The Android Developers Blog has outlined a new standardised method for phone number collection and verification: it is significantly increasing success rates for phone number sign-ups. Phone numbers Whether for list-building or actual service provision, getting correct phone numbers can be a challenge. Information collection and verification can come off as inconvenient or intrusive. Many […]
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Instagram has launched a new set of sunglass face filters for Instagram Stories, with faux reflections of popular global locales. Make-believe-stylish The new filter incorporates several styles of different sunglass frames, reflecting popular destinations, such as tropical islands and Parisians streets. The augmented-reality glasses can be cycled by simply tapping the screen or if the
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Facebook has quietly launched two chat apps for for Workplace, its business app and Slack rival. Messenger goes to work After listening to feedback from its 14,000 businesses, Workplace now comes with chat and screen sharing apps for Mac and PC. Workplace will allow users to not only screen share, but choose which specific app
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Facebook has announced ability for Instagram users to cross-post directly to Facebook Stories, in a bid to bolster Facebook’s lack of Stories. Efficiency is key Following preliminary tests in Portugal, Facebook is looking to launch the new functionality in the US, with the rest to follow. Yet the cross-posting only works one way. Instagrammers can
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The Advertising Standards Board has upheld a complaint against a BMW ad for the BMW i3. The ad was shown on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. What happened? The complaint alleged the ad promoted illegal street racing. The ad shows a BMW i3 pulling up at traffic lights next to an older-style red sedan. The drivers
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Chipotle has taken advantage of Instagram Stories to post 100 photos of queso dip to bolster their latest ad campaign. A queso qualified success The recent ad campaign, aptly titled Queso Cup, is a reaction to previously mixed reviews floating through Twitter in regards to the recent US rollout. To prepare for the new marketing
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Snapchat has announced the ability for brands to sponsor characters and products through 3D World Lenses. More than just a dancing hot dog For those familiar with Snapchat’s filter and lenses you may recall a dancing hot dog that was added in the filters, which placed users within a captured video. Now brands can sponsor
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LikedIn has released their analytics for the month of September, tracking over 141 million users, 20,000 companies recruiting, and over 3 million jobs posted every month. The numbers are in Divided between local and national sections, the LinkedIn Workforce Report follows employment trends within the US, following skill, hiring, and employment migration trends. According to
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Germany has enacted a new law to regulate social media platforms in ensuring hate speech be removed following reported complaints. Das Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz Abbreviated as NetzDG, the new law aims to remove hateful comments within a 24-hour period for straight forward issues, or within seven days for more complicated content. Translated to “Enforcement of Social Networks”
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Google has announced “Street View ready,” allowing anyone with an Insta360 Pro camera to add to the Street View database. Google Maps gets communal The process initially made possible by Google’s Street View cars is now being made available through the launch of “Street View auto ready” devices. The first official device with an 8K
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