UX changes with YouTube’s May app update have met with a frosty reception from reviewers on the Play Store. They want more swiping and intuitive back-button control. Official line The official ‘What’s New’ for YouTube’s 25 May Android app update mention two improvements: A new ‘Activity’ tab to see and control notifications The ability to […]
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Instagram wants to make it easier for consumers to reach out to businesses with the messaging they’re familiar with. (Insta)mail Similar to email, the new tool will incorporate filtered messaging through Instagram that allows brands to communicate with customers more effectively. Soon brands will also be able to provide quick reply responses to common questions
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Google has made a tool to automatically convert Google Sites built with the ‘classic’ interface into shiny ‘New Sites’ sites. Motivated interface updates When Google announced New Sites, there was much to look forward to: responsive pages, Drive integration, a better editor. But, converting an existing Google Sites page to the New version proved too
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Here's something that could be a mixed blessing for many users: Instagram is working on a feature to show how much time you spend 'Gramming. Grammy Award Winner? The feature, called Usage Insights, and first spotted by lurking deep in code contained in the Android application package. While details remain scant, it's fairly safe to
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With communities continuing to be Facebook’s main push, several updates are coming to the platform to help keep Groups safe and easier to manage. A new home for overseers With an intended response time of one business day, a new support centre is being piloted and tested with select admins across Android and iOS. All
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Instagram is exploring how it can provide advertisers with opportunities to interact with a very active and engaged audience. Big beautiful bang Instagram is sharing its beauty account findings in continuing to present the platform as “the premiere destination for discovery and action.” Beauty Instagrammers, those who follow beauty products and other like-minded Instagrammers, take
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Facebook may have conquered all of the land, now it's turning its gaze (and appetite) to the cloud. Airy Facey Facebook is releasing a series of updates making it easier to upload and save your photos and videos to the Facebook cloud. You’ll also be able to shove Stories and voice messages into Facebook’s virtual
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In a late May tweet, YouTube has acknowledged they are ‘experimenting with how to show content in the subs feed’. Newest not always best People are generally used to YouTube suggesting what they should view next. People know those suggestions are algorithm-driven. Until now, however, the subscriptions feed has shown logged-in users videos from their
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WhatsApp is adding support for videos native to Facebook and Instagram platforms. Streamlined Now, users won’t have to leave WhatsApp to view videos sent through Facebook or Instagram. They’ll be able to view video content without having to leave the app. The new cross-social functionality follows WhatsApp recent feature allowing YouTube videos to paly within
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Facebook is doubling down on in its marketing strengths and leaked screenshot’s of promotional materials reveal a brand new tool for marketers. Natural allies The new search engine works by allowing advertisers to seek out influencers for specific demographics using specialised targeting options. These options include gender, interests, education, relationship status, life events, home ownership, and
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