The ideal length for social media updates (infographic)
When it comes to writing content, the length of each post can vary wildly depending on which platform you use. This infographic from SumAll looks at how long social media updates should be.
Murdoch papers slam Facebook for ‘audience tax’ publisher deals
News UK, the publisher behind The Times and The Sun, has criticised Facebook’s plans to encourage papers to publish their articles direct to the social network’s mobile app, branding the move an ‘audience tax’.
Twitter revenues rise…but user growth slows and no profit in sight
Twitter share prices have dipped 10% on the news that its third-quarter results that show the social network Twitter added only 13 million new users and remains unprofitable.
Video viral of the week: Oreo unleashes Halloween ‘Nomsters’
To coincide with Halloween, Oreo created a cute stop-motion ad featuring a mad sceintist’s lab and his creations- the ‘Nomsters’. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
Facebook debuts 90’s-style chatroom app ‘Rooms’
Following the relaunch of its messenger earlier this year, Facebook has launched another standalone chat app for iOS and Android letting users create group chats around their favourite topics.
Hungarians protest world’s first internet tax
Demonstrators in Budapest yesterday protested against a plan to introduce a tax on Internet use, staging the first mass rally since Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban won three elections this year.
Ello gets $5.5 m funding to expand anti-Facebook social network
After securing 1 million users within a month (with 3 million waiting to join) Ello has secured multi-million dollar backing on its promise to provide an ad-free privacy friendly alternative to Facebook.
Mobile makes up 39% of display ad conversions (but Google and Facebook lag behind)
Mobile devices are shifting fromk and influencing medium to a conversion medium, accounting for 38.6% of display ad conversions during Q3 2014, according to new research.
Microsoft ditches Nokia brand in mobile shake up
Microsoft is phasing out the Nokia brand for its mobile products, instead calling its smartphones Microsoft Lumia.
Marketers increasingly choosing Facebook video over YouTube
Google’s dominance of the online video ad sector is under threat, with new research showing that the number of videos directly upload to Facebook could soon surpass videos linked from YouTube.