Pinterest has just rolled out a range of new features making it easier for users to search for, and purchase, products. Pin the wheel on the donkey print Last year Pinterest updated its search functionality and saw browsing traffic jump 30%. Now users can search and buy with even greater pin-finesse via five enhanced functions: […]
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Let's face it, keeping on top of business expenses is never fun, however with EOFY looming it's never been more important. Thankfully, there are a range of apps out there to ease the bean-counting pain. Today we're looking at Xero. Zero sum Xero is a popular accounting platform that also has a very clever
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Snapchat has announced it will now allow brands to purchase and customise its geofilter feature for advertising campaigns. Location, location Geofilters were first rolled out in December 2014, and allow users to add a location-themed overlay to photos and video. For example, a geofilter of the Eiffel Tower might overlay snaps of a trip to
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Twitter probably tests more new features than anyone else as it continually evolves, tweaks and adjusts to the constantly shifting sands of social tastes. So today we're venturing beyond the retweets into some hard Twitter stats. Numbers game By some counts Twitter now has over 1 billion users, yet many of these are inactive, or
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Google has just made it easier for individuals and brands to protect their online privacy with the launch of a new Accounts hub. Aladdin's Cave Google revealed the updated security boost in a blog post. "Today, we’re rolling out two significant improvements to our privacy and security tools: a new hub for managing your Google
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Are you a fan of Messenger but want to get more out of Facebook’s popular app? Now you can with KitCut. Mash it up KitCut is a clever iOS app that lets users craft creative collages of photos, drawings and text into one message. The recently released app lets users select multiple images
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Apple has just pipped Google to once more be crowned the world's most valuable brand. Appleword The tenth annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands study found Apple is now worth US$247 billion, a rise of 67% year on year. This leap is largely attributed to strong iPhone 6 sales. Google took out second spot
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YouTube has just updated its ads platform to give users more information about products before making a purchase. Moving marketplace The new feature, dubbed TrueView, works with YouTube's Cards platform to display additional data about products, including links to brand websites. YouTube says brands using TrueView have already seen a rise in sales. For example Sephora saw
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Facebook has just rolled out a new way for users to share their location on Messenger. Mobile movements Messenger users have long been able to let their friends know where they are. Now they can also send a map of their location. To access the update, tap the "More" icon on the Messenger homepage to
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In a small but potentially significant step in e-commerce, Square has given $Cashtags a bunch of new features and functions. Cashing in $Cashtags are Square's system for accepting payments over the web. Previously, users could direct customers to their website to make a payment. Now they can sent clients a customised URL. The system is
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