Snapchat's march (or more accurately, sprint), towards monetisation has ramped up a notch with the release of On-Demand Geofilters. Filtering the message Geofilters allow users to add graphical overlays, such as artwork and logos, to snaps. For example, a picture taken in Times Square might feature a Geofilter of the Statue of Liberty. Now On-Demand […]
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Facebook has celebrated turning 12 by announcing a new way users can share the virtual love: birthday videos. Hip hip hooray? The new Birthday Cam for iOS lets you post a 15 second video greeting to your friends celebrating their big day. Birthday-themed frames can also be added before being shared on your friend’s wall.
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Let’s face it. Everyone loves using Instagram. It’s easy to use, makes our photos look great, and retains a defiantly un-tweaked timeline where interesting content, not ads, still dominate. However, the functionality of the photo and video sharing platform remains relatively low-fi. So today we’re looking at three tools that will help you get more
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Foursquare has just launched a new product that tells brands which ads have successfully lured customers into their bricks-and-motar store. Walk ins The tech comes courtesy of a new product called Attribution, which Foursquare unveiled in a blog post. Using the recent Super Bowl as a test bed, Attribution discovered plenty of interesting trends. For
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Google Forms, Google’s solution for managing surveys, has just received a sleek update that includes a range of new templates intended to jazz up its questionnaires. Formula for success? Google Forms now lets you choose from a variety of templates that cover everything from customer feedback to quizzes. Users can now sign-up directly from a
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Video blogging (vlogging) – does a commercial relationship need to be disclosed? Yes! A commercial relationship between a vlogger and a business selling a product should be disclosed, to avoid misleading consumers. In Australia the ACCC has made this clear, but what isn’t so clear is how to disclose it. Fortunately, we can look to
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Helping put the "social" back in social media is affable new app Tint. Social hubs Tint lets you curate the best content from the major platforms to create what it dubs "social hubs" for your customers. It works like this. You might see a video on Facebook, a stat on Twitter, and an infographic on LinkedIn
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Are you managing an active Instagram account and looking for some fresh ideas beyond selfies and puppies? OKDOTHIS for might have the answer, using data to provide image-fuelled inspiration. Muse this OKDOTHIS is an app and self-proclaimed "community" of social snappers. Unlike regular apps that allow you to take photos, whack on a filer and
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Vine might not be in the same league as Facebook or YouTube, but it could be argued that the looping video service has changed the way we watch videos online. Read on to find out what's in store for the plucky platform in 2016. Vine time Over 100 million users watch Vine videos every month.
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Periscope has just released some handy new features designed for brands and sun lovers. Fun in the sun Periscope for iOS now sports an updated stabilisation feature, meaning live streams now more professional. Broadcasters can now also add their local time in live streams. Sun lovers have also been catered for: Periscope now boasts a
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