The 2018 Q3 Global Digital Statshot from We Are Social and Hootsuite says that around 44% of the world's population is active on social media, with the vast majority of them (40%) being active via mobile device. Overall ups There are 11% more social media users now than there were twelve months ago. In real […]
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Snapchat is currently finetuning a new feature that utilises your phone’s camera to help identify songs, item barcodes, and of course products. Snapazon? New coding has been discovered on the latest Android version of Snapchat that will allow for the identifying of objects and more through a new visual search engine. The feature can capture
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Very soon, Facebook users could be able to select their favourite expired photos and videos, lump them all into one mighty section and call it their Stories Highlights. Best of Sound familiar? Not too long ago Instagram Stories Highlights was added to the Facebook Inc. owned app and, as we have seen time and again, what's
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Snapchat wants users to take on Serena Williams with their latest interactive lens. Challenge the champ Users can play their very own match against the tennis legend using Snapchat's latest interactive 3D Bitmoji Lens. Users can compare high scores of friends, and even Serena herself reckons “It’s so fun because how often do you get to
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Facebook is launching a new ad format that allows users to sample products displayed in an ad, thanks to some clever AR technology. Lookin’ good The spots look like standard Facebook ads, except users will notice the “Tap to Try it On” option so they can do virtually just that. Clicking the option will allow
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As Facebook continues to make announcement after announcement, (not the least of which being Instagram’s IGTV), Snapchat is staying current with more intimate and geo-local Snap info. What’s it like where you are? Fun animations based on the weather your friends are experiencing can be seen when users zoom in on someone’s Bitmoji, revealing animated raindrops,
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A new genre of programming is coming to Snapchat that will offer non-scripted episodes featuring social media personalities. Doc + series As other social media platforms continue to add and experiment with new content mediums, like Instagram’s IGTV and Facebook’s Watch, Snapchat is determined to carve its own original programming. Whether unscripted proves to be
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Despite Facebook’s best efforts, the issues of privacy and fake news have taken their tole as users flock less and less to the social network to get their news. What’s up? More and more users are getting their news coverage from other Facebook owned apps like WhatsApp and Instagram, while Facebook’s news street cred diminishes.
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We’re not always our best selves online, so now Snapchat wants to help users do a bit of personal spring cleaning. Did I say THAT? Snapchat is finally giving users the power of deleting past messages in group and friend chats that may not have been all that noble or appropriate. Breathe a sigh of relief
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Snapchat working with SeatGeek is bringing the ability to buy event tickets directly through the app. Easy buyin’ Having previously tested e-commerce features since the start of the year, SeatGeek has become their premiere ticket vendor. The first to try out the new feature was the Los Angeles Football Club, posting a Snapchat Story along
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