Reports DIGITAL USE AROUND THE WORLD IN JULY 2020 29 Jul 2020 Author: Simon Kemp The global digital landscape is still evolving rapidly as we enter the second half of 2020, with the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic continuing to influence and reshape various aspects of people’s daily lives. Lockdowns may have been lifted across many countries, but many of the new digital behaviours that people adopted during confinement […]
Events Culture, entertainment, and everything you need to know about TikTok 23 Jul 2020 Our Global Communications Manager shares some of the key takeaways from our virtual TikTok 101 masterclass.
Events Unprecedented? Webinar Series 17 Jul 2020 If headlines have told us anything during the first half of 2020, it’s that we’re living in unprecedented times. But how unprecedented are they really? What aspects of this experience have been felt by generations before us? And how much will they really shape people, behaviour and culture moving forwards? Hosted by Chief Strategy Officer, […]
Reports Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on consumer behaviour 9 Jul 2020 We’ve launched Understanding Shifting Attitudes, Behaviours and Values - an in-depth social listening study, which maps out life during the lockdown.
TUESDAY TUNE-UP #441 30 Jun 2020 TikTok launches TikTok For BusinessTikTok has announced that it’s officially introducing a new brand platform called TikTok For Business, which will serve as the home for all its current and future marketing solutions for brands. The site will include access to TikTok ad formats – including its marquee product, TopView – along with a new e-learning […]
WEDNESDAY WRAP-UP #440 24 Jun 2020 GG WP EZ: End game for Microsoft’s MixerMicrosoft have announced that they will be retiring their video game streaming platform, Mixer, as of July 22 (after 0.2% YoY growth). Microsoft will be teaming up with Facebook, transferring Mixer’s streamers to Facebook Gaming. Mixer made a splash in 2019 when they poached some of Twitch’s biggest stars, including Ninja, for […]
TUESDAY TUNE-UP #439 16 Jun 2020 EU asks tech giants to report on fake news around COVID-19The EU has requested that US tech giants, including Facebook, Twitter and Google, begin producing monthly reports containing “detailed data” on how they are combating fake news about COVID-19 on their platforms. While the exact details and starting date of these reports are currently unknown, Facebook, […]
Thought Leadership VIRTUAL PRIDE: HOW THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IS ADAPTING CELEBRATIONS 15 Jun 2020 As we head into June – International Pride Month – our Head of R&I Paul Greenwood examines the impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ+ community, the role social media has played in helping the community stay connected, and the learnings for brands wanting to show their support during Pride Month, and beyond. The Coronavirus is changing the […]
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 […]
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, […]
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