[SMK] AI & Digital Marketing Capability Transformation
Google+ continues to die a death of a thousand cuts. The latest indignation: live streaming feature Hangouts on Air has been cut off at the knees in favour of YouTube. Live it up Google explained in a blog post that from September 12 users wanting to publish a live broadcast will have to do so […]
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While they say all publicity is good publicity, this doesn't necessarily take into account internet trolls. In a move signalling its progression from upstart to the sensible (and very lucrative) mainstream, Instagram is preparing to launch filtered comments for brands. No comment According to The Washington Post, Instagram will soon unveil a way for users
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Google+ might be dying a slow, inglorious death, but that doesn't mean Google hasn't stopped trying to catch the cool kids' eyeballs. The latest move on millennials is Google Duo, a video calling app. Duo purpose? Duo is designed to help you make video calls, just using your friend's phone number. Google is billing the
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They say variety is the spice of life – a philosophy Microsoft has adopted with its latest update to note-taking app OneNote. Duly Noted OneNote has just released an importer tool, which allows Mac users to seamlessly shift all their data, such as contacts and notes, from rival Evernote for Mac directly into OneNote. The
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Microsoft has just released an update for its iPhone Office apps that lets you add hand drawn notes. Hand made Now iPhone users can add notes and highlight data with their finger or a stylus to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps. You also have the option of adding notes via a pen line, highlighter and
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Pinterest has been investing enormous resources into developing its search capabilities, and its efforts have started to pay off. Its latest innovation however, is something I believe to be revolutionary. Pinterest has a new way to search for products using the smartphone camera. How does it work? To discover or buy new products first go to Pinterest search,
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If 2016 is the year of 360 degree video, 2017 will be when Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) moves beyond Star Trek and into our living rooms. Case in point: Pokemon Go. Ahead of the Convergence VR and AR Festival, we caught up with Chris Bell, Business Director of Blippar, about how VR
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If at first it doesn't succeed, Facebook tries and tries again. First there was Poke, then Slingshot. Now Facebook's latest grab at the teen market is standalone app Lifestage. Life Be in It Lifestage is designed for secondary school students to share content with students both from their school, and nearby schools. Profile photos have
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While film purists may scorn the aesthetic, the fact remains that many users prefer to shoot mobile videos in portrait (vertical) mode. In a nod to the winds of change, Facebook's mobile News Feed is adjusting to accomodate. Taller tales Facebook will soon optimise its flagship app to better display portrait style videos. At the
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Google Docs has just received an iOS update that makes multi-tasking on iPads smoother and prettier. Tablet time Google Docs, Sheets and Slides now come with Split View and Slide Over options on all recent iPad and iPad Pro models. This means you can, for example, work on a Word doc while monitoring your Twitter
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