Twitter's GIF game grows

02/08/2016 SMK Editor

Since its revival in recent years the almighty GIF has not lost any momentum. With Twitter's latest update, it might just continue to build on its success. Express yourself Native GIFs were first introduced to Twitter in June 2014, where prev ....

Messenger joins the 1 billion club

02/08/2016 SMK Editor

Facebook has been busy beefing up Messenger this year, with a near constant stream of updates, tweaks, and (generally speaking), improvements. Turns out its efforts have not been in vain. Messenger has just joined the 1 billion club, bringing Messenger into the ha ....

Stat Attack: Half of US and UK Millennials are on Snapchat

01/08/2016 SMK Editor

We've known Snapchat was popular with the kids (and increasingly, the oldies) for some time now, but the latest stats reveal just how hot the ephemeral messaging service is. Oh Snap An ....

Too much of a good thing? Twitter gets even more emoji

01/08/2016 SMK Editor

Love 'em or loathe 'em: emoji don't look like going anywhere soon. Case in point: Twitter has just taken delivery of another 72 emoji, just in case you didn't have enough already. Face time The new options were released to coincid ....

MarTech Mashup: Dropbox's new Business Tools

01/08/2016 SMK Editor

Dropbox has just released some new tools aimed at making working in the cloud easier for businesses. Badge of honour The Dropbox Badge for desktop ....

Go incognito with Google's iOS app

01/08/2016 SMK Editor

With the latest update to their core iOS app, Google gives iPhone and iPad users the ability to go incognito with their searches and lock them using Touch ID. Hide your searches from prying eyes Many users will already be familiar with Google Chrome&rsqu ....

Mid-Year Australian Facebook Performance Report 2016

29/07/2016 SMK Editor

Online Circle Digital has just released its Mid-Year Australian Facebook Performance Report for 2016. Through the analysis of 30 different industries and over 2600 Australian brand ....

Snapchat quietly launches Suggest

29/07/2016 SMK Editor

Snapchat has just rolled out Suggest, a feature that helps you find new accounts, and hopefully more followers. Suggestive search To access Suggest, go to the Stories list and tap on a user's name. This brings up a blue arrow, which allows yo ....

Messenger Account Switching arrives on iOS

28/07/2016 SMK Editor

Like to swap it up? Now it's even easier if you're a marketer using Messenger on iOS. Change is good Now iOS users can add multiple Messenger accounts to their iOS device, and switch between them at will. The update brings Messeng ....

Pinterest marketing matures with keyword search

28/07/2016 SMK Editor

As Pinterest matures into monetisation, we're about to see an expansion of its advertising offering to include keyword search. Pin the wheel on the bargain The platform is  preparing to offer keyword-based buying search to marketers, ac ....

How Amazon came to rule cloud computing

27/07/2016 SMK Editor

Amazon is many things to many people, but did you know it also owns the world's most profitable cloud services company? Beam me up Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched a decade ago, initially as the cloud computing arm of Amazon.com. Today AWS ....