We've all been there – needing to get work done but then pops up a Facebook post requiring immediate attention, or a YouTube clip too tempting not to click. Now a new app called Time is here to keep you on track in 2017. Time's up Time works on a simple premise. You start by building your […]
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While it's been some time coming, 2017 might be the year 360 video finally comes to the mainstream social scene. Now Periscope's joined the party, supporting 360 video clips. Look around Users can now watch 360 videos from Twitter and Periscope on the live-streaming platform. The videos are labelled with a Live 360 badge, and
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Since launching in August, Snapchat-style Instagram Stories has been a hit, and is now used by 150 million Instagrammers. Now Instagram is cashing in on its latest win, adding business insights and ads to Stories. Metric moments Instagram Business Tools now includes data on Stories. If you've got an Instagram Business Profile, you can now
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WhatsApp continues its push for all things video in a bid to lure new users – and presumably advertisers. Look at this WhatsApp users no longer have to wait precious seconds for a video to download, before they can watch it. Videos can be streamed during the download process, making viewing more streamlined. Baby steps
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Want a new way of interpreting your company data? Lucky you! There’s now an app for that. Open Sesame Open As is a clever app that lets you instantly create an app from your business data. It works like this: Upload your info, for example an Excel spreadsheet or Google Doc, then let Open As
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It might have been something Jerry and George could have mused if Seinfeld was still running. Do emojis ever belong in the office environment? LinkedIn thinks it has the answer. Thumbs up In its Career Expert Series, LinkedIn has released a Dos and Dont's list of using emojis at work. First of all, LinkedIn recommends being
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Internet use policies for employees are commonplace, however these do not always deal effectively with how employees conduct themselves out of hours. There’s an argument that what people get up to in their own time is their business, but the prevalence of social media pretty much trumps that especially when something goes viral. Why have
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A defamatory Facebook post has cost a man his livelihood – and very nearly his life. What happened? Ken Rothe and his wife operated two motels and a rental apartment in Nambucca, NSW. In March 2014, David Scott wrote a Facebook post alleging Mr Rothe’s motels were used as relocation homes for paedophiles and ex-prisoners.
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Facebook is preparing to squeeze more advertising dollars out of its booming video offering: mid-roll ads. Intermission Facebook is giving select publishers the ability to insert ads after users have viewed the clip for at least 20 seconds. Eligible videos must be at least 90 seconds in length. The revenue from these ads is set
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Live streaming is a great way to broadcast your events to an online audience, and more brands are successfully using streaming to engage and connect with their customers. To get started with Live Streaming Firstly, you should make sure you plan for your live stream. Think about who is your target market, what type of
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