Foursquare continues to remain relevant, and is beginning to show investors the platform’s true worth. Good solid data Since launching in 2009, Foursquare has stumbled with relevancy but found its stride in recent years by switching from a social app to a data collector, leading to a significant raise in value. The analytics are in …
Facebook has launched an education campaign to help users better understand data usage and manage the core principles of privacy. A guide to stronger privacy Facebook has added how-to videos in News Feed, designed to help users customise their collected data, review and delete posts, and even delete accounts, all as part of the privacy …
In the grand old tradition of seeing how many marshmallows one may fit in their mouth, or swallowing a tablespoon of cinnamon, viral video risktakers have a new “food” of choice: poisonous Tide pods. “The Tide pod challenge” The infamous challenge entails chewing a brightly couloured packet of laundry solution, either spitting or ingesting the …
Despite fake news scandals and alleged Russian shenanigans, Facebook has beaten its projected gains once more in the closeout of 2017. Growth increases as daily use wanes Facebook announced that when compared to its 3.8% growth at 1.37 billion daily users of Q3, the numbers only increased 2.18% at 1.4 billion daily users in the …
Google is unveiling a slew of new features for the Google Flights search engine, including the ability to predict flight delays faster than airlines themselves. Taking flight with the future of air travel In an effort to provide users with more expedient and efficient travel, Google Flights will be utilising learning algorithms to navigate unforeseen …
Instagram has added the ability to place GIF stickers on any photo or video within a user’s story. The stickers are alive! Now, when you go to place a sticker on a given video or photo in stories, fashionable users will be happy to find a new GIF option. A library of trending GIFs brought …
Last year, we wrote a short guide to "Your first months in Programmatic". We trust this helped you in avoiding some common pitfalls made when transitioning from manual to automated digital media buying. If those articles were 'Programmatic 101', here are three questions to ask your Programmatic provider, to lift your media buying game to …
Partnerships with manufacturers have seen the Android TV platform double its user numbers year-on-year. Should you get in on it? It’s most recently unveiled new features may tip the scales. Content-first interface A streamlined setup takes Android TV users to a ‘channel’ based layout, customisable for individual users. It offers easy-access shortcuts to favourite shows …
Maisie Williams—famous for her role as Arya Stark on ‘Game of Thrones’—has co-founded a social app designed to facilitate talent discovery and creative collaboration. It’s called Daisie. Daisies in the chain The publicly stated objectives of the app include to give creatives a hub to ‘like, share and collaborate on projects in communion’. Refinery29 calls Daisie the …
Susan Wojcicki—YouTube’s chief executive officer—has announced the streaming giant’s top five priorities for Creators on the platform in 2018. Could this hail a new genesis after the ‘adpocalyse’? Five things the Tube wants to do for you In a post on the YouTube Creator Blog, Wojcicki lists five ways they plan to do things better …