Facebook loves Live and 360 video almost as much as it loathes clickbait and fake news. Every week the former gets shiny new update, the latter a severe clamp down. Here’s the latest in Facebook’s move to crush clickbait. Click at your peril Facebook considers posts that are misleading, sensational, or spammy as clickbait. Also […]
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Viral hate messages will be less profitable in future, thanks to a revision of YouTube’s Advertiser-friendly content guidelines. Response to criticism In recent times, YouTube has come under fire for its failure to monitor content. In some circumstances, this has led to advertisers’ brands being set alongside content that they did not want to be
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Skype has followed Instagram by following Snapchat. Vibrant colours, stickers, animations and emojis: it’s the opposite of growing up. SnapSkype Skype’s total redesign hones its focus on texting with a slick interface, and an ability to react to individual messages with emojis. Then, there’s ‘Highlights’—Skype’s answer to Stories. Take a pic or video, decorate it
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If you use Canvas Ads on Facebook, life just got a little easier. Or at least more automated. Set and Forget Now when you enter a URL to create your ad, Facebook automatically pulls images from the page, including their related links. And boom: you now have a Canvas Ad! The tech wizardry is thanks
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Facebook has announced two updates for Live that make it easier to connect with friends. Here what's you need to know. Live Chat with Friends The first update is Live Chat with Friends. This feature lets you invite multiple friends to a private chat, where you can discuss a public live broadcast. For example you might be
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Hot on the heels of an April redesign for Instagram Direct, an Instagram app update is making further changes to the rules about square photos. With some tweaks to link previews too. Rectangular DMs Probably the most significant change of the update is that users can now share rectangular photos inside Instagram Direct – the
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Ever wondered which companies are top of pops at the moment? Wonder no more – LinkedIn's Top Companies List 2017 has been unveiled. Cue drumroll… And the winner is… To pick the winners, LinkedIn looked at the most-sought after companies among its 500 million members, apparently based on billions of actions. The winners (incidentally occurring in alphabetical
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Here's something that's taken longer to happen than might be expected. Facebook is testing a feature that unifies notifications across Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger. Sorry WhatsApp, you don't make the cut this time. Family First This means if you get a Like on Instagram, you'll be notified on Facebook or Messenger. Conversely, if there's a
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It was only a matter of time, really. Yes, you can now order food on Facebook. So there's no longer any reason to leave the house now, is there? Feed my Facebook Select Facebookers are seeing a cute Hamburger icon on desktop and mobile. It's called "Order Food". Clicking the icon lets you place food
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Facebook is cracking down on Pages publishing Live videos that aren’t, exactly, what you’d call engaging. Moving pictures Facebook has updated its Live API Platform Policy to prohibit the use of static or looping images, and live-stream polls, in Live broadcasts. The update is a response to user feedback, and the proclivity of publishers using countdowns
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