SMK's app of the week: Signal 2.0

07/04/2015 SMK Editor

Ever since the revelations of Edward Snowden and the Sony Pictures hack last year, online privacy (or lack thereof) is a hot-button topic. While it's not practical for us to employ military-grade systems to protect our data, there are some easy ways to help be ....

YouTube launches Cards for increased interaction

07/04/2015 SMK Editor

YouTube has just released cards, a new update aimed at increasing video interaction. House of Cards YouTube cards was first announced on the platform's  ....

Facebook snaps up TheFind, be prepared for more ads

06/04/2015 SMK Editor

In a move that hints at its e-commerce plans, Facebook has acquired online shopping curation site TheFind. Finders Keepers Facebook explained the move is intended to make News Feed ads ....

Number Crunch: Yelp

06/04/2015 SMK Editor

While it's long been a favourite of US and European users, over the past three years Yelp has steadily been building a solid fanbase in Australia and New Zealand. A great space for retailers and an array of B2C businesses, here's a deeper look into the mob ....

Twitter launches Meerkat rival Periscope

03/04/2015 SMK Editor

Live-streaming video app Meerkat might have been the darling of this year's SXSW, but Twitter now has responded its own rival service - ....

Facebook clamps down on negative comments

02/04/2015 SMK Editor

Facebook has quietly rolled out an update that makes it easier for brands to hide negative comments. Thumbs up According to a report in ....

Instagram makes it easier to follow your favourite accounts

02/04/2015 SMK Editor

Instagram has just rolled out an update making it easier for users to follow their favourite accounts. Thumbs up Now users can create a Push Notification that sings out whenever their preferred accounts post a photo or video. To set up the Notifi ....

Report: Mobile and video ads booming

01/04/2015 SMK Editor

A new report reveals that the boom in online advertising over the past quarter is in large part due to the rise of mobile and video advertising. Record breakers The data comes courtesy of the latest Interactive Advertising Bureau's Online Advertising ....

Three mega measurement tools for Pinterest

01/04/2015 SMK Editor

You'd have to be living under a rock not to realise that Pinterest is about much more than pretty pictures. The image-heavy platform regularly tops engagement and conversion scores, yet many marketers don't measure more than repins. Happily, there& ....

SMK's app of the week: Cloze

31/03/2015 SMK Editor

While we'd all love a personal assistant, not all of us can afford have one. And frankly Siri still doesn't cut the mustard.  Falling somewhere between the two is a new offering from  ....

Twitter unveils Quality Filter

31/03/2015 SMK Editor

It's no secret that the Twitter timeline can be a busy place - something the platform is trying to address with a new 'Quality Filter' update. Quality not quantity Now select users are receiving the following notification when they log in to ....