Instagram debuts separate time-lapse app
Instagram has launched Hyperlapse, a new standalone app letting users shoot time-lapse videos, as the Facebook-owned firm continues to expand.
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Smartwatches to overtake tablet sales in 2018- report
Smartwatches will outsell tablets by 2018, as the trend for wearable technology takes off, according to a new report.
Consumers ‘trust branded content almost as much as editorial’
There’s some good news for native advertisers this week, with research indicating that just 2% more consumers trust content from publications (35%) than from brands (33%).
Twitter tests ‘Promoted Videos’ to take on Facebook
Twitter has begun testing video ads embedded into user’s newsfeeds, as the social network looks to rival Facebook’s recent foray into auto-start video ads.
Persil turns captchas into games with PlayCaptcha
To promote its new line of Persil’s Dual Action liquid capsules Unilver worked with AdLabs to create a fun alternative to the usual captcha verification screens.
Universities missing out on digital recruitment for students
Despite the investments made by universities in digital, there is still little evidence about how resources are utilised by prospective students as part of their search process; and whether they now outweigh traditional methods.
Voice calls to be replaced by instant messaging?
Voice calls are becoming more and more obsolete as the younger generation switches to text messaging or instant messaging and social networking for their communication of choice, according to new research.
Is virtual currency going mainstream? UK govt. mulls role of Bitcoin in finance system
The UK government is investigating the role that virtual currencies such as Bitcoin will play on the current (and future) global financial system.
Police launches advert replacement on illegal websites
The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) at the City of London Police has begun replacing advertising on copyright infringing websites with official force banners, warning the user that the site is currently under criminal investigation.
UK tech sector soars amid strongest growth since credit crunch
The UK tech sector enjoyed a quarter of robust growth from April to June 2014 with the expansion of business activity rising at its fastest pace since the onset of the financial crisis, in 2007.