A UK social worker has been let go for having made unflattering remarks about “nightmare parents” on Facebook. Facebook faux pas North East Lincolnshire Council had been employing Joanne Thomas through a social work agency when she posted complaints about “nightmare parents and demonic children” and was swiftly fired. The worker had allegedly referred to …
Adobe wants to make your next email campaign fast and efficient with AI and a whole suite of useful tools. Space Odyssey 2018 The name Sensei is Adobe’s catch-all term for its entire wing of artificial intelligence tools. While their premier email marketing service, Adobe Campaign, is making waves with precision emailing. Marketers need only …
The Undo feature which allows users a brief window in which to cancel a possibly embarrassing email has arrived on mobile. The power of ‘oops’ It has taken about four months for Undo to make its way from desktop to mobile but the inevitable has happened with the latest Android 8.2 update. Very much like …
Instagram’s direct message polls can be handy for all kinds of questionnaires and if you want to keep the answers to yourself, you can. Gather info quietly Now users don’t have to broadcast the info collected from Instagram Direct Message surveys, thanks to new poll sticker options. The feature was rolled out a few weeks …
App analytics giant Apptopia has released aggregated session time data for the world’s leading apps. Comms, socials and streams The ‘time wasters’ label is most commonly applied to games, Apptopia’s figures shows that communication apps are taking up many more hours of users’ time. WhatsApp tops the list for the most time spent in-app, with …
The 2018 Australian Email Benchmark inaugural report has been developed by Australian email specialist The Orchard Agency in partnership with online business publication SmartCompany to assess the current and future state of email marketing. The report is based on a major research study that surveyed 400+ Australian businesses of multiple sizes across a range of …
Facebook has finalised a deal that will make them the sole coverage provider to specific nations for the next three years. Football for the people Facebook has recently bartered an unprecedented deal that will make them the exclusive provider of La Liga to viewers of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, The Maldives, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. …
Messenger is bringing a slew of multiplayer augmented reality games to its popular app. Up your game, son Facebook is leaning harder than ever into recreational AR technology with the launch of multiplayer AR games that allow up to six friends to play. Among these quirky new games are “Don’t Smile” and “Astroids Attack,” using in-house …
Facebook and L’Oreal are working on a new filter that will let users 'wear' make up before they buy. Simulated Cosmetics In what is essentially make up samples through augmented reality, L’Oreal is leading the charge in allowing consumers to not just visualise but actually see makeup results in real-time. L’Oreal says it's partnering with …
Amongst LinkedIn’s handy daily tips, the platform is sharing its best practices when it comes to connecting with Active Status users. Strike when the iron is…green! “Knowing the right time to reach out is key,” according to LinkedIn Communications Specialist Julie Inouye, “so make sure your connections are available and active on LinkedIn when sending a note.” …