Facebook Page Comments Liable for Defamation, Court Rules
Social media legal risks multiply with new ruling Australia’s High Court has ruled that media companies can be held responsible for defamatory comments left in response to social media posts. The judgement forms part of the D ....
12/09/2021
Facebook Unravels Page Verification for Facebook & Instagram
08/09/2021 Russell Hughes
Facebook explains the mythical blue-tick The coveted social media blue-tick has had social media users in a tailspin since its inception. The ultimate standard of making it, of quality, of legitimacy. However, for many years now ....
Email Marketing gets Squeezed in Apple Privacy Clampdown
07/09/2021 Russell Hughes
iOS 15 Spells Trouble For Email Open Rates & Automation Apple's war on data trackers has continued as iOS 15 tightens controls around user privacy yet again. If digital marketers thought the iOS 14 update was bad, iOS 15 ha ....
LinkedIn Stories Getting Culled In October
05/09/2021 Russell Hughes
LinkedIn pulls pin on Stories as it refocuses to video Another Story experience has fallen by the wayside as platforms finally realise that just because it works elsewhere doesn't mean it'll work everywhere (WhatsApp, are you liste ....
TikTok Partners with Canva and Vimeo
02/09/2021 Russell Hughes
TikTok streamlines creative processes with easy design tie-ups TikTok has partnered with Canva and Vimeo to help marketers build better short-form video content. Brands will now be able to build TikTok creative assets in Canva or Vimeo a ....
Instagram Opens Lid On Search Algorithms
31/08/2021 Russell Hughes
Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, explains how to boost Search rankings Following Instagram's recent breakdown of its algorithms for Feed, Stories, Reels and Explore, Instagram has lifted the veil on how its search algorithms work. Th ....
Instagram kills off "swipe-up" Stories links
26/08/2021 Russell Hughes
New Link Stickers take over the mantle from 30th Aug From the end of August, Instagram will kill off the "swipe-up" link in Stories. As of next week, the swipe-up feature is to be phased out and replaced with Link Stickers inst ....
Facebook Announces Facebook Reels Trial
25/08/2021 Russell Hughes
Facebook joins Instagram in short-from video war with TikTok Facebook's battle with TikTok looks set to continue into 2022. Following in the footsteps of Instagram, Facebook has announced that testing has begun on Facebook Reels. ....
Facebook's advertising "pivots to privacy"
22/08/2021 Russell Hughes
Apple, Google and legislators put Facebook on notice Facebook's days as a personal data powerhouse could be numbered. With Apple and Google continuing to make changes via their browsers and operating systems, and with the changing pr ....
LinkedIn expands messaging with Video Meetings
17/08/2021 Russell Hughes
LinkedIn launches new video meetings Is LinkedIn going to be the new Skype, the new Zoom, or has it missed the boat entirely? The professional social media network has launched its version of video meetings. Video meetings sit within it ....
Instagram tests new Shop Ads
15/08/2021 Russell Hughes
Insta Shop Ads testing across beauty, pet product, travel and home decor Another day, another piece of Instagram eCommerce news drops. In a further investment in that side of its business, Insta says it'll launch Ads within Inst ....
Pinterest expands influencer marketing features
12/08/2021 Russell Hughes
Pinterest joins Insta, YouTube, Facebook & TikTok in Creator Commerce push Pinterest is finally flexing its social commerce muscles, offering brands and creators new opportunities, in line with Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok etc. ....