In the back-and-forth battle for relevance, Instagram is giving Snapchat-like control to users in choosing a time limit before content vanishes. Now you see it, now you don’t Users will notice that Instagram Direct messaging is allowing users to either have content remain permanently, or disappear after a single viewing – all part of the […]
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YouTube has beaten out Facebook to win the US competition for adult user numbers. YouTube The Pew Research Centre has released figures from their most recent study of social media usage in the US. It shows that more American adults use YouTube than any other social media platform. Overall, 73% of US adults use YouTube.
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Code analysis of the Google Photos app has found, hidden in the code, an as-yet dormant potential for a more social photos experience. What’s in a like? The ability to ‘like’ photos and videos has long been an intrinsic part of social networks. Now, a post at 9to5Google has revealed a plan to let people
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As Facebook changes reduce platform engagement by more than 50 million hours a day, experts note that Snapchat is reaping the shortfall. Battle of the youths Facebook can no longer rely on Instagram to maintain younger audiences, according to eMarketer, as 1.9 million users 25 and under migrate to Snapchat. Market analyst Debra Aho Williamson
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Google’s new mobile magazine format, AMP Stories, is available to the world, but rather than stealing Snapchat Discover’s limelight, they may bolster traffic for each other. Many creeks feed a river Google’s recent launch of AMP Stories was initially considered an attack on Snapchat’s feature, but the two seem to serendipitously be strengthening a burgeoning
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Facebook has updated Stories with a dedicated photo editing feature for desktop users, allowing for the addition of colour filters, text, and stickers. Tumbleweeds and pixel polish Even with Facebook Stories being something of a ghost town compared to Snapchat and Instagram, the platform is bringing its updated image-posting photo editor to the section. To
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Instagram is introduction Collection Ads: blending videos with product catalogs allowing users to shop without leaving the app. Rise of the Collection Campaign Following Facebook’s successful test of the new ad form, Instagram is continuing to “bring together video and direct-response in a compelling way that leads to better results across the board.” High-end fashion
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Facebook is bringing VPN security to the app from its recently acquired data-security service, Onavo Protect. Protect and serve(r) Users will be able to better avoid malicious websites and keep personal info secure, while Facebook gains the ability to monitor user activity and trends. Onavo’s VPN will enable Facebook to gain greater insight on other
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Major retail brand H&M has found itself in legal trouble, after being called out for using music in a social media campaign without the owners’ permission. What happened? Mike Katz, a Melbourne based musician and producer (who goes by the name Harvey Sutherland), penned a track called Bamboo. Katz discovered H&M used the piece in
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The days of screen capping are numbered: Instagram plays with a new feature allowing users to repost other people’s Instagram posts to their own Stories. Retweeting-style comes to Instagram Only in its preliminary testing, some users may have noticed a new “add post to your story” option when tapping the share icon accompanying regular posts.
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