Facebook Stories goes public
No longer are Facebook Stories relegated to approved friends and family, now you can publicly share your Stories through public followers. We’ve never met, but this is my Story The Public setting found in your dashboard now offers ....
15/09/2017
Facebook launches updates for Video Re-Shares
15/09/2017 SMK Editor
Facebook now lets brands track metrics around video re-shares, including which Pages are re-sharing their content. Replays for larger audiences Following demands for more information on which Pages are re-sharing Facebook is providing ju ....
Traditional marketing on the decline, digital on the rise
14/09/2017 SMK Editor
Investment in traditional media is becoming less popular as internet based marketing trends towards being the dominant strategy for ad revenue. Internet killed the television star According to the UK based ....
Facebook to release first Video Chat Device
14/09/2017 SMK Editor
For the first time ever, Facebook is building a video chat device for home use, the first significant hardware product to be released from their Building 8 lab. Zuckerberg’s plan to bring users closer together The new device is rum ....
Pinterest ups its Search Capabilities
14/09/2017 SMK Editor
Pinterest is launching Pinterest Search and Lens on home feeds, in a effort to boost mobile and visual searches through the platform. Seek and pin with more efficiency ....
Are your apps spying on you?
13/09/2017 SMK Editor
When you install an app, you give it permission to do things on your device. It’s so ubiquitous that most folks barely consider: how much privacy is being given away? Is the risk real? Mobile endpoint security firm Lookout has discovered th ....
Discord video chat takes the game from Skype
13/09/2017 SMK Editor
Messenger app Discord—hitherto known for providing text and voice comms for gamers—has launched screen-share and video chat services. Compete Discord isn’t shy about their intentions. The tagline at the top of their ....
Google guidance for better ads
13/09/2017 SMK Editor
Google has released guidance for publishers to steer the internet into a less annoying place, led by better advertising. Avoid the an ....
WhatsApp's new features for Brands
12/09/2017 SMK Editor
WhatsApp has announced some a new app that will be music to many a marketer's ear. What’s Up? WhatsApp business, that’s what WhatsApp is planning to release a new app, creatively called WhatsApp Small and Medium Bus ....
Facebook wants to give your website a facelift
12/09/2017 SMK Editor
Facebook is adding meta-data to all links appearing in the News Feed, and websites will have to make sure their pages are inline with the new criteria. Flipping through the pages In its ongoing quest to curtain clickbait, Facebook will b ....
Lonely Planet App: Trips for sharing
12/09/2017 SMK Editor
World-renowned travel publishers Lonely Planet are launching their second app—Trips. Internationally, it’s already getting buzz as Instagram for travel enthusiasts. Insta-s ....
Facebook Groups discussion channels coming soon
11/09/2017 SMK Editor
Facebook has announced Groups for Pages, which will enable platform communities to hold forums within designated sections. Groups get special treatment Page Admins will have the ability to create special groups within a given Page, along ....