Facebook is aiming to show a more diverse range of news sources with its latest tweak to Trending Topics. Read all about it Trending Topics now shows news stories based on an automated system. This means all users will see the same stories. Previously, Facebook curated news stories based on individual preferences and behaviour, and […]
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In the time-honoured tradition of the school playground, Twitter is testing a virtual time out corner for naughty users. #Badboys Twitter has begun suspending users suspected of potentially abusive behaviour for 12 hours. During the tweeting time out, only followers can view the rogue user's posts and activity. After half a day the ban is
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With its acquisition of Wheel, the dating app already responsible for 10 billion matches looks ready to heat things up by adding video to its seductive repertoire. Not just a third wheel Originally called Ferris, Wheel was founded in 2015 as a collaborative video messaging app. Similar to Snapchat or Instagram in many regards, it
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Building on its success as a project management app, Slack is moving beyond its project style platform to bring larger scale organisation to big companies. Beefed up security In what is being called the Slack Enterprise Grid, companies with hundreds of thousands of employees, with stricter compliance guidelines, will be able to manage Slack at
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Advertisers using Facebook will no longer be able to specifically target demographics based on sex, gender, or “ethnic affinity.” On Notice Facebook recently found itself in hot water at the discovery of its long-adopted practice of excluding ads promoting housing, credit, and employment opportunities based on one’s ethnicity, among many other discriminatory factors. The outcome
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Holo is an app that uses augmented reality principles to realistically embed celebrities, memes and zombies into people’s personal photos and videos. Tango only…for now Slated for official release later in the year, a Beta version of the Holo app has been available through the Android Play store since December. The Beta version that’s currently-available
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Videos in your Facebook timeline are going to change. Autoplay sound, watch-and-scroll, and larger vertical videos are just some of the tweaks coming your way. Autoplay sound Until now, autoplaying videos in your Facebook newsfeed have been silent by default, required a click to activate sound. With the latest video revamp, videos will autoplay with
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While millennials are often considered the movers and shakers of social, a new study shows that Generation Xers are even more engaged. Rad! Totally Tubular The recent Nielsen report reveals that Gen Xers (35 – 49 years) spend more time on social than millennials. The average Gen Xer spends seven hours on social every week,
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Facebook has begun rolling out a feature that looks to compete with entrenched job search platforms. Apply Now Posting jobs on Facebook is nothing new—businesses have long shared listings on their pages. However, the new feature makes it a core, dedicated service that is sure to have other search networks sweating. The new feature from
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What's even better than a successful Instagram post? One with emojis – at least according to a new study. Thumbs Up A report from Quintly analysed over 6.2 million Instagram posts from 20,000 business and individual accounts. Quintly found Instagram posts using emojis received 17% more Likes and comments, compared to those that relied on old-fashioned
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