Twitter continues its frenetic schedule of testing and tweaking – with the latest casualty appearing to be Moments. Just one moment Certain iOS and Android users have seen the less than venerable Moments replaced by a new Explore tab. Explore seems to be a mash up of Twitter's defunct Discover feature and Moments. It contains […]
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Instagram now has an app that works on all devices that run Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system. Windows covered As announced on the official Instagram blog, Windows 10 tablet users—yes, they do exist—can now capture, edit and share photo and video through Instagram directly on their device. Apple in the cold The visual content social
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Dropbox has released five new iOS features to make working on-the-go easier. Keep on truckin' The new Dropbox for iOS app has been rejigged with increased sharing and productivity tools. The update we like the most is the ability to sign PDFs directly from the app. If we never have to print and scan a document
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Giphy Cam is a free video/animations app that’s been a leading tool for social media addicts on iOS. It has finally come to Android. DIY easy animation Giphy Cam users can make gif files directly from their mobile device in a few different ways—from a video snippet recorded through the app, shooting 5 still frames or
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In this instalment of SMK Explores, we’re going to take a look at Instagram Stories. We’ll tell you how to use it, and why you should care about it. What are Instagram Stories? Instgram ‘Stories’ is a fairly blatant rip-off of Snapchat’s ‘My Story’ feature. It allows a user to create a narrative using multiple
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Facebook is many things to many marketers, but video is where Facebook is investing much of its treasure, and scooping the most revenue. So today we're taking a closer look at how videos are being viewed, and used, on Facebook. Watch this space At last count, 8 billion videos were watched every day on Facebook.
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Is there a perfect time to post? Yes, according to new research from Track Maven. Ready, set, go Track Maven analysed 17.5 million social posts by over 17,000 brands to come up with its secret sauce. And the results vary greatly. It turns out the best time to post on Facebook is 8pm on Thursday,
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Live streaming pioneer Meerkat may be no more, but Twitter's Periscope continues to hit a note with millennials. Stream dream Tug Agency recently used Periscope to live stream the first 24 hours of a Samsung Galaxy S7, fresh out of the box. Viewers were able to guide what happened in the stream, using Twitter polls
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WordPress has just announced a suite of Advanced SEO tools for marketers. Word up The feature is available for WordPress Business Plan subscribers, and is designed to make your website more discoverable. Advanced SEO lets you customise your website's meta description, meaning search engines (and searchers) will see a more accurate description of your site.
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Each month, brand agency Copy Transmission takes aim at the trends and stories that have cracked social media. For October, it’s… Blowback: the fool, the force, the fire and the flan People often talk about the risks of social media, but many pros know how a negative can be turned into a positive. When the
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