Air New Zealand uses Google Pixel to help with translation
Air New Zealand is turning to technology to tackle the language barriers that often arise during travel.
Author: Robin Langford
Snapchat debuts sponsored animated filters for brands
Snapchat has updated its new Animated Filters feature with a new commercial option, letting brands created their own augmented reality filters on the chat app.
Universal Music lets users upload songs to Facebook
Facebook and Universal Music Group (UMG) have signed a new kind of licensing deal that will let users upload songs in videos.
Odd news: The 12 weirdest digital stories of 2017
From back-flipping robots to one teen’s Twitter quest for free nuggets, technology took us in some strange directions during 2017. In this special article, we celebrate the 12 weirdest news stories of the year.
YouTube Rewind 2017: Despacito, Ed Sheeran and BBC’s interview blooper
YouTube has released its Rewind video to mark the end of this year, putting together this year’s most popular videos and memes into one seven-minute video.
Top Google searches of the year: Hurricane Irma, Meghan Markle and Fidget Spinners
Hurricane Irma, Meghan Markle and Fidget Spinners were among the most popular global searches of 2017, according to Google.
The year in review: The 17 biggest digital trends of 2017
2017 was another big year for digital marketing, with the rise of Blockchain, voice search going mainstream and AI getting (scarily) smarter. This was the year that Facebook went VR, Android overtook Windows and a virtual cat craze nearly broke a cryptocurrency market. In this special report, we’ve identified 17 of the biggest trends of … [Read more…]
EU rules Uber ‘is a taxi service and can be regulated as such’
An EU court has ruled that ride hailing phone app Uber is a taxi service and can be regulated as such.
Worldwide Instagram users continue to grow
Facebook-owned Instagram will be used by nearly one in four smartphone users worldwide this year, according to eMarketer’s first-ever global forecast of the photo- and video-sharing social platform, released this week.
Top email Christmas campaigns: Aldi and Asda lead the way
Asda has won the Christmas battle of the inbox and Aldi topped a separate consumer study for its ability to engage shoppers on a personal level with advertising and marketing, according to new research.