Exclusive: Brands fall short of customer engagement and interaction, warns digital ad guru October 29, 2021 In today’s increasingly digital-led way of life, retailers, service providers and other businesses are digitalising more of their operations and dealing with customers across a range of channels, whether it’s via a website, mobile app, email and other messaging formats, social media, or even the old-fashioned phone call. But according to Daniel Homoki-Farkas, UK managing [...]
Swipe right for a job: Brits turn to dating apps for their next career move October 29, 2021 Dating apps are increasingly being used for networking and job-hunting purposes, it has emerged. One in 10 Brits admit that they turn to the likes of Tinder, Bumble and Plenty of Fish exclusively for networking or to find new employment. according to new research shared with City A.M. today. Additionally, nearly one in 10 people [...]
Snap chief says not all Big Tech is bad October 28, 2021 Snap CEO Evan Spiegal has said that Facebook has “a negative impact on society”, and tech companies need to think about the wider impact of their product.
Instagram influencer’s post banned for not making Primark ad clear enough October 27, 2021 An influencer's post promoting Primark products has been banned for not making it adequately clear it was an advert.
News platform Novara booted off Youtube October 26, 2021 Novara Media's Youtube channel has been deleted without warning or explanation, the media channel tweeted this morning.
Photo hoarding carries higher carbon cost than international flights October 26, 2021 New research today reveals Britons' hidden dirty data habits, with the nation’s trigger-happy social snappers contributing over 355,000 tonnes of CO2 every year through unwanted pics alone: the equivalent to the entire population of Chelmsford flying to Australia and back
Whistleblower says safety is cost centre for Facebook October 25, 2021 Frances Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook's civic misinformation team, appeared before the Joint Committee this afternoon, discussing plans to regulate social media companies.
TV channels bet on weather reports to pump up their ratings October 25, 2021 Fox News is set to launch a new app to stream weather programming live, 24 hours a day.
Facebook and Nick Clegg urged to disclose child sexual abuse after offenders used FB in 5,100 grooming crimes, claims NSPCC October 25, 2021 Police recorded 24 online grooming crimes every week where offenders used Facebook-owned sites in an attempt to target children for sexual abuse between 2017 and 2021. That’s 5,120 sexual communication with a child offences that have involved Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp since the law came into force in April 2017, according to the NSPCC this [...]
PayPal in talks to buy Pinterest October 20, 2021 Payments behemoth PayPal Holdings is in talks to buy digital pinboard site Pinterest. The companies have discussed a potential price of $70 per share, according to Bloomberg News. This would value Pinterest at around $39bn. The price would represent a 26 per cent premium to Pinterest’s closing price of $55.58 on Tuesday. PayPal’s shares were [...]