Facebook enhances its encryption

11/06/2015 SMK Editor

Facebook has just released an update that brings an extra layer of security to notifications and emails. If the key fits Facebook announced the update in a ....

Google+ launches Pinterest competitor

10/06/2015 SMK Editor

You can accuse Google+ of many things, but lacking tenacity is not one of them. After mixed attempts at grabbing eyeballs from Facebook and Twitter, the plucky network has launched a Pinterest-esque service  ....

Instagram now sending 'Highlights' emails

10/06/2015 SMK Editor

Instagram is in many ways an anomaly in the world of social media. A frenetically popular platform that remains largely ad-free, still allows brands to connect to fans without paying, and doesn't really market to its users. Being owned by Facebook doesn't ....

MasterCard gets in on digital dollars

09/06/2015 SMK Editor

When you think about electronically transferring funds the name PayPal probably springs to mind.  Now MasterCard is looking to get its own piece of the digital dollar pie. Pay off MasterCard is preparing to launch Send, a service that lets u ....

SMK's app of the week: Office Lens

09/06/2015 SMK Editor

Microsoft has thrown its hat into the scanner app game buy expanding Office Lens for iOS and Android. It&rsqu ....

Number Crunch: Instagram

08/06/2015 SMK Editor

Today we're looking at the charmed life of Instagram, everyone's favourite platform whose popularity shows no sign of slowing. Picture this Instagram now have over 300 million active users. By some counts that's more than Twitter. Of ....

Facebook finally gets GIFs

08/06/2015 SMK Editor

  For better or worse, Facebook's News Feed is about to get crowded with a new form of content. GIFs are finally coming to Facebook.  Get GIFing GIFs, the short form looping video format, can now be posted on the News Feed on the we ....

Twitter gives marketers more metrics to monetise

05/06/2015 SMK Editor

Twitter has just launched Audience Insights, a new tool giving marketers greater metrics into targeting campaigns. Tweet all about it Twitter announced the news in a ....

Facebook set to overtake YouTube for video sharing

04/06/2015 SMK Editor

Facebook is top dog in many fields: number of users, engagement, revenue and mobile. Now it looks like Mark Zuckerberg's social network is on track to overtake YouTube for video sharing. Virtual videographer Facebook launched auto-playing video ads i ....

Periscope distances itself from Twitter

03/06/2015 SMK Editor

Live video streaming is leading to polls when it comes to buzzwords this year – with Twitter-owned Periscope and Meerkat sloggi ....

Study: the truth about photo filters

03/06/2015 SMK Editor

Ever wondered if the type of photo filter you choose really makes a difference? Yahoo did, so it commissioned a study to find out ....