The new film ‘Netizens’ details the threats to life and livelihood women endure and what they’re doing about it. April 24, 2018 6 min read Untold numbers of women endure horrific threats and abuse online. The new film Netizens, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this past weekend, not only illustrates the problem but criticizes how little legislators ..
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Snapchat is giving advertisers the ability to sell products with custom augmented reality (AR) lenses, which users can add to selfie photos and videos. Shoppable AR lenses are currently being piloted by four different brands, including Adidas, Clairol, STX movie studio, and the developer of Candy Crush. When Snapchat users add shoppable AR lenses to ..
Want to effectively drive more ecommerce sales? Have you tried Twitter? Consider this: Twitter users shop online at least 6.9 times in a month, while non-users shop online only 4.3 times per month. Plus, 49 percent of female shoppers on the platform say they have been directly influenced to make purchase decisions after seeing Twitter ..
Facebook’s mobile app has been updated with some enhancements for Stories — an augmented reality (AR) drawing tool and Instagram’s popular Boomerang feature. Yes, that means Facebook is still trying to make stories happen on its network, but this time it finally has something unique. The AR tool is a feature that neither Instagram or ..
Instagram is reportedly in the process of rolling out a new feature which is similar to Snapchat’s QR codes. The new “Nametags” will make it easier to follow people on Instagram that you meet in real life, and easier for them to follow you back. Instagram will generate an image that is unique to each ..
With the rise of the web, people’s approach to making purchases has changed significantly. They are now aware of how important they are to small businesses trying to survive in such a competitive marketplace. And, in return for their loyalty, they expect you to provide them with the exceptional buying experience and they won’t accept ..
Instagram is in the process of building a tool that will allow users to export their data. The forthcoming tool will work similar to the tool offered by parent company Facebook, which lets users download everything they’ve ever shared on the network. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently confirmed that his company intends to comply with ..
LinkedIn has teamed up with Google-owned company, Tenor, to integrate GIFs into direct messaging. Tenor was acquired by Google only weeks ago, but continues to operate as an independent brand. It would appear that includes being able to integrate its services with products from other companies. Google utilizes Tenor to power its GIF search, which ..
Adam Mosseri, the Head of Facebook News Feed, provided a video walk through of how their news feed algorithm works. I then compare what he said to a Facebook patent that lists him as an author and find an interesting takeaway that may help you get your Facebook posts seen by the most people. Adam ..
With the latest update to Facebook Messenger users can now send and receive HD videos and 360-degree photos. While this is an upgrade from what Messenger was previously capable of handling, the “HD” video it supports only 720p. These days HD usually means 1080p or greater. Many of the very latest smartphones are even able ..
