Instagram has added the ability to include coloured backgrounds and selfies within direct messaging conversations. Put a little style in the convo Instagram’s new direct messaging features are available to Android users with iOS following soon. In the resulting popularity of Facebook Canvas, the addition of backgrounds comes as little shock. The addition of visual […]
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Snapchat received credit at the recent iPhone X AR release, when Apple announced the two are partnering to create hyper-realistic filters for facial tracking. Apple gets snappy Snap Inc. shares rose 2% in the wake of Apple’s announcement, and finished with a 0.07% rise in shares by end of day. The new iPhone 8, iPhone
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Streaming giant Netflix has transformed the way we consume television and film. With a fan base of 25 million viewers, marketers can learn a thing or two about its intelligent and creative social strategy. Let’s take a look at some of the strategies employed by Netflix that we as marketers can utilise across our own
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New data shows mobile devices are now the preffered method for UK users to access and browse the internet. The future is phones According to eMarketer, 2017 marks the first time that UK adults are using mobile devices more than any other tech to engage the internet, more than desktops and laptops. Predictions are forecasting
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The YouTube Creator Studio app has learned a couple of new tricks… and changed its name. The name thing ‘Creators Studio’ will henceforth be known as ‘YouTube Studio’. Why? Well, this name is more specific. The app doesn’t let you make the world in seven days, but it is a studio for creating YouTube content.
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Wearables are taking another step to the mainstream, with Levi Jeans launching a Google-connected fashion jacket. Functional fashion Levis boast about their history of product innovation. Now, it’s partnering with Google to deliver a ‘first of its kind in wearable technology’. It specifically intended to be a fashion item ‘that keeps users connected… without missing
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LinkedIn is sharing the stories and experiences of freelancers, as part of LinkedIn ProFinder’s anniversary. Many streams makes a freelancer According to LinkedIn’s analytics, 25% of freelance professionals come from entirely different fields than their current chosen industry. While 13% undergo new education to enter freelancing. New legislation in the US that gives freelancers more
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Like ninjas, QR Codes came to us from Japan. Then, like ninjas, they faded into the darkness. Now, like a ninja master, Apple is bringing them back. Infiltration via iOS11 Among the less publicised updates in iOS 11 was a tweak to Camera that gives it the native ability to read QR codes. As of
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GoPro’s new camera is similar to its predecessor, except slower in all the right ways. Super slo-mo Perhaps the most anticipated feature of the Hero 6 Black is its ability to capture video suitable for producing super slo-mo footage at high resolution. You can slow down footage taken by the Hero 6 Black to one
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Facebook has been testing new templates for Collection Ads, to help transition print catalogue culture to mobile devices. Retailers get new creative format Facebook unveiled a new format for Collection Ads last March. Collection uses video to bolster sales for retailers through ad units of video, coupled with four products. The new templates are meant to
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