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Can you defame someone on social media? Some notable cases quite clearly demonstrate that those who post in haste will repent at leisure. Tread carefully In 2012, writer and TV personality, Maireke Hardy, wrongly identified Joshua Meggitt as the person behind a number of nasty blog posts written about her over a period of five […]
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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. With that in mind, Messenger is now testing a self-destructing private conversation feature, a la Snapchat. Temporary times The new feature, appropriately called Secret Conversations, will reportedly encrypt messages end-to-end. The announcement was made on Facebook by Messenger's David Marcus, who stressed the app is already secure
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It’s been awhile since Instagram was the Enfant Terrible of social, a mantle perhaps now claimed by Snapchat. Reflecting its newfound maturity: Instagram is cracking down on offensive language. Speak up Instagram’s newish Business Pages now feature a Comment Moderation option. The feature lets you to block comments containing words or phrases considered offensive from
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As Snapchat continues to grow in numbers, it's spitting out updates quicker than a Kardashian with a selfie stick. The latest: a new featured called Memories intended to make snaps more lasting. Remember this? Memories lets you save snaps or stories indefinitely. Snapchat describes it as a collection of "personal moments". And it's a snap to
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It's been a long time coming, but now there's a way to schedule Instagram posts, thanks to the helpful folks at Buffer. 'Gram time The social management app has added 'Gram scheduling to its dashboard, similar to Bufffer's existing Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn functions. After being scheduled, you'll get a notification advising your post is
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Adobe has just released some handy Lightroom updates, making it easier to edit images on-the-go. Photo swap Adobe announced the updates in a blog post, explaining both iOS and Android apps have been tweaked. First off, iOS users now have improved image previewing and editing tools. Images can be edited in RAW, giving greater flexibility
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Facebook now counts over 11,000 bots on the company's Messenger Platform, and the number is growing. Over 23,000 developers have signed up to the Wit.ai Bot Engine, and Facebook hopes its new features will entice even more to the platform. The right answers Facebook has addressed criticism that bots would ignore relevant questions, such as
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As everyone joined social media, it was inevitable that the most popular platforms would become a destination for customer complaints and queries. Sensing that the change is permanent, Twitter has begun to respond to the demand by testing two features to benefit brands and businesses. Be helpful In a nod to the message responsiveness badge
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Pinterest has been the prettiest social network for some time. Now it might be one of the most lucrative too. Pin the tail on the bargain A new study from Oracle reveals that Promoted Pins drive five times more incremental in-store sales per impression. Users who engage with Promoted Pins are 12% more likely to buy
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The Twitter rich can now get richer, with the platform unveiling its latest app aimed at the blue-tick elite. Engage offers content creators, celebrities, and prominent users souped-up details about their tweets and followers. Very important people Notifications have always been overwhelming for those with a large following, and Engage goes some way to solving
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