Vox has released a short video tackling the dilemma of why noses seem larger in selfies rather than IRL. Big nose, small lie According to Vox, in 2017 alone the misrepresentation of noses in selfies has been driving social network users to opt for plastic surgery to counter that big-nose-selfie look. The viideo reveals that last …
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Instagram is toying with a new Nametag system to help promote individual accounts. Customize and scan Instagram’s potential new feature would allow users to create and customise their very own Instagram code. The code could be scanned and the user immediately connected to the code author’s account. Once more proving that imitation is the greatest …
Looking for a way to engage users who are increasingly spending time on mobile devices, Google has given AdWords users access to ‘outstream video’. In other words: a way to take your video to places YouTube clips don’t go. In vogue off YouTube Google’s Outstream video ads will show as banner ads, social feeds, interstitials, …
The headlines are screaming, the politicians are pontificating: the Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal has turned the spotlight on Big Bad Data. Through all the huffing and puffing, the public consensus seems to be that Facebook has, by negligence or design, thrown vulnerable users to the wolves. The deal We like to think most users …
Yup, it's true: Gmail has finally launched self-destructing emails. This message will self-destruct in… How does it work? Similar to ProtonMail, emails don’t truly “self-destruct” but they do however become unreadable after an amount of time chosen by the sender. The feature is part of a wider redesign for Gmail, featuring a cleaner look. Buttons …
Good old-fashioned internet advertising has been under threat since ad-blockers came onto the scene. Now, Google’s bringing in a mainstream way for ad channels to claw back some of the earnings. Get paid They program—‘Funding Choices’—claim to ‘help publishers get paid for their work by reducing the impact of ad blocking’. Content publishers whose ad …
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Facebook is spelling out to users exactly how their personal information is collected and shared on the platform. Behold thy commandments Facebook will be enacting their first change to terms and services in three years, and invited users to provide feedback on the changes. Facebook is adamant they require permissions for call and text logs, …
Dropbox Showcase—the cloud storage service’s presentation and easy-branding package—is getting easier as it expands to teams. Better Business Dropbox Showcase is kind of a simple presentation maker, useful to showcase and send cloud-stored work, like a pseudo-interactive professional portfolio. It’s been available for a short while, but now Showcase is taking shape, and so is …
Google has a new solution to let iOS users easily and securely access their G Suite services. And it only needs the basic of G Suite apps—the email client. Gmail in the middle Two-step verification for G Suite on Android is easy: Google Prompt is the purpose-built, native solution. On iOS, things haven’t been quite …
Instagram is reportedly bowing to popular pressure, and will soon allow users to download their content directly. Ask and Ye Shall Download According to Tech Crunch, Instagram is working on a data portability tool that will let you download a complete inventory of your Instagram photos, messages, and videos. It remains unclear whether followers, lists, …