Report: Kids now prefer Snapchat to Facebook and Instagram
Fame can be fleeting. And fickle. While Facebook remains the biggest kid on the social block, a new report shows Snapchat is the platform of choice with America's youth. Snappy time The annual ....
15/04/2016
Facebook opens Instant Articles to all publishers
15/04/2016 SMK Editor
Until recently, Facebook’s super-slick Instant Article format was only available to select Facebook publishers. Now, having worked out the kinks, they’ve opened up Instant Article publishing to everyone. Hey, good looking Facebook’s Ins ....
Facebook turns out the heat on fake profiles
14/04/2016 SMK Editor
Facebook might be nudging 1.6 billion users, but that doesn't mean all of these are bona-fide accounts. Something the social network is looking to address as it clamps down on phoney profiles. Fakebook? Facebook is reportedly working on a new ....
YouTube gets in on Live streaming with Connect
14/04/2016 SMK Editor
No stranger to live video content, YouTube will soon open streaming up to the masses with a social media friendly app. As Twitter's early riser Periscope attempts to become an industry standard and Facebook slowly builds out its Live video service, YouTube doe ....
Report: TV viewers on Twitter have better ad recall
13/04/2016 SMK Editor
Who says watching TV isn't great for stimulating your grey matter? Indeed, new research from Twitter reveals that TV viewers have superior rates of ad recall. Couch not slouch potato Twitter announced the news in a ....
Snapchat surges to become a US No. 1 hit
13/04/2016 SMK Editor
Success can be fleeting – just ask Snapchat. For a couple of hours in late March, the popular social app was the No. 1 free iPhone app in the USA, overtaking rival Facebook's app, and its Messenger and Instagram products. It's a long way to ....
Swarm updates for brands
12/04/2016 SMK Editor
Foursquare has just released Swarm 4.0, an overhaul of the app that includes plenty of goodies for users and brands. Swarm on this Swarm is the spin-off app from Foursquare, and allow ....
SMK's app of the week: SignEasy
12/04/2016 SMK Editor
While most of our business transactions can be handled electronically, signatures remain stubbornly hard to nudge online. So if you're sick of printing out documents, signing and scanning them - look no further than ....
MarTech Monday: Todoist amps up for Android
11/04/2016 SMK Editor
Popular task-management app Todoist has already had a busy 2016. Earlier this year it overhauled its iOS offering, now it's followed suit for Android with the release of ....
Apple Pay is coming...probably
11/04/2016 SMK Editor
They say good things come to those who wait. Apple fans might get all their Christmases at once, if reports that Apple Pay is rolling out globally are true. Pay to play ....
Number Crunch: Yelp 2016
11/04/2016 SMK Editor
While Facebook might be slowly closing in on the location game, Yelp's been doing it longer than most. Today we're taking a closer look at the plucky geo-location app and social network. Yelp all about it Yelp was founded in 2004 by forme ....
Google iOS keyboard in the works
08/04/2016 SMK Editor
While Google has never shied away from building its apps and services for iOS, some have taken time to appear on iPhones and iPads around the world. Almost 18 months after Apple introduced third-party keyboards with iOS 8, Google is reportedly set to release a key ....