Rise in private search engines DuckDuckGo, the search engine that promises total transparency and privacy for users, is achieving record…

Facebook ready to launch its own smart speaker Facebook is on the brink of launching its own smart device –…

Google making it easier to search data With data being the future of pretty much everything, Google is making it…

Rise of the CGI influencer The next time you see an Instagram influencer promoting a product or hanging out with…

Google issues new definition for ‘low quality’ content Google’s Quality Rater Guidelines have updated what the search engine considers to…

Is removing followers better than blocking? Instagram is introducing a new feature to give users the ability to control who…

Instagram Stories questions allow brands new ways to engage Instagram is giving creators of Stories a new way of interacting…

Shhh… Facebook to crack down on spoilers The days of scrolling through your Facebook feed to find Jon Snow is…

Why vertical viewing is the future on Instagram With 96 per cent of mobile viewing now done vertically, that is…

Reddit tests native video ads Reddit is testing native video ads, to run automatically when users enter the social platform….

Quicker social sharing of Instagram Stories now possible Brands posting Instagram Stories will now be able to interact quicker with…

New feature slides into Instagram Stories No one viewing Instagram Stories can have failed to notice its latest and immediately…

Story posts set to overtake newsfeed posting on social New research has revealed that Story sharing across social is about…

Facebook Live turns two Where did that time go? Facebook Live has celebrated its second birthday – and is firmly…

Rise and rise of Reddit Brands looking to explore new social platforms should take a look at the rise of…

Pinterest goes algorithm free Pinterest continues to do things differently from its social media rivals, with the introduction of a…

Users who #deletefacebook are getting final shock With the clamour to #deletefacebook growing momentum, users who are logging out of…

Why shoppers prefer Pinterest Pinterest’s rise and rise as a social platform where users like to shop has been revealed…

New business ‘blast’ tool trials on FB Messenger Facebook has built a new tool to further monetise Messenger. It lets…

Why are users creating a social buzz around Vero? There’s a social media buzz taking place as users fed-up of…

Business scheduling on Instagram It is now possible for businesses to manage their organic presence on Instagram more effectively, allowing…

Google to punish slow mobile sites in search Google has announced a change in how it ranks websites for mobile…

Facebook lists page posting frequency in search results Facebook now shares how many posts a day each Page publishes within…

Google tests fewer results on mobile search Google is testing a new mobile search option that reveal far fewer organic…

Amazon Go to expand? The test period for Amazon Go stores, the social and online to real world experiment which…

Why people mention brands on social – and what they expect in return A new survey has lifted the lid…

Studies show that longer content IS engaging Two new studies on video and social traffic have found that audiences are…

Google Adwords gives rise to the emoji search Traditionally, Google AdWords had policies against using emojis in ad copy, until…

Instagram adds polls to Stories Instagram has added a sticker option to its popular social Stories function that allows brands…

Snapchat introduces first augmented reality adverts Snapchat has pulled off a digital first by launching sponsored 3D lenses that allow…

John Lewis runs first 360 shoppable Facebook ad Fresh from setting up a flat in London that is completely ‘shoppable’…

Time for a social snooze Brands who post too much on Facebook chasing that all-important user engagement may soon find…

Does Amazon know more about us than Google and Facebook? Amazon has recently ramped up its advertising offering so that…

New privacy laws to impact social media giants Social media is facing its biggest ever shake up, with new privacy…

Google to stop scanning Gmail emails Google has announced that it’s stopping scanning Gmail users inboxes in order to serve…

Instagram trials new brand sponsorship disclosure In a move aimed at ending the blurred lines of influencers and celebs being paid…

Spectacles arrive in time for British summer Snapchat’s Spectacles have finally launched in the UK, but will they be another…

Here is the news from Facebook Stung by criticism of its social platform as a feeding ground for false stories…

Facebook now tracking social conversations for intent   Facebook Messenger’s M personal assistant is going one step further in its…

Facebook fights the social fakers Facebook has come out fighting (again) against fakery and spam on its social network. It…

Fact-checking labels brought in by Google to stop fake news The scourge of fake news across the internet, social and…

New tweetdeck could be coming – for a fee? Twitter is floating the idea of launching an advanced version of…

Revealed: Lives of the social influencers Everyone knows the term ‘Instagram influencer’ nowadays, but we still don’t know enough about…

YouTube launches pay TV service The latest step change in the way we all consume content could have arrived in…

Asda shares shopper data with advertisers Brands who supply to Asda will now be able to access shopper data from the…

Mobile audience wants to shop more via Facebook With more than one billion people accessing Facebook daily on a mobile…

Facebook fights the fakes Fake news has been one of the big talking points of 2016 – now Facebook has…