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Twitter tests Time Out Corner for Trolls
In the time-honoured tradition of the school playground, Twitter is testing a virtual time out corner for naughty users. #Badboys Twitter has begun suspending users suspected of potentially abusive behaviour for 12 hours. During the tweeting time out, on ....
06/03/2017
Facebook tinkers with Trending Topics, again
06/03/2017 SMK Editor
Facebook is aiming to show a more diverse range of news sources with its latest tweak to Trending Topics. Read all about it Trending Topi ....
Martech Mashup: Adjust moves into measuring mobile
06/03/2017 SMK Editor
Analytics platform Adjust has overhauled its offering to better reflect the way we're now using mobile. Mobile moolah Adjust previously focused on tracking app installs for brands a ....
Facebook updates Anti-Discrimination Ad Policies
03/03/2017 SMK Editor
Advertisers using Facebook will no longer be able to specifically target demographics based on sex, gender, or “ethnic affinity.” On Notice Facebook recently found itself in hot water at the discovery of its long-adopted prac ....
Slack tightens its game
03/03/2017 SMK Editor
Building on its success as a project management app, Slack is moving beyond its project style platform to bring larger scale organisation to big companies. Beefed up security In what is being called the Slack Enterprise Grid, companies w ....
Is video coming to Tinder?
03/03/2017 SMK Editor
With its acquisition of Wheel, the dating app already responsible for 10 billion matches looks ready ....
Report: Gen Xers love social more than Millennials
02/03/2017 SMK Editor
While millennials are often considered the movers and shakers of social, a new study shows that Generation Xers are even more engaged. Rad! Totally Tubular The recent ....
Facebook to launch major update to NewsFeed video
02/03/2017 SMK Editor
Videos in your Facebook timeline are going to change. Autoplay sound, watch-and-scroll, and larger vertical videos are just some of the tweaks coming your way. Autoplay sound Until now, autoplaying videos in your Facebook newsfeed have been silent by def ....
Holo puts celebs in your lens
02/03/2017 SMK Editor
Holo is an app that uses augmented reality principles to realistically embed celebrities, memes and zombies into people’s personal photos and videos. Tango only…for now Slated for official release later in the year, ....
Shock Horror! Snapchat surges with over 35s
01/03/2017 SMK Editor
To some it's the mark of success. To others, a sign that a platform is beginning its slow descent into the dark depths of the less than hip. Yup, it looks like Snapchat is now most popular with those fuddy-duddies over 35 years of age. Oh Snap ....
Using Emojis to boost Instagram Engagement
01/03/2017 SMK Editor
What's even better than a successful Instagram post? One with emojis - at least according to a new study. Thumbs Up A report from Quintly analysed over 6.2 million Instagram p ....
Facebook gets LinkedIn-style job listings
01/03/2017 SMK Editor
Facebook has begun rolling out a feature that looks to compete with entrenched job search platforms. Apply Now Posting jobs on Facebook is nothing new—businesses have long shared listings on their pages. However, the new feature makes it a ....