Instagram takes on Vine with 1 second ‘Boomeramg’ videos
Instagram has launched its third standalone app, Boomerang, letting users create one second looping videos on their mobiles.
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YouTube takes on Netflix with $9.99 subscription service
YouTube is launching a new subscription service called ‘Red’ to rival the likes of Netflix and Spotify.
Europe’s ‘Internet Oscars’: Guardian, Vice and Eurosport among winners
The Guardian, Eurosport, VICE, Laundrapp, and Mario Testino are among the winners of Europe’s top Internet Honour at this year’s Lovie Awards.
Adblock Plus forms independent panel to decide ‘acceptable ads’
Adblock Plus is forming an independent board of publishers, consumers and advertisers to decide which ads should be allowed to pass its “acceptable ads” filter.
Global chat app trends: WhatsApp most popular in India
A global study of the digital attitudes and behaviours of 60,500 internet users across 50 countries, 55 per cent are on instant messaging every day.
Digital path to purchase: Influencing decisions before customers go in store
About half of brand purchases are not driven by a need to replenish, meaning that marketers with can influence the purchase decision before consumers get in the store, according to new research.
Facebook offers 3 new second screen tools for broadcasters
Facebook has launched a number of second screen tools including voting buttons, custom icons and a photo submission app, to help broadcasters encourage interaction from the new generation of ‘second screen’ viewers.
Twitter takes on breaking news with ‘Moments’
Twitter has launched a new feature dubbed Moments, offering the best tweets in a bid to take its social network further into the news arena.
Top tips: Does ad-blocking mean publishers need to reprise pay-walls?
With Apple taking ad blocking mainstream- how can publishers respond? Rob Weisz, CEO at Fonix, looks at why paywalls can offset advertising losses as digital readers become more savvy.
Ad blocking ‘biggest threat to digital publishers’ in 2015- AOP
Ad blockers, ad fraud, and clients becoming content creators are seen as the biggest digital publishing industry challenges, accordingto a new report.