Social Media 9 Underrated Marketing Tips that Turned Slack Into a Software Giant It wasn’t the next big thing we were expecting when Slack came into the world in late 2013. Team chat was already everywhere if you wanted it. HipChat had built a growing business around team chat, as had the Basecamp team’s Campfire. […]
Social Media How Social Platforms are Responding to the #BlackLivesMatter Protests Across the US With #BlackLivesMatter protests being held in various cities across the US, in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, social media platforms have also been adding their support to the cause. Here’s what we’ve seen […]
Social Media What is Section 230, the U.S. Law Protecting Social Media Companies – and Can Trump Change It? U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a federal law known as Section 230, which protects internet companies like Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet’s Google from being responsible for the material posted by […]
Social Media Facebook’s Zuckerberg says Government Censoring Social Media Not the ‘Right Reflex’ Facebook Inc’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, commenting on U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats against social media companies, said on Wednesday censoring a platform would not be the “right reflex” for a government worried about censorship. “I’ll have to understand what they […]
Social Media New Report Suggests Facebook Ignored Research Which Indicated That it Contributed to Societal Division Has Facebook made use more divided, and more likely to ‘take sides’ in political debate? It certainly seems that way, with ‘us against them’ tribalism now a part of almost every major discussion – even medical advice has seemingly become a […]
Social Media Yamaha Debuts New Social Media Remote Cheering System In Japan Yamaha tested a new way for sports fans to win the game against COVID-19 recently — unveiling a remote cheering system that could make stadium and arena seats sound alive even when they’re empty due to social distancing rules. The world knew the […]
Social Media Pinterest Publishes New Guide to Standout Video Techniques This may be my favorite digital content overview of 2020 thus far. This week, Pinterest has published a new guide to creating standout video content in Pins, which includes a range of tips and examples, and will definitely help to get you thinking about your visual […]
Is this the end of Influencer Marketing as we know it? According to Influencer Marketing Hub, the influencer marketing industry was projected to grow to approximately $9.7B in 2020. In addition, the number of influencer marketing-focused platforms and agencies has gone from under 200 in 2015 to over 1,100 in 2019. And then the world […]
Social Media Americans Use Social Media for COVID-19 Info, Connection Social media platforms have become saturated with coronavirus-related news, with 46% of social media users saying “almost all” or “most” of what they see is about the coronavirus situation and an additional 37% saying “about half” is. These results are from an April 14-20 Gallup/Knight […]
Social Media YouTube Select: YouTube’s New Premium Advertising Program Adds Connected TV Targeting YouTube has relaunched its premium advertising program, now called YouTube Select. The company made the announcement ahead of its Brandcast upfront presentation to advertisers next month. YouTube Select rolls up the program formerly known as Google Preferred and connected TV viewing into a […]
