Snapchat catching Facebook for video views as audience triples since May
The number of videos viewed every day on Snapchat has tripled since May this year to six billion, catching Facebook fast.
Facebook offers ‘location aware’ ads 1ft from stores
Facebook ads are about to get even more personal, now telling marketers more about the people who pass by their businesses and whether those potential customers may have seen a brand’s ad on the platform.
Facebook debuts music sharing tool ‘Music Stories’
Facebook is letting people share 30-second song clips with one another via a new sharing tool on the social network.
New Facebook AI can describe photos to blind people
Facebook is working on new artificial intelligence technology that can describe photos to people who can’t see them.
Half of Facebookers watch videos on the site- report
With Facebook set to announce healthy revenues in their third quarter earnings call later today, new research from Global Web Index looks at one avenue that promises to be a key revenue stream for Facebook in the future – video.
Coca-Cola turns to social media to promote Christmas truck tour
Coca-Cola is embarking on its annual Christmas truck tour of the UK, stopping at 46 locations. But this year the soft drinks brand is focusing on social media to promote the marketing stunt.
Facebook targets emerging markets with Slideshow ad option
Facebook has launched a new ad option called Slideshow for marketers trying to reach consumers in emerging marketers who have slower Internet connections.
Top ecommerce tips: Actions are louder than words
Mike Weston, CEO of data science consultancy Profusion, discusses how retailers can use data science techniques to understand their consumers better
The Sun to scrap website paywall
The Sun will scrap the paywall on its website just over two years after it was introduced, after data indicated it had become the least visited UK national newspaper website.
Facebook ‘2G Tuesdays’ show mobile speeds in India to staff
Facebook is enacting 2G Tuesdays, a voluntary scheme where for an hour on a Tuesday morning its developers’ apps are throttled to 2G data speeds.