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It turns out Instagram wasn't the only Facebook-owned app looking to Snapchat for inspiration. Snap happy WhatsApp has just received an update adding text, emoji and drawing tools for its users to get creative and add some colour to their conversations. The app has also gained the ability to use a bright screen as a […]
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It worked for Messenger, why not for Events? So might be the wisdom behind Facebook's latest spin-off – the Events from Facebook app. Even stevens Events keeps you up-to-speed on events your Facebook friends are interested in, events from Pages you like, and updates from events you're already connected to. You can also browse event recommendation
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Facebook hasn't been shy about adopting Snapchat's most popular features and bolting them onto its existing empire of features and apps. Now Snapchat is fighting back. Story time Snapchat Stories has been bumped to prime position above the Discover tab, meaning your friends are more likely to see that latest update. To make Stories even
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Twitter has added two new features making it easier for brands to track website conversions. Track and trade The Website Conversion objective is designed to help advertisers drive conversions at scale. Twitter says this works for advertisers wanting to retarget website visitors, and that brands using this objective have received 2.5 times the number of conversions compared
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You can't accuse Facebook of not being diligent when it comes to sniffing out Snapchat's most popular features. Now Facebook is launching "Messenger Day", a feature uncannily similar to Snapchat Stories. Leapfrog Messenger Day lets users share images and video that can be jazzed up with filters. And they also disappear within 24 hours. Sound
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In the age of data there are no bounds, so Microsoft has boosted Office 365 with AI services in multiple products. Smart services Tap has been added to Word and Outlook, offering users the ability to find relevant documents and the like without having to go digging for it. The Bing Knowledge Graph is the
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Local businesses will be the big beneficiaries of Facebook's continued push into mobile, says vice president of ads and business platform Andrew Bosworth. But the company is also keen to prove the platform is a worthy spend for advertisers traditionally locked on TV. Utilising data The majority of Facebook's ad revenue comes from mobile –
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It turns out there might be too much of a good thing – at least when it comes to emoji. In an effort to keep global eyeballs glued (and textings), Facebook has released Messenger Lite, a paired-back version of Messenger for Android. On Message Messenger Lite retains the core features of its parent app, including the ability
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Google is soon to launch Google Optimize, a free version of its analytics platform Google Optimize 360. Knowledge is free – for now Google Optimize is launching in beta, and is essentially a landing page optimisation tool for brands. Integrated with Google Analytics, Optimize lets you conduct A/B, multivariate, and redirect tests. Optimize will then
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For data analysts, crunching big data can be a big pain. Combine a plethora of different formats and a tendency for different types of data to be stored in across a variety of locations, and cross-referenced analytics can be a resource-consuming nightmare. IBM wants to change that with their machine learning DataWorks platform. Everything in
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