Google is working on a new version of Google+ for Android, which is said to be brand new and completely rewritten. According to Google+ engineer, Leo Deegan, the new G+ is set to be released within the next several days. While it will resemble the current app in appearance, it sounds like a lot of ..
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The Twittersphere yesterday erupted with outrage at the news: Pepsi was releasing “Lady Doritos,” a quieter, purse-friendly chip for women. It’s the type of mockable, scoffable idea that’s perfect for Twitter. And to be fair, consumer shelves have seen their share of half-brained, pink washed products designed to capture women’s dollars, often at a premium. ..
A new ad unit is coming to Instagram stories, as advertisers can now feature up to three pieces of media per stories ad. Stories ads will display multiple pieces of media in a carousel-style format, similar to stories you would see posted by any of your Instagram contacts. Users can tap through, swipe back and ..
Instagram continues to build on its popular stories feature with an update geared toward text-only stories. Now stories can be published without a photo or video. Type mode allows users to create messages using a variety of typefaces and backgrounds. Type mode can be accessed from the camera screen with an option under the record ..
Prominent Twitter users have collectively lost over a million followers as a result of federal and state inquiries into fake accounts. Entertainers, entrepreneurs, athletes, and media figures have all lost a significant number of followers. One thing they have in common is many of them bought followers from a company called Devumi. Twitter has vowed ..
Facebook has created a new policy which effectively bans ads for cryptocurrency, as well as other financial products. The reason for this policy change, Facebook says, is to honor one of its core advertising principles that ads should be safe. Ads for cryptocurrency are frequently tied to misleading and deceptive practices, the company believes. Facebook’s ..
Instagram is finally introducing a way for users to schedule posts in advance. Specifically, tools that utilize the Instagram Graph API now have the ability to schedule posts. Hootsuite is one such tool, and the company says the scheduling and publishing of Instagram content is the number one request from its customers. Tools with the ..
Live social video is all the rage, but it isn’t just something the social media marketers and brand managers should care about. Social livestreaming can boost your SEO, too – if you do it right. Freshness, dwell time, chatter. These are all important factors that can help your SEO, and they’re all natural qualities of ..
Despite the fact that he’s milked #BloggerGate for all its worth, Dublin hotel and café owner Paul Stenson doesn’t want the argument he’s making about the entitled behavior of influencers to come at the expense of the woman who prompted it. Earlier this month, a Facebook post by Stenson on the page for one of ..
Instagram is making its stories feature even more animated with a new GIF option. GIF stickers can now be added to any story via an integration with GIPHY. Users can select from hundreds of thousands of GIFs from GIPHY’s database to add as stickers. After tapping on the “GIF” button when adding a sticker, Instagram will ..
