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December 19, 2017

Talk Social: 19 December 2017

Fighting engagement bait on Facebook It comes as little surprise that people have fed back to Facebook saying they despise…

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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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October 31, 2017

Talk Social: 31 October, 2017

Instagram unveils Go Live With A Friend Instagram has launched a new feature called Go Live With A Friend, which…

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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 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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September 5, 2017

Talk Social: 5 September, 2017

Cortana and Alexa  now speaking to each other Amazon and Microsoft’s digital assistants are teaming up, allowing users to access…

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August 29, 2017

Talk Social: 29 August, 2017

Amazon woos more social influencers The social influence of those with large and targeted followings continues to grow. Amazon has…

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August 16, 2017

Talk Social: 16 August, 2017

YouTube gets chatty with in-app messaging feature    This week, both Android and iOS YouTube apps got a major new…

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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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August 1, 2017

Talk Social: 1 August, 2017

Facebook bots invent their own language News that Facebook’s latest artificial intelligence chatbots have developed their own language has been…

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July 25, 2017

Talk Social: 25 July, 2017

Hot stuff: Why everyone’s excited about Snapchat’s dancing frankfurter Has everyone seen Snapchat’s dancing hotdog? The little animated AR character…

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July 18, 2017

Talk Social: 18 July, 2017

KabaQ dishes up AR menu experience  The days of social food envy in a restaurant – when one person at…

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July 11, 2017

Talk Social: 11 July, 2017

Google funds robot reporters Having spearheaded the online revolution that placed the future of the regional and local media under…

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July 4, 2017

Talk Social: 4 July, 2017

Public not turning for the voice People are still to be convinced of the benefits of voice search, according to new…

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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 12, 2017

Talk Social: 13 June, 2017

Apple finds a new home Apple has taken a while to enter the home assistant market, despite every iPhone user…

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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 30, 2017

Talk Social: 30 May, 2017

Smartphone cameras now search tools Google has unveiled new technology to turn every smartphone camera into a search tool. Google…

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May 16, 2017

Talk Social: 16 May, 2017

Voice control now comes with a screen The future of internet search is the voice – but Amazon is hedging its…

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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 25, 2017

Talk Social: 25 April, 2017

Media backlash hits Facebook Facebook is so dominant as an advertising vehicle, media distributor and social network that a backlash…

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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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April 4, 2017

Talk Social: 4 April, 2017

What’s the story? Facebook continue to expand its offer inspired by core features from their competitors. This week saw the expansion…

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March 28, 2017

Talk Social: 28 March, 2017

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

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March 14, 2017

Talk Social: 14 March, 2017

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

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March 7, 2017

Talk Social: 7 March, 2017

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

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February 28, 2017

Talk Social: 28 February, 2017

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

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February 21, 2017

Talk Social: 21 February, 2017

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

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February 14, 2017

Talk Social: 14 February, 2017

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

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February 7, 2017

Talk Social: 7 February, 2017

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

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January 31, 2017

Talk Social: 31 January, 2017

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

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January 10, 2017

Talk Social: 10 January, 2017

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

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November 29, 2016

Talk Social: 29 November, 2016

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

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November 22, 2016

Talk Social: 22 November, 2016

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

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November 15, 2016

Talk Social: 15 November, 2016

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

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November 1, 2016

Talk Social: 1 November, 2016

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

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October 25, 2016

Talk Social: 25 October, 2016

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

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October 11, 2016

Talk Social: 11 October, 2016

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

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October 4, 2016

Talk Social: 4 October, 2016

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

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September 27, 2016

Talk Social: 27 September, 2016

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

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September 20, 2016

Talk Social: 20 September, 2016

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

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