carousel to Stories. Advertisements in Stories
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Flourish is a Google-endorsed visualisation generator that is now free for journalists. G Lab pays the premium A Google News Lab partnership with Flourish developers has resulted in newsrooms getting totally free Flourish premium accounts. As of February 2018, anyone can sign up for a free Flourish account. Flourish visualisations look good, but standard free
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Collaborations between folks who use different toolsets hasn’t always been easy. Like, how Victorian trains run on 1.6m gauge tracks, but NSW trains run on 1.435m gauge track. Well, at least if the eastern states use rival office application suites, Google’s recent Drive update should make it work. Preview, comment, mention, assign As of now,
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Facebook's “Did You Know?” section, asking users to share innocuous personal facts, recently deleted the prompt “I usually sleep with…” from its questionnaire. How does one answer? Continuing its quest to create a more intimate user experience, Facebook had been offering certain members an eye-catching, and oddly inquisitive pop-up. The vague wording with accompanying ellipsis
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Twitter plans to release an update allowing users to post video content with greater efficiency by removing the number of taps required. Record, tweet, done In ever increasing competition with Snapchat and Instagram, Twitter is allowing users to access camera functions with near instantaneous navigation, giving more emphasis to video content. A prototype has been
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Twitter has launched a new advertising product Moments, which lets publishers to create their own stories of tweets, images, GIFs, and more. Introducing In-Stream Sponsorship Moments is now available worldwide to publishers participating with Twitters In-Stream Sponsorship initiative. Moments is meant to give advertisers the capability to assign a brand profile image along with their company’s
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