Facebook gets festive with Birthday Videos

11/03/2016 SMK Editor

Facebook has celebrated turning 12 by announcing a new way users can share the virtual love: birthday videos. Hip hip hooray? The new Birthday Cam for iOS lets you post a 15 second video greeting to your friends ce ....

Three tools to up your Instagram Game

10/03/2016 SMK Editor

Let’s face it. Everyone loves using Instagram. It’s easy to use, makes our photos look great, and retains a defiantly un-tweaked timeline where interesting content, not ads, still dominate. However, the functionality of the photo and video sharing plat ....

Foursquare now shows which ads push people into stores

10/03/2016 SMK Editor

Foursquare has just launched a new product that tells brands which ads have successfully lured customers into their bricks-and-motar store. Walk ins The tech comes courtesy of a new product called Attribution, which Foursquare unveiled in a ....

Google Forms gets overhaul

09/03/2016 SMK Editor

Google Forms, Google’s solution for managing surveys, has just received a sleek update that includes a range of new templates intended to jazz up its questionnaires. Fo ....

Video blogging – does a commercial relationship need to be disclosed?

09/03/2016 SMK Editor

Video blogging (vlogging) – does a commercial relationship need to be disclosed? Yes!  A commercial relationship between a vlogger and a business selling a product should be disclosed, to avoid misleading consumers. In Australia the ACCC ....

SMK's app of the week: Tint

08/03/2016 SMK Editor

Helping put the "social" back in social media is affable new app Tint. Social hubs Tint lets you curate the best content from the major platforms to create what it dubs &q ....

OKDOTHIS gives you inspiration for your digital snaps

08/03/2016 SMK Editor

Are you managing an active Instagram account and looking for some fresh ideas beyond selfies and puppies? OKDOTHIS for might have the answer, using data to provide image-fuelled ....

Number Crunch: Vine 2016

07/03/2016 SMK Editor

Vine might not be in the same league as Facebook or YouTube, but it could be argued that the looping video service has changed the way we watch videos online. Read on to find out what's in store for the plucky platform in 2016.  Vine time ....

Periscope announces new features for brands

07/03/2016 SMK Editor

Periscope has just released some handy new features designed for brands and sun lovers. Fun in the sun Periscope for iOS now sports an updated stabilisation feature, meaning live streams now more professional. Broadcasters can now also add their local ti ....

Google Chrome gets real

07/03/2016 SMK Editor

Google Chrome for Android just got a lot more real - literally and figuratively. Let's get physical Google's Physical Web, the clever feature that lets smartphone ....

Facebook gets serious about Social VR

04/03/2016 SMK Editor

If we learned anything about Mark Zuckerberg during his two month paternity leave, it's that he really, really li ....