Instagram revamps direct messaging feature
Instagram has revamped its direct messaging service with new features including shared images and threaded messaging, which lets users send content from their feed as a direct message.
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Facebook brings free education app to US schools
Facebook has launched a free education app for teachers that helps track students’ progress and makes it easier to create custom learning plans.
Match.com suspends all UK ads after malware warning
Malicious adverts have been found on the UK version of the online dating website Match.com, leaving users vulnerable to computer viruses.
Burger King makes ‘Peace Burger’ with smaller rivals after McDonald’s snub
Following a high profile rejection from McDonald’s last week, a group of chains including Denny’s, Krystal, Wayback Burgers, and Giraffas have come forward to take up Burger King’s idea of a mash-up burger for World Peace Day.
Ashley Madison ‘signs up hundreds of thousands’ despite hack
Hundreds of thousands of people signed up for infidelity website Ashley Madison in the last week, even after hackers leaked data about millions of its clients, according to the company.
LinkedIn shakes-up ‘boring’ email with new messaging feature
LinkedIn has revamped its messaging service, departing from its previous unpopular design that resembled email to resemble more modern chat apps.
Facebook gets a billion users in just one day
One billion people have used Facebook in a single day, founder Mark Zuckerberg has said, in the latest milestone for the world’s largest social network.
Top tips: Marketing with women, not at them
Marketing to women has traditionally focused on demographic groupings that just don’t work any more. Rebekah Mackay Miller is MD of collaborative marketing company, trnd argues why word-of-mouth marketing is now a critical part of a brand’s marketing strategy to reach women.
BuzzFeed strikes global ad deal with WPP
BuzzFeed has struck a partnership with WPP, in a deal that will give Martin Sorrel’s ad access to its proprietary data platform for tracking social content.
Burger King to McDonald’s: Let’s make a ‘McWhopper’ for peace
In a novel marketing stunt, Burger King has invited McDonald’s to put aside rivalries for just one day, and make a ‘McWhopper’ for World Peace Day. But all has not gone to plan as its larger rival has refused to bite the bait…