Amazon expands its content-creation cred
It's been a long time since Amazon was a mere online bookshop. Over several years Amazon has spread its reach and ambitions into everything from e-readers (the hugely popular Kindle) to TV (the less popular Amazon Fire). And don't forget its ....
23/02/2016
SMK’s app of the week: Cubes
23/02/2016 SMK Editor
While cloud storage has made life easier in many ways, those digital skies can get stormy from time to time. Helping make your cloud journey smooth sailing is a new app called Cubes. ....
Number Crunch: Tumblr 2016
22/02/2016 SMK Editor
Teen and young adult audiences tend to be the most lucrative segment for many brands. And while many of these millennials are on Facebook and Instagram, most rate Tumblr as their preferred social network. Read on to find out more about this plucky micro-bl ....
Facebook updates app to allow Live Video Streaming
22/02/2016 SMK Editor
Facebook has rolled out an update to its iOS app that lets Page Admins host live video broadcasts. Are we live? The feature works from the ....
Twitter's First Look lets marketers pay to top the timeline
19/02/2016 SMK Editor
Twitter has debuted a new feature that lets marketers pay to get to the top of your timeline. #TopofthePops Twitter announced the feature, dubbed First View, in a ....
Annual Facebook Performance Report
18/02/2016 SMK Editor
Online Circle Digital has just released the 2015 Annual Australian Face ....
Skype call scheduling gets bigger and better
17/02/2016 SMK Editor
Here's a small but handy update for video conference callers: scheduled Skype calls are soon coming to Android. Calling in The feature lets users schedule as many Skype calls as their heart desires, directly from their Android device. Simply ....
LinkedIn takes a tumble
17/02/2016 SMK Editor
LinkedIn has started 2016 in less than stellar fashion. Despite punching above expectations on income and revenue, LinkedIn stock still tumbled 40% following its fourth quarter earn ....
SMK's app of the week: PixxFly
16/02/2016 SMK Editor
Keeping track of all your social accounts can be challenging in the age of Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Tumblr, Periscope, and all the others. Helping make sense of the social whirlwind is a clever little app called ....
Google ups its mobile game for marketers
16/02/2016 SMK Editor
With everyone now back from holiday and on-the-go, Google has released an update that makes it easier to access its suite of Docs products from mobile. Mobile mover and shaker Google has updated the way users can add comments and leave f ....
Twitter extends love to logged out users
15/02/2016 SMK Editor
Twitter is extending its reach to logged out users with a pair of updates aimed at bringing wayward tweeters back into the #fold. Reach out Twitter announced the new updates, a refreshed homepage and home timeline, in a ....
Master your metrics at Australia’s first MeasureCamp
12/02/2016 SMK Editor
While many brands have their social strategy and content plans down pat, far fewer are across all-important analytics and measuring ROI for all those tweets and posts. Thankfully if you’re in Melbourne in March, you can up-skill your data chops at ....