The 2018 Q3 Global Digital Statshot from We Are Social and Hootsuite says that around 44% of the world's population is active on social media, with the vast majority of them (40%) being active via mobile device. Overall ups There are 11% more social media users now than there were twelve months ago. In real …
YouTube’s doing a limited test on a presumably Instagram-inspired feature—an Explore tab. Discovering effectiveness of discovery As explained in a Creator Insider clip, YouTube’s Explore tab will be a new way for viewers to discover content that they might otherwise miss, but to do so with the help of an algorithm that filters out the …
In a new update, Pinterest has added an activity feed intended for group boards, acting as a streaming timeline of recent business, such as likes, comments, and pinned items.. Group Planning It’s the new comments update that will prove the most useful as users can now see when others are responding in real-time. Comments need no …
Google has launched a new inventory control tool in Display & Video 360 (ie the new DoubleClick), to limit ad distribution exclusively to sites that adhere to the ads.txt standard. Voluntary standard Since November 2017, ads.txt files have been getting added to ad-displaying websites. The smart acronym stands for ‘Authorized Digital Sellers’. The simple text …
Instagram is testing a new feature enabling users to discretely remove creepy followers. Living life out loud! If you’re one of the millions of people out there that enjoy sharing your personal journey with the world via photo, video, and emoji, you can now also quietly boot undesirables. The feature is being tested on Android …
Have trouble keeping track of messages in the hubbub of all your convos? WhatsApp wants to make keeping track of secondhand messages easier than ever. The name game Group chats and one-on-one exchanges are about to get streamlined thanks to extra context provided with the brand new labeling system, making it simpler to discern what’s …
Snapchat is currently finetuning a new feature that utilises your phone’s camera to help identify songs, item barcodes, and of course products. Snapazon? New coding has been discovered on the latest Android version of Snapchat that will allow for the identifying of objects and more through a new visual search engine. The feature can capture …
Facebook is partnering with millions of small businesses across the US to fine-tune marketing campaigns focused on local impact and participation. Going big by going smaller The social network juggernaut is launching an integrated advertising strategy tailored for SMBs to help them thrive locally and beyond. The name of this new feature: “Keep It Local.” …
The ability to link Facebook contact info has been the cornerstone of many social media apps, and now the process goes both ways as Instagram becomes the starting point. River flows upstream In a bid to keep Messenger’s relevance up to par with all its other IPs, Facebook wants users to pull contacts from Instagram’s …
Yes, Google+ still exists. Yes, some folks still use it. In fact, it is occasionally used as an enterprise comms tool. Nope, people running Internet Explorer 10 or earlier will no longer get the full and proper experience. Migrate and manage The powers that be at Google HQ seem to have finally marked IE10 for …