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December 18, 2018

Talk Social: 18 December, 2018

Top searches of 2018 revealed Google has revealed its annual list of what people have been searching the internet for…

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December 4, 2018

Talk Social: 4 December, 2018

Facebook adds keyword blocking Facebook is testing a function that will let users block certain keywords from appearing in their…

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November 20, 2018

Talk Social: 20 November, 2018

Shopping is getting even easier on Insta Instagram is ramping up its social shopping options ahead of Christmas by letting…

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November 13, 2018

Talk Social: 13 November, 2018

Facebook Portal aims to connect all of our online lives The Facebook Portal device is adding to its range of…

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October 30, 2018

Talk Social: 30 October, 2018

More than nine in 10 searches now on Google Google dominates search to such an extent that more than nine…

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October 22, 2018

Talk Social: 23 October, 2018

Is Facebook finally winning the war on fake news? The amount of fake posts on Facebook has dropped by more…

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October 16, 2018

Talk Social: 16 October, 2018

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

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September 25, 2018

Talk Social: 25 September, 2018

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

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September 11, 2018

Talk Social: 11 September, 2018

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

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September 4, 2018

Talk Social: 4 September, 2018

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

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August 28, 2018

Talk Social: 28 August, 2018

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

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July 24, 2018

Talk Social: 24 July, 2018

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

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July 10, 2018

How England won the social media world cup

Ahead of England’s World Cup semi-final, Alex Morton looks at how a social media charm offensive by the three lions…

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July 10, 2018

Talk Social: 10 July, 2018

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

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July 3, 2018

Talk Social: 3 July, 2018

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

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June 26, 2018

Talk Social: 26 June, 2018

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

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June 19, 2018

Talk Social: 19 June 2018

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

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June 12, 2018

Talk Social: 12 June, 2018

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

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May 15, 2018

Talk Social: 15 May, 2018

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

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May 8, 2018

Talk Social: 8 May, 2018

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

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May 1, 2018

Talk Social: 1 May, 2018

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

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April 24, 2018

Talk Social: 24 April, 2018

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

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April 17, 2018

Last orders! Why Wetherspoons’ social media exit is right call

Jo Cross, head of client services at Democracy, looks at why pub chain Wetherspoons has decided to call time on…

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April 3, 2018

Talk Social: 3 April, 2018

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

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March 26, 2018

Talk Social: 27 March, 2018

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

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March 13, 2018

Talk Social: 13 March, 2018

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

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March 6, 2018

Talk Social: 6 March, 2018

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

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February 27, 2018

Talk Social: 27 February, 2018

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

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February 6, 2018

Talk Social: 6 February, 2018

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

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January 23, 2018

Talk Social: 23 January, 2018

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

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January 9, 2018

Talk Social: 9 January, 2018

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

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December 12, 2017

Talk Social: 12 December, 2017

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

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December 1, 2017

What is the role of social for your brand?

With the rush to be ‘on’ social having scooped up every brand in the land, the question now is –…

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November 28, 2017

Talk Social: 28 November, 2017

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

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November 21, 2017

Talk Social: 21 November, 2017

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

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November 14, 2017

Talk Social 14 November, 2017

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

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November 7, 2017

Talk Social: 7 November, 2017

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

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October 10, 2017

Talk Social: 10 October, 2017

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

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October 3, 2017

Talk Social: 3 October, 2017

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

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September 26, 2017

Talk Social: 26 September, 2017

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

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September 19, 2017

Talk Social: 19 September, 2017

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

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September 12, 2017

Talk Social: 12 September, 2017

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

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August 8, 2017

Talk Social: 8 August, 2017

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

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June 27, 2017

Talk Social: 27 June, 2017

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

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June 20, 2017

Talk Social: 20 June, 2017

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

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June 6, 2017

Talk Social: 6 June, 2017

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

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May 9, 2017

Talk Social: 9 May, 2017

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

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May 2, 2017

Talk Social: 2 May, 2017

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

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April 18, 2017

Talk Social: 18 April, 2017

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

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April 11, 2017

Talk Social: 11 April, 2017

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

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