Facebook planning standalone AR messaging device ‘Portal’?
Facebook is rumoured to be launching an augmented reality video device this year, according to reports.
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Remote working debacle: The complex relationship between productivity, technology and working anywhere
A new report produced by Lancaster University’s Work Foundation and commissioned by Citrix, highlights the complex and often strained relationship between productivity, technology and work.
Golden Globes: What generated most social buzz at the TV awards? [INFOGRAPHIC]
After the 2017 harassment scandals rocked Hollywood, this year’s Golden Globes were under close scrutiny to see how the industry would respond. New data from 4C Insights looks at social media engagement, and why hashtags #TimesUp and #WhyWeWearBlack became so popular.
2018 trends: Consumers want improvement over digital innovation
Most consumers are actually looking for brands and businesses to improve their current digital products and services already in use before jumping on the bandwagon with trends that are generating most buzz in the industry, according to new research.
MediaCom develops automated outdoor campaign ads with Innocent drinks
Media agency MediaCom is launching an automated trading desk for digitally out-of-home ads, with innocent drinks the first brand to sign up.
Mobile to account for quarter of all media time in South Korea
Adults in South Korea will spend more than a quarter of their daily media time on a smartphone in 2018, almost the highest in the world, according to new research.
The 12 worst marketing fails of 2017: Pepsi’s protest blunder and Facebook’s tasteless VR tour
As 2017 draws to a close, we look at some of the biggest marketing blunders of the year. From Kendall Jenner’s derided Pepsi ad to London Dungeon’s Twitter horror story, there were plenty of mistakes from companies that should know better. Read on, learn from the mistakes and hope your team doesn’t make the list … [Read more…]
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.
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.
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.