Facebook is going to be receiving location data from Instagram users, and not everyone's happy about the news. Trust is tricky Now that Instagram’s founders have resigned, Facebook has ben spotted playing with a new prototype for privacy settings. Instagram location history will soon belong to Facebook, which means GPS coordinates would feed information to […]
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Meet Nametag, Instagram's new feature making following people even easier. Safety in numbers For what could be considered a new direction for social media, Instagram wants to make it easier for users to meet in real life. Using the Nametag feature, users can see each other’s info in a new scannable format that can be
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Amazon t is teaming up with Snapchat to corner the market on the instant shopping experience. See it, snap it, buy it Snapchat has announced it will slowly be rolling out an entirely new visual model for product searching Amazon by scanning music, QR Snapcodes, or physical objects for instant online orders. Using any Snapchat
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Several new e-commerce ad options are on their way to Snapchat, as marketers gear up for a new way to sell. Christmas Snaps Along with new shoppable Snap ads, brands are able to import catalogs directly to Snapchat and instantly create product ads. According to a recent eMarketer report, Snapchat has 16.4 million teen users.
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Instagram is partnering with easyJet to get the best flight deals fast. Easy ridin’ A new search function within easyJet’s flagship app allows users to search locations with the use of Instagram pictures with a feature called Look&Book. At the moment Look&Book only works with Instagram, but will partner with other picture-sharing platforms, such as
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Facebook has commenced preparations to bring an interactive real-time map to help users coordinate events and meetups. Another crack at geotracking Facebook is tackling a total redesign of its Nearby Friends platform and replacing the list view of stating member locations with a new map grouping friends together by city. In the “quest to cure
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Just like Snapchat and Instagram, Facebook is following the trend of monetising users’ most favoured feature. Ads with a story For the first time, marketing is making its way to Facebook Stories in anticipation of more big name brands embracing vertical ad formats. Advertisers on Facebook will soon be able to book campaigns through Stories,
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It was only a matter of time, really. Yes, Facebook's building its very own set of AR Glasses. Virtual News Feed The news broke at Tech Crunch's recent AR/VR event in Los Angeles, where Facebook's Head of Augmented Reality, Ficus Kirkpatrick, confirmed the platform was building its own hardware. The move makes sense for Facebook,
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Snapchat is bringing out a new feature that makes the most of posts to create an entirely new kind of story. Snappy recycling Yup, Snapchat is allowing media companies to access public posts and create new pieces of breaking news, live events, and more. The new public-centric approach to advertising is being called “Curated Our Stories”,
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A new partnership deal has been struck at Toyota headquarters bringing new features to the car manufacturer’s city runabout, the Aygo. Music and photos Toyota’s ad agency The & Partnership has launched a campaign to show they know their younger demographic is using Snapchat and Spotify to bolster interest in the new Aygo. Snapchat’s AR
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