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August 19, 2020

Reels v TikTok

It’s been two weeks since Reels – Instagram’s new short-form video platform – was made available in over 50 countries,…

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March 26, 2020

Steering brands through crisis is all about purpose

At the beginning of 2020, before Coronavirus, social distancing and self-isolating were the most used words in the English language,…

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March 13, 2020

The Rise of Podcasts

Podcasting was coined back in 2004 by journalist Ben Hammersly, who worked at The Guardian, by merging ‘iPod’ and ‘Broadcast’…

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September 4, 2019

Apprenticeships or University…

Nowadays there seems to be so much pressure from a young age about what route people take when it comes…

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July 23, 2019

Building a Brand Aesthetic

Whether you are trying to improve your company’s social media, perfect your client’s Instagram feed, or develop your own personal…

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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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October 9, 2018

Talk Social: 9 October, 2018

Facebook finding a way around ad blockers Facebook is enabling first party cookie tracking, which will work around browsers that…

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October 2, 2018

Talk Social: 2 October, 2018

Amazon’s new star attraction Amazon is continuing to open bricks and mortar stores with a new shop that blurs the…

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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 18, 2018

Talk Social: 18 September, 2018

Canvas is now Instant Experience Lots of Facebook news this week. First, the social network has renamed its Canvas ad…

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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 31, 2018

Talk Social: 31 July, 2018

Snapchat launches influencer platform Snapchat has launched an influencer collaboration platform – Snapchat Storytellers. A selection of the social network’s…

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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 17, 2018

Talk Social: 17 July, 2017

Snapchat looks to e-commerce Snapchat is believed to be developing a social e-commerce option in partnership with Amazon that will…

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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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June 5, 2018

Talk Social: 5 June, 2018

Teenagers deserting Facebook A clear generational divide is opening up around social media networks, with Facebook now the fourth most…

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May 29, 2018

Talk Social: 29 May, 2018

Where are you? Snapchat can locate your mates Social media is all about the now and Snapchat is adding a…

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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 17, 2018

Talk Social: 17 April, 2018

Messenger now has a full 360 Facebook Messenger is now letting users take and post 360 images. Wraparound 360 images…

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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 20, 2018

Talk Social: 20 March, 2018

YouTube introduces new era of ad targeting YouTube is taking a massive step towards linking traditional TV ad buying with…

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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 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 30, 2018

Talk Social: 30 January, 2018

Clips camera is a Google hit Google’s new artificial intelligence personal camera called Clips is already a runaway success with…

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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 16, 2018

Talk Social: 16 January, 2018

Facebook shifts the goalposts again – here’s what brands need to know Facebook’s changes to its social news feed algorithm…

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January 12, 2018

What Facebook’s ‘meaningful’ change means for brands

Facebook is getting all deep and meaningful – changing its news feed yet again to push brands and publishers further…

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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 5, 2017

Talk Social: 5 December, 2017

Google Trends now showing real time data from News, Images and Shopping Google Trends is to provide increased real-time data…

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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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