Advertising Google Announces New 3D Ad Creation Tools and New Live and AR Ad Options for YouTube Google is looking to provide more advanced ad tools, with the addition of a new platform for creating 3D ads, and new AR and Live options for YouTube promotions. First off, Google has announced its new ‘Swirl’ 3D […]
Social Media Facebook reveals Libra cryptocurrency, with lofty goals Facebook Inc revealed plans on Tuesday to launch a cryptocurrency called Libra, the latest development in its effort to expand beyond social networking and move into e-commerce and global payments. Facebook has linked with 28 partners in a Geneva-based entity called the Libra Association, which will […]
Social Media Facebook Announces Updated Ranking Factors for Post Comments We know that more comments and engagement will equate to better organic reach for your posts within Facebook’s News Feed algorithm, as Facebook wants to encourage more of the same behavior, and keep users on platform for longer. So how does Facebook decide which order […]
Social Media Facebook Acquires Indian eCommerce Marketplace Meesho to Increase Operations in Indian Market The Social Network has this week announced that it has acquired Indian social commerce market Meesho in order to further expand its presence in the rising Indian market. The acquisition will enable Facebook to better connect with eCommerce opportunities in the […]
Social Media LinkedIn Officially Launches Photo Tagging, Adds Video Within Messaging This week, LinkedIn has released a blog post outlining a few of those smaller updates, officially confirming the addition of photo-tagging, while also outlining its new video messaging functionality. LinkedIn’s photo-tagging option has actually been available to most users since April, but the platform […]
Social Media Twitter is Now Testing its ‘Hide Replies’ Option Among Users in Canada Back in March, Twitter confirmed that it was testing a new option which would enable users to hide selected replies from their tweets, offering a new way for people to control their on-platform experience. Canadian users can now try out the […]
Social Media Instagram and Facebook Add New Features for #PrideMonth Instagram has officially announced its latest Pride Month features, with some new creative and functional tools to help support the LGBTQ community. The new color additions were actually spotted by reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong late last month, and provide some interesting considerations for […]
Social Media Snapchat’s Working on a New ‘Join Group Chat’ Sticker – Just Like Instagram Reverse engineering specialist Jane Manchun Wong discovered a new, in-development tool on Snapchat which would enable users to add a ‘Group Chat Sticker’ to their Snaps, which viewers would be able to tap on to quickly join a private group […]
Social Media Facebook’s Cryptocurrency is Reportedly Set to Launch Later This Month TechCrunch has reported that Facebook will release an overview of the specifics on June 18th, with the launch of a whitepaper that will explain how Facebook’s on-platform currency will work. The currency is now believed to be called ‘Project Libra’. “The digital token […]
Social Media Facebook Tests Another Layout to Promote the Various Facebook Stories Options Facebook seems very convinced that more people would use Facebook Stories more often if they understood the various creative options available, and could more easily find them in their posting process. Last month, reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong revealed that Facebook […]
