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

Welcome to the era of browser fingerprinting Tracking users around the internet, even if they use different browsers, is more…

Pirates to be sunk by search giants Google and Microsoft have agreed to join forces in a search-led fight against…

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

Spam off the menu for Google Google has updated its algorithm once more in a fresh punishment to spammers. The…

  Annual filters launched by Snapchat Snapchat geofilters are an inexpensive way for smaller brands to get on to social…

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

Google search results change to reflect real time Google has altered its desktop search algorithm, to display results more prominently from…

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

Facebook launches Snapchat-style filters If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, Snapchat must be blushing at the number…

No queues at Amazon’s new supermarket Amazon has unveiled its supermarket of the future – one without tills, barcode scanners,…

Facebook to focus on search in 2017 Facebook’s domination of our online time is leading it to shape up to…

Snapchat goes geo Companies seeking to make use of Snapchat’s geofilters will be interested in the news that Snapchat can now…

‘Social reviews’ now on Pinterest Brands on Pinterest will be alerted by the introduction of a new feature that allows…

Fewer Facebook ads – at higher cost Facebook has warned that it has reached peak advertising when it comes to…

Where next for Vine’s top influencers? The closure of the Vine video app has seen many of the platform’s top…

Social word of mouth is a big influence on Facebook Facebook wants to add another layer to the personal information…

The social media traits that make brands anti social What are the most annoying things that brands do on social…

Facebook’s off to work After a lot of buzz about its arrival, Facebook is finally going to launch Facebook At…

Spammers beware – Penguin 4.0 is here Last week’s Talk Social hinted that this might be about to happen –…

YouTube goes social YouTube has moved into social networking with the launch of YouTube Community. The feature allows users to…

Google update – but it’s not Penguin 4.0 Google has tweaked its search algorithm at the weekend, with sites reporting…

Facebook speeds up mobile ads Facebook has introduced a new feature to speed up the servicing of ads on its…

Google drops ‘mobile friendly’ label Google is dropping ‘mobile friendly’ from its search results after revealing that 85 per cent…

Pinterest Video Ads Pinterest this week introduced promoted videos onto their advertising platform to further the offering they have. Promoted…

Now Facebook wants to dominate search Having already secured a tight grip on the digital advertising market through newsfeed ads…

Celebs get power to block trolls Instagram has handed high profile users the power to block digital trolls. The social…

Facebook aims for greater post impact Two small, yet significant, new features in social media are being tested on Facebook….

Secret, disappearing conversations launching on Facebook Facebook is having another go at trying to copy Snapchat’s success with a new…

Friends first on Facebook It seems Facebook is changing its news feed algorithm weekly these days – and the latest…

Listen – are you ready for voice search? New research by Northstar has shown that voice searches now account for…

Facebook now tracking which shops you visit Facebook can now show retailers if an ad served to a user on mobile…

Microsoft buys LinkedIn for $26 billion What’s the value of a business network? If you’re Microsoft it’s $26 billion –…

Online trends revealed The influential Mary Meeker, American venture capitalist and spotter of internet trends, has released her 2016 predictions….

Consumers holding back from buying on social New data has shown consumers have little appetite for buy buttons on social…

Why Facebook users ‘like’ summer Facebook posting and engagement goes up in the summer months, according to the social network’s…

Adblockers force Google to define ‘acceptable’ ads Google is reported to be drawing up an ‘acceptable ads’ policy in response…

Facebook releases conversation data Facebook has released the first of a new monthly series of reports called ‘Topics To Watch’…

Quality, not quantity, rules on Facebook Brands chasing clicks, shares and comments on their Facebook pages may suffer from the…

Google cracks down on links for free products Google has begun penalising brands and bloggers who offer goods or services in…

WordPress launches FB Instant Articles plug-in Brands and bloggers who run WordPress sites will be massively excited by the news that there…

Chat apps are the new browsers More analysis has been carried out into how Generation Z, that elusive teen and early…

The death of brands on Instagram? Brands who are enjoying high levels of engagement and community growth on Instagram, might…

Google tests posting in live search Google is testing a new product called ‘posts’ that could have far-reaching implications for search….

Media giants ban adblockers Two of the UK’s major news publishers, Trinity Mirror and The Telegraph, have gone to war…