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TUESDAY TUNE-UP #434

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, […]

TUESDAY-TUNE UP #433

Facebook beats Wall Street expectations in Q1 earningsDespite 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 than […]

TUESDAY TUNE-UP #432

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 […]

DIGITAL AROUND THE WORLD IN APRIL 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 […]

TUESDAY TUNE-UP #431

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 […]

WEDNESDAY WRAP UP #430

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 […]

WEDNESDAY WRAP UP #430

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: THE IMPACT ON THE GIG ECONOMY IN CANADA

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, […]

TUESDAY TUNE-UP #429

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 […]

DO THE RIGHT THING: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL IN COVID-19

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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