Pinterest launches ‘Interests’ mobile widget
Pinterest has launched a new widget option for iOS that lets Pinners choose their interests and have them served to their home screens daily.
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Nightclubs may be shut, but Clubhouse audio chat app thrives as mobile hangout
Last month, Clubhouse’s valuation hit $1 billion, with high-profile names flurrying to the platform, from celebrities, CEOs, entrepreneurs and musicians, and recently garnering even more media attention with Elon Musk’s recent Tweet that he would be talking live on the social media audio app.
Pinterest reports strong revenue growth
Pinterest reported fourth-quarter 2020 results, with strong user growth on the back on lockdown and Christmas activity.
Snap shares fall despite a growth in user numbers
The social media firm announced financial results for the quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2020. Fourth quarter revenue increased 62% year over year to $911m, with daily active users increasing 22% year over year to $265m. Fourth-quarter operating cash flow improved 21% year over year to $53m and net loss and adjusted EBITDA were … [Read more…]
The 15 best Super Bowl ads: Wayne’s World, Dolly Parton and Cookie Monster lift spirits
This year’s Super Bowl brought ads from Bud Light, Cheetos, Robinhood, Chipotle, Pringles and many more to a locked-down audience hungry for live events. We round up the best of the bunch for your viewing pleasure.
Guest comment: What is on the horizon in 2021 for social media?
2020 was a disruptive year for every sector, not least for influencer marketing, which brands used to reach consumers at the expense of print, OOH, and broadcast advertising. Mary Keane-Dawson, Group CEO of global influencer marketing agency TAKUMI, offers insight on the key influencer marketing trends of 2020 and her predictions for the sector in … [Read more…]
Blast from the past: Social network pioneer Bebo makes surprise return
Social network trailblazer Bebo is making a return to app stores this month, eight years after closing down due to bankrupcy.
WPP and TikTok strike global agency partnership
Popular social media platform TikTok has joined forces with WPP to give WPP agencies and clients special access to the short form video app’s capabilities.
Online community LoveCrafts raises $22m and acquires WEBS
LoveCrafts, an online crafts community, with millions of users across 140 countries worldwide, today announces the acquisition of WEBS, America’s Yarn Store.
Facebook beats forecasts on Q4 growth, but warns on ‘significant uncertaintly’
Facebook’s fourth quarter earnings were better than expected against a backdrop of growing political and regulatory challenges — but cited “significant uncertainty” as a problem for its massive ad revenue-generating machine.