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Santa might have his elves, but the rest of us have Google. And following the recent Black Friday spending spree in the US, Google has revealed the top searches for gifts ahead of Christmas. Flying high According to Google, drones are so hot right now. The flying gizmos topped the list for trending toy searches, […]
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While Facebook and Twitter might get all the headlines, it's worth remembering there's are plenty of social networks with seriously impressive numbers. Today's case in point: Snapchat. Triple treat Snapchat has confirmed its users now watch six billion videos every day. This figure is more startling considering that in July Snapchat had 2 billion daily
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Do you want to let someone on Twitter know you care, but hashtags and retweets seem a bit passé? Now you can spread the love by sending cold hard cash via new app One. $1 Shop One is an iOS app that lets you send $1 to anyone you follow on Twitter. If you're feeling
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You know something is big when it doesn't need the prefix 'Facebook' to be readily identified. And so it is with Facebook Messenger, the wildly popular messaging app more commonly known simply as 'Messenger'. Today we're having a look at Facebook's superstar app. Loud and clear Messenger was released for iOS and Android in August
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Back in September a digital landmark was quietly passed. For the first time consumers are now spending more time on their tablets than PCs. Tablet lime The September edition of the IAB Australia and Nielsen Mobile Ratings Report found that Australian adults are now glued to their tablets more than PCs, by about half an
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Christmas might be coming early to marketers with a visual bent. It looks like Instagram is testing multiple-account support – for Android users at least. The more the merrier According to Android Police, select users are now able to manage numerous Instagram accounts from one Android device. The feature is currently live on the 7.12.0 version
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2015 was the year that digital marketers chose Instagram as their favourite social channel, turning online influencers into rock stars. Yet while Instagram is the prince of social, Facebook is still the king. During the impressive third-quarter earnings presentation in November 2015, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg hinted at where Facebook is heading
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Are you an early adopter, or just like going really fast? Then Google’s newest Chrome extension might be right for you. Canary in a digital coal mine Chrome Canary is designed to run on the HTTP/2 web standard. Translated, that means it goes (theoretically) very fast. HTTP/2 is the new web standard designed to make
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If a picture says a thousand words, how many characters does an emoji constitute? A lot, considering Twitter is testing a new way for users to interact using a new range of emojis. Happy face Twitter user Ben Cunningham (@codeblue87) first tweeted the news. Select users can choose additional emojis to add to tweets Some
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Most would agree that less workplace meetings are a good thing, but that doesn’t mean they can't be great opportunities to generate ideas and boost productivity. At least that’s the thinking behind new service Solid. Solid start Solid’s first step in getting you up-to-speed is sending you an agenda for your upcoming meetings. It does
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