Android app handlers are getting a few new abilities that will help them motivate users to take key in-app actions. They'll also get better metrics to see how it works. In-app messaging via Firebase Firebase, the mobile and web application development platform acquired by Google in 2014, is making it easier to compose and trigger …
Facebook has announced the launch of three new advertising solutions meant to help publishers of games encourage in-app purchases. The deets Facebook is focusing on the console, PC, and mobile gaming industry to garner more revenue, while bringing playable ads to the platform. Reminiscent of AdColony, the new format will enable users to play a …
Facebook is dabbing its proverbial forehead as it takes into account the meaning of being responsible for a quarter of the earth’s population. A shinier Facebook Five short years after hitting the billion monthly user milestone, Facebook has doubled that, and is navigating the rocky social waters of responsibility. A year ago, when Facebook reached …
Facebook users really like small businesses, and 1.6 billion people around the world have used the platform to connect with one. Going big on small Facebook is trying to make it easier than ever for users to recommend, connect, find, and even look for employment with the latest update to Pages. First, Pages is being …
LinkedIn wants users’ past work experience to stand out with their latest section redesign. Your working journey Everyone’s career path is different and pivotal to the professional they’ve become, which is why LinkedIn is providing a new feature to showcase this experience. According to LinkedIn, profiles are viewed up to 29X more when multiple past …
According to the latest numbers and despite a strong second quarter, Snapchat’s monthly users have dropped to 188 million. Story war, not so civil The onslaught of Facebook’s clones from Snapchat innovations has taken its toll, as Snapchat’s daily user numbers have shrunk 1.5% despite its boost in revenue. Beating earnings expectations at a reduced …
LinkedIn is making the audacious yet interesting claim that you can now start looking for a job without searching for a single one. Quick to the point The premiere professional networking service is making job hunting easier by allowing users to set Career Interests to automatically send signals to job recruiters. In a bid to …
A cloud communications company wants to unite your social and telecom interactions into traceable conversations. Consolidating customer contact records As customers increasingly choose to use social as a corporate feedback channel, businesses have been stuck for ways to properly records all customer contacts. MessageBird has picked up on that, with a single API that can …
Facebook continues to strive for a tighter grip on live video streaming, this time by taking a page from the Musical.ly playbook. Welcome to the big show Recently unearthed was a bit of Facebook code pertaining to something called “The Talent Show,” which pits users against one another in a virtual singing showdown. According to …
Look out world: a brand new Snapchat lens will allow users to interact via voice command. Fun time A series of lenses will now animate when users speak simple words such as “yes,” “no,” “wow,” “hi,” and even “love” when engaging the new voice-sensitive filters. True to form, some lenses will also respond to actions …