Facebook has just launched Riff, an app aimed at helping friends create collaborative videos – and even the next viral hit. Riff it up Facebook announced the news in a blog post. "Recently, a few Facebook employees stayed after-hours to work on a side project. "Our hunch was that if you could make videos collaboratively, […]

Facebook is not just a great place to broadcast about yourself and your brand, it's awesome for following different groups and upping your networking ante. So here are three Facebook Groups hand-picked for the savvy social butterfly looking to extend their networking nous. 1. Social Media Week Social Media Week is a wonderful way to

It seems Twitter just can't get enough of dabbling in TV. The platform recently launching a content discovery tool, and is now experimenting with a feature aimed at optimising second-screen viewing. Screen time Twitter is reportedly working on a TV conversation management tool that recognises when select users mention a related hashtag, character name, or key

Ever since the revelations of Edward Snowden and the Sony Pictures hack last year, online privacy (or lack thereof) is a hot-button topic. While it's not practical for us to employ military-grade systems to protect our data, there are some easy ways to help beef up your security.  One we're looking at today goes by

YouTube has just released cards, a new update aimed at increasing video interaction. House of Cards YouTube cards was first announced on the platform's Creator blog. "You can think of cards like an evolution of annotations. They can inform your viewers about other videos, merch, playlists, websites and more. "They look as beautiful as your videos,

In a move that hints at its e-commerce plans, Facebook has acquired online shopping curation site TheFind. Finders Keepers Facebook explained the move is intended to make News Feed ads more relevant. "TheFind’s talented team has built a successful search engine that connects people to products. Together, we believe we can make the Facebook ads

While it's long been a favourite of US and European users, over the past three years Yelp has steadily been building a solid fanbase in Australia and New Zealand. A great space for retailers and an array of B2C businesses, here's a deeper look into the mobile review platform. Yelpers Yelp was founded in 2004

Live-streaming video app Meerkat might have been the darling of this year's SXSW, but Twitter now has responded its own rival service – Periscope. Up Periscope Periscope is an iOS app that had quietly been in beta over the past year – until Twitter recently acquired the app for a reported US$100 million. Launched just last

Facebook has quietly rolled out an update that makes it easier for brands to hide negative comments. Thumbs up According to a report in The Globe and Mail, brands can now collapse user comments so they are less visible on corporate Pages. To view every comment, users now have to dig a little deeper by