Social Media Facebook Brings 3D Photos to Android Devices Late last year, Facebook rolled out its group badges, little images and notes that appear alongside group member names within the comments section of group posts. Facebook has been slowly adding badges into Page interactions also, and expanding the signifiers available in order to highlight more […]
Social Media Google Outlines Proposal for Improved Data Transparency Measures in Online Advertising This week, Google has outlined the next steps its looking to take to improve online ad transparency, including measures to block digital ‘fingerprinting’, a more obscure tracking technique, and a new proposal for improved data transparency measures across the industry. In terms […]
Social Media Instagram Debunks Viral Hoax Regarding Rule Change in Relation to Photo Re-Use The claim that Instagram might suddenly change its mind and make ‘everything you’ve ever posted’ public, including private messages, is not only not happening, it’s not legal without a significant change to the platform’s terms – which you, as a user, […]
Social Media Facebook Finally Launches its ‘Clear History’ Tool, Starting in Ireland, South Korea and Spain Facebook has finally announced the initial rollout of its promised ‘clear history’ tool, which will enable users to see the websites and apps which send Facebook information when they use them, remove that information from their account, and turn […]
Social Media Twitter Launches 6-Second Video Ad Bidding, Providing New Options for Video Marketers Twitter is launching a new video ad option in the form of 6-second video ad bidding, which will see advertisers only charged if and when their video ad is in view for six seconds. According to EyeSee, which conducts studies of […]
Social Media Facebook is Removing its Group Chats Feature to Limit Spammers Facebook has announced that it’s removing the group chat functionality that it launched in October last year, which was designed to facilitate more intimate discussion between group members, separate from post comments. As noted by TechCrunch when the feature was launched, group chats […]
Social Media Facebook Adds New Booking and Reminder Prompts to Movie Ads Facebook is rolling out two new options for movie ads on its platform – reminder prompts for movies you’ve registered an interest in, and direct booking options to streamline the process. Now, when a movie ad appears in a users’ News Feed, they’ll […]
Social Media LinkedIn Sales Navigator will now surface more content for sales teams to share LinkedIn Sales Navigator released product updates on Wednesday, adding more features for discovering and managing leads, a redesigned Help Center and an integration with its content-sharing app Elevate. LinkedIn first launched Elevate — an app designed to help users curate […]
Social Media YouTube Updated its Algorithm in July, Upsetting Many Creators According to Bloomberg, YouTube updated its algorithm in early July to boost the visibility of “quality” children’s content. As a result, some channels received a spike in viewership while others saw viewership decline. This update is important to be aware of for anyone who […]
Marketing Hotels can now add services, amenities in Google My Business Google My Business added support for hotels to login to Google My Business and update the hotel’s services and amenities details. Google provides a summary of a hotel’s amenities that customers can view from Google Search and/or Google Maps. You can edit this information […]
