Facebook is cracking down big time on low-quality and misleading web pages. Here’s what you need to know. False Advertising Since 2016 Facebook’s policy has prevented businesses with low-quality web page experiences advertising on the platform. Now Facebook is extending its enforcement into organic posts in the News Feed. Keep it clean To keep on […]
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Google has introduced a new feature to its flagship browser, which lets users download pages for future offline reading. No data minutes left? No problem The addition of a “Download Link” option within Chrome will let you save any link to be read at a later date. An additional feature is the “Download Page Later”
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WhatsApp has amped up security for its cloud-based backup service, shutting the door on potentially vulnerable communications. WhatsApp locks down Third party code-cracking service, Oxygen Forensics, recently boasted of their ability to gain access to iCloud accounts via SIM cards matching WhatsApp’s verification code generator. WhatsApp has now made public that they quietly corrected the
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Google has announced a new certification standard for ‘Street View ready’ cameras. Street View standards The new standards rate a cameras’ technical specs using compatibility with Google’s own Street View as the benchmark. Already, there are twenty Google certified 360-degree cameras prepped for launch in 2017. Four standards The certification standards cover four different functional
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Batten down the hatches: YouTube is testing a new design interface. Less is more The new design features a paired-back look with an emphasis on simplicity, intuition, and, according to a YouTube blog post, beauty. The design is consistent across Google platforms, including the YouTube app. There’s a Dark Theme intended to reduce glare. If
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While Instagram might get all the press, Facebook is throwing just a much gold at its other star app – Messenger. The latest update is a fun one: Instant Games. Power Up Instant Games is now available on Messenger and the News Feed on mobile and desktop. On Messenger there’s a new game controller icon
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It seems tales of Instagram’s victory over Snapchat have been greatly exaggerated. And that millennials aren’t quite as fickle as pop-culture would have us believe. To whit: a new study shows millennials are sticking by Snapchat, despite Instagram’s best efforts. Snap to it Instagram Stories, a clone of Snapchat Stories, has torn a big chunk
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Tech start-up Completed wants to make it easier to rank business professionals in your surrounding area. Completed competes with LinkedIn Rather than rate a company as a whole, this new service is looking to rank the individuals within in an effort to redefine the hiring and job search process. Following a month’s worth of beta
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Observant marketers may have noticed Google recently make these two subtle updates to their T&Cs. Firstly, any user creating a new Google account (for Gmail, YouTube, Maps), the wall previously separating user browsing behaviour and login ID has been dropped. Secondly, all advertisers using Google Analytics now have new capabilities with their remarketing
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Facebook is testing a new way to keep us chatting, and engagement levels healthy. It’s called “Latest Conversations”. Conversation starter “Latest Conversations” appears in the search bar, and displays public posts around topics users are discussing at the moment. These are updated in real-time. You can see how hot a topic is, thanks to a
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