WhatsApp recently removed text-only statuses in lieu of personalised photos, GIFs, and videos that expire 24 hours later – and the community isn’t enthused. Users want to keep it simple The recent popularity of Snapchat’s Stories has prompted a slew of copycat approaches to bring stylised photos and video to user profiles. WhatsApp isn’t the […]
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Facebook's latest update expands the ways users can live stream on the social network. Namely, you can now go live from the desktop. Desk jockeys Until now, mobile was the only path to live streaming. Now all you need is a desktop or laptop with a camera to begin your stream. Just click the "Live
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Are you on the move and feel the need to reach out? Now Google Maps lets you share your location in real-time, if you really want to. Map it out Android and iOS users can now share their location with their friends in a few quick swipes. Either tap on the blue dot (that's you)
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In reaction to claims that the social network hasn’t been sharing enough analytics with advertisers, Facebook’s metrics department is releasing a cross-platform dashboard to do just that. Know the score After a three-year run, Facebook is folding Atlas, their in-house ad server, to bring about Advanced Measurement, a more accessible metrics tool for all advertisers.
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While Facebook and Instagram have been pretty loose in 'reimagining' Snapchat's best features for its own ends, Snapchat is now fighting back against social sticky fingers. Sending a message Snapchat users can now instantly chat with their friends on the platform, and even include personalised Bitmoji widgets for them, along with avatars. These widgets can
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LinkedIn continues its image makeover with the release of new profile photo filters and editing tools. Strike a pose LinkedIn now gives you six photo filters which can be edited, enhanced, or cropped via LinkedIn's mobile app. Profile pics can also be tweaked to optimise brightness, saturation, and contrast. Image matters Still not convinced your
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While it could be said there's no such thing as a sure thing, Twitter is trying to get close with its new guarantee for video advertising. Money back guarantee? Twitter is working with the Dentsu Aegis Network to provide select advertisers guarantees around their video ads. While the details are still being ironed out, it's
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Mobile mogul, TV titan, News Feed ninja: Facebook might be many things, but it's never been that sporty. Until now… Goalies Facebook has secured a deal that will see the platform live streaming 22 Major League Soccer (MLS) matches. The matches will be called by Facebook commentators, and come packaged with additional content such as
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Since late 2016, Instagram has been toying with possible implementation models for on-platform shopping experiences. Now, they’re unveiling the results of their play—a tagging system designed to be uber-useful to marketers while remaining unobtrusive to the established Instagram experience. It’s tags, but for products Shopping tags are going to work in much the same way
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YouTube annotations have distracted from video content on PCs and Macs since 2008. As of May 2017, those old fashioned annotations are being axed. Always desktop only For over eight years, YouTube’s annotations tool has let uploaders add layer text, links, and spotlights to their videos. Some YouTubers have used the feature well. Some have
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