Tuneup We Are Social Asia Tuesday Tune-Up #369 9 Jul 2019 Instagram debuts two new features to curb the growing problem of bullying and harassment on the social network. The first feature, which started rolling out over the last few days, advises bullies to rethink about their message before the damage is done. The system uses artificial intelligence to recognise when text resembles the kind of posts that are most often reported as inappropriate by users. Then, it notifies the commenter about the potential violation, all before anything is posted.
Tuneup We Are Social Asia Tuesday Tune-Up #368 2 Jul 2019 Don’t be surprised if you soon come across ads while scrolling through Instagram Explore - the Facebook-owned app has ventured into marketing on the Explore grid, showing users ads once they’ve tapped into a post and browsed through similar imagery.
Tuneup We Are Social Asia Tuesday Tune-Up #367 25 Jun 2019 Needless to say, YouTube is home to the most toxic comment section on the internet, much to the company’s chagrin. It is a dangerous, dangerous place. So instead of making users read or chance upon this no man’s land, YouTube is now working on a new feature that would hide comments by default.
Tuneup WE ARE SOCIAL ASIA TUESDAY TUNE UP #366 18 Jun 2019 Written by Lee Ai Yun, Jeremy Lim, Tricia Lee and Ernie Sulastri Facebook’s Digital Wallet Calibra Could Be The Company’s Next Big Thing Facebook made an announcement this morning introducing its new cryptocurrency, Libra. The cryptocurrency will be managed by Calibra, Facebook’s nonprofit subsidiary which is launched to build financial services and software in addition […]
Tuneup WE ARE SOCIAL ASIA TUESDAY TUNE UP #365 11 Jun 2019 Written by Lee Ai Yun, Melantha Tan and Ashleigh Sim Instagram takes on TikTok with song lyrics. Instagram one-ups popular lip-syncing app, TikTok with the Music sticker. This new feature allows users to display song lyrics on their video Story that is synced to a specific music track. The sticker not just adds visual flair […]
Putting Our People And Culture At The Heart Of Global Growth 4 Jun 2019 Since Robin and I founded We Are Social in 2008, we have always believed that our culture is fundamental to delivering great work for clients and the overall success of the agency.
Tuneup WE ARE SOCIAL ASIA TUESDAY TUNE UP #364 4 Jun 2019 By Benn Tan, Monisha Kishin and Erasmus Williams Facebook Avatars — a belated answer to Snapchat’s Bitmoji Facebook has finally joined the customizable avatar playing field. If Facebook Avatars seems familiar to you, that’s because they bear a passing resemblance to Snapchat’s Bitmoji, and offer a similar amount of personalization. Launching today in Australia for […]
Tuneup WE ARE SOCIAL ASIA TUESDAY TUNE UP #363 28 May 2019 By Benjamin Oi, Clio Goh and Leonard Koh Grumpy Cat leaves a legacy The subject of one of the web’s most beloved memes, Grumpy Cat, passed away on 17 May at 7 years of age. Grumpy Cat (@realgrumpycat, 2.7m followers), whose real name was Tardar Sauce, achieved viral popularity in 2012 due to her unique […]
Tuneup WE ARE SOCIAL ASIA TUESDAY TUNE UP #362 21 May 2019 By Ernie Sulastri, Tricia Lee and Vivian Tan Note To Self: It’s Okay Not To Be Okay May is the month of Mental Health awareness. It’s the time to celebrate brands and creative artists that are helping with educating people on self-care and self-acceptance, as well as with sharing an understanding of mental health […]
Tuneup WE ARE SOCIAL ASIA TUESDAY TUNE UP #361 14 May 2019 By Shane Carroll, Vivian Tan and Ashleigh Sim Movie Stars Kickstart Release Buzz With An Emoji ? They float, Georgie. And with the sequel to 2017’s It remake taking flight this year, you can expect a returning wave of campaigns riffing on the film’s iconic red balloon. Starting with its actors themselves. Days before the […]
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