Twitter has put a new service into a closed beta test phase: Promoted Accounts for a flat fee of $99 per month. Auto-amplification It sounds simple. Twitter says that participants in this new scheme should tweet as normal and that ‘some of those tweets will automatically be promoted’. Functionally, it is going to promote up […]
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Sensor Tower has announced Netflix as reigning champion of the App Store, grossing more than any other app for three quarters in a row. Non-game app competition According to the report, total consumer spend in non-game apps for Q2 2017 reached $2.43 billion. In the same fiscal quarter, Netflix mobile revenue was about $153 million.
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Facebook Messenger is going global, offering businesses a new way to target and expand its presence to Messenger users. Beta testing proves successful After preliminary tests in Australian and Thai markets, Facebook is looking to set its sights on bringing their marketing strategy to the rest of the world. With more than 1.2 billion monthly
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When Samsung launched in April 2017, it included a software button to activate Bixby, Samsung’s new virtual assistant. But, Bixby wasn’t ready, so the button did nothing. Until now. Machine late learning In fact when launched, Bixby worked fine for people whose primary language was Korean. It was meant to understand English too, but there
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Facebook Messenger and others are being favoured to regular text thanks to their versatility of file and media sharing. A new generation in communication The social media giant has recently announced that over 1 billion users communicate with Facebook Messenger globally each month. Chat apps are being favoured across all ages and Facebook is predicting
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Facebook has recently posted their top valuable facts as of July 2017 to shed light regarding return on investments and strategies to greater marketing success. Crunching the numbers Facebook has overtaken US traditional ad revenue for the first time with Google trailing in second, marking a major shift in digital marketing. The company has seen
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WordPress has just added scheduled tweets, LinkedIn Updates, and Facebook posts to their admin interface. Configure your social updates as you see fit Publishing tweets and Facebook updates through WordPress is nothing new, but the improved sharing section will allow a buffer of sorts to preview just what your social posts will look like. The
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Shopify is adding eBay to their existing avenues, allowing for users to sell their wares with an even greater reach. Bidding on the future With Shopify’s list of integrated channels, including Facebook, BuzzFeed, and Pinterest, eBay will allow for sellers to be even more diverse in how they expand their market. Inventory info, such as
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Instagram is now making it possible for users to respond to Stories through videos, photos, and boomerangs. Instant gratification with style Users will be able to respond via video to a Story just like traditional posts, with the added flare of stickers, text and a plethora of other unique embellishments. Replies will be accompanied by
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WhatsApp has announced that users can now send any type of file to their contact list. What’s App knows what’s up Users can now send virtually any kind of files, from MP3s, to installers, all from WhatsApp on mobile or web. A carousel system for photo and video selection will enable clients to share directly
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