News TUESDAY TUNE-UP #435 19 May 2020 Facebook looks to buy Giphy for $400 millionFacebook has announced that it is buying popular GIF-making and sharing website Giphy for a reported price of $400 million. As part of the new deal, Facebook plans to integrate the massive GIF library into Instagram and more of its apps, with Giphy living on as part of the […]
News TUESDAY TUNE-UP #434 12 May 2020 Fact-checking chatbot comes to WhatsAppWe can’t deal with any more fake news. So, the International Fact-Checking Network (a real organisation that isn’t Google, FYI) stepped in last week and launched a WhatsApp chatbot to help connect app users with global fact-checking authorities. Misinformation will be squashed as users submit information for locally-based fact checkers to, well, […]
News TUESDAY-TUNE UP #433 5 May 2020 Facebook beats Wall Street expectations in Q1 earnings Despite the growth of Facebook’s ad business slowing due to the coronavirus pandemic, the social network beat Wall Street expectations on revenue, reporting $17.74 billion (up 17% year-over-year) in Q1. Monthly active users on Facebook were up to 2.6 billion, beating expectations of 2.55 billion. And more […]
News TUESDAY TUNE-UP #432 28 Apr 2020 Facebook Gaming releases stand-alone Android appAspiring gaming streamers, Facebook wants to make your dreams a (virtual) reality. After beginning the roll-out of the Gaming tab on the platform last March, they’ve released a stand-alone app version of the feature on the Google Play store, which allows for live streaming gameplay without third party devices. Per Facebook Gaming […]
Special reports DIGITAL AROUND THE WORLD IN APRIL 2020 23 Apr 2020 Written by Simon Kemp The world has changed dramatically over the first three months of 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic impacting almost every aspect of our lives. These changes have been clearly evident in the world’s digital behaviours too, especially as billions of people turn to connected devices to help them cope with life and […]
News TUESDAY TUNE-UP #431 21 Apr 2020 Facebook adds ‘Care’ Reaction buttonMany of us know the emotional components of sadness, irritability, emptiness and exhaustion. Sometimes it’s just a little action, a non-verbal gesture, that can make us feel connected and understood. Enter Facebook with its’ new ‘Care’ reaction button. Over the course of this week, Facebook is due to update its Reactions options […]
News WEDNESDAY WRAP UP #430 15 Apr 2020 Facebook Gaming provides early access to Tournaments featureFacebook Gaming has provided users with early access to its Tournaments feature, which allows gamers to livestream tournaments and create, play and watch competitions all on one primary hub. Creators are also given the option to use tournaments in support of important causes via Facebook Gaming’s charity live-streaming […]
In Lockdown IN LOCKDOWN: THE IMPACT ON THE GIG ECONOMY IN CANADA 9 Apr 2020 It’s well known that constraints breed creativity. Make those constraints financial – a weakened economy, looming job losses, underemployment – and people turn that creativity into income. A global pandemic and our current lockdown poses the most unique constraint to financial viability yet. And for the 1.7 million Canadians who participate in the gig economy, […]
News TUESDAY TUNE-UP #429 7 Apr 2020 Facebook launches new COVID-19 Community Help hubAs part of their ongoing COVID-19 efforts, Facebook have expanded their Community Hub with a new feature. First launched in 2017, the Community Hub helps users who have faced man-made, accidental and natural disasters. Now, the new feature allows Facebook users to request or offer help to those impacted by the […]
Special reports DO THE RIGHT THING: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL IN COVID-19 7 Apr 2020 If this period has taught us anything it’s that people want to help however they can. On both a local and global scale, people are showing up for each other – just look at everyone wishing Owen a happy 101st. Many brands are doing the same; retailers are moving outside their remit to create tools for healthcare heroes and funds […]
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