Facebook’s first temporary ‘Reaction’: Say it with flowers on Mother’s Day
It was Mother’s Day in over 80 countries on Sunday, and Facebook used the occasion to roll out its first temporary reaction- a flower to send to mums around the world.
10-year old who hacked Instagram wins $10,000 prize
A 10-year-old hacker has been awarded thousands of dollars for breaking into Instagram – a service he’s too young even to use.
Right to reply: New Day collapse- a brave (but misguided) step
This week saw the first print newspaper fold after just nine weeks. Justin Taylor, UK MD at Teads looks at the lessons for the media industry.
Instagram debuts video carousel ads
Instagram has launched video carousel ads, with Airbnb, Taco Bell and Macy’s among the first brands to sign up to the new interactive format.
Content across continents: Maximising the reach of your B2B communications
Here’s the content conundrum in a nutshell: one minute you didn’t have it and struggled to get any message out to your target audience let alone a consistent message; now you are awash with it – and still struggle to get a consistent message out to your target audience. Simon Woolley, engagement specialist at press … [Read more…]
Brazil bans WhatsApp for 72 hours
Brazil’s five major operators have been asked by a judge in the state of Sergpipe to block WhatsApp for 72 hours because it did not hand over information in a criminal investigation.
Google CEO predicts end of physical computers in an “AI-first world”
Google’s vision of the future is one where physical computes are replaced by a smart assistant that follows you everywhere, according to its CEO.
Snapchat goes to the Olympics: NBC to broadcast Live Stories to sports fans
Snapchat is teaming up with NBC for the upcoming 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro this summer, in a major deal that could propell the youth-centric social media app to a wider global audience.
Twitter ad spend drops (but user growth returns)
Twitter has released a mixed earnings report for the first quarter of 2016, as the social network struggles to com[pete with larger rival Facebook.
Facebook profits triple as mobile ads smash expectations
Facebook shares have jumped after reporting a tripling of first quarter profits from a year earlier to $1.51bn, boosted by a huge increase in mobile.