Both the Facebook and Instagram apps will soon be launching an augmented reality feature that will allow users to draw on the world around them. Paint the town A feature, accessed via Facebook Camera, will enable Instagram and Facebook users to take advantage of its latest creative tools. AR drawing allows users to virtually scribble […]
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Following the success of Snapchat’s Lens Studio, the platform is releasing seven new templates for face lenses. Face of the future Snappy developers will now be able to create Face Lenses from the new array of templates. The templates include: Face Paint (allows for creating objects tied to facial features) Photo (make changes to profile
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Vox has released a short video tackling the dilemma of why noses seem larger in selfies rather than IRL. Big nose, small lie According to Vox, in 2017 alone the misrepresentation of noses in selfies has been driving social network users to opt for plastic surgery to counter that big-nose-selfie look. The viideo reveals that last
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New data from analytics company Parse.ly reveals Google has overtaken Facebook in becoming publishers’ most productive source for gaining external views. Changing of the times The latest information, gathered from some 2500 publishers, tells of Facebook’s strong start and gradual decline as 2018 progressed. After starting the year with promising numbers, Facebook has plummeted from
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LinkedIn has released its latest findings to help users get the most from their profile and stay ahead of the competition. Stand out LinkedIn's short but concise list of tips and tricks to revamp your professional chops covers profile photos, work history, and network connections. Profiles need a few standard basics: having a quality photo
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Looking for a way to engage users who are increasingly spending time on mobile devices, Google has given AdWords users access to ‘outstream video’. In other words: a way to take your video to places YouTube clips don’t go. In vogue off YouTube Google’s Outstream video ads will show as banner ads, social feeds, interstitials,
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The headlines are screaming, the politicians are pontificating: the Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal has turned the spotlight on Big Bad Data. Through all the huffing and puffing, the public consensus seems to be that Facebook has, by negligence or design, thrown vulnerable users to the wolves. The deal We like to think most users
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Instagram is toying with a new Nametag system to help promote individual accounts. Customize and scan Instagram’s potential new feature would allow users to create and customise their very own Instagram code. The code could be scanned and the user immediately connected to the code author’s account. Once more proving that imitation is the greatest
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Facebook is spelling out to users exactly how their personal information is collected and shared on the platform. Behold thy commandments Facebook will be enacting their first change to terms and services in three years, and invited users to provide feedback on the changes. Facebook is adamant they require permissions for call and text logs,
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Good old-fashioned internet advertising has been under threat since ad-blockers came onto the scene. Now, Google’s bringing in a mainstream way for ad channels to claw back some of the earnings. Get paid They program—‘Funding Choices’—claim to ‘help publishers get paid for their work by reducing the impact of ad blocking’. Content publishers whose ad
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