We all knew it was coming, and with it’s completed acquisition by Facebook, it’s about time Instagram made use of their space on the ‘traditional’ web. And how they have! Beautiful timeline-like profiles can be found for some popular brands (see Nike for eg) and more functionality in the commenting and liking areas has been added. “This […]
We love the way Gmail implements beautiful changes… Today we noticed the new compose mechanism that allows you to still browse emails whilst typing a new message. It’s slick, it’s simple and is pretty damn cool. What do you think?
A while ago Facebook promised a new release to their messaging system and we’ve just been switched onto it. From what we see, its fast, easy to use and packs new features. These new features include: Messaging more people – this includes friends of friends, and also includes delivery and read status. Networking should be […]
Do you remember Facebook’s virtual gifts? Well shannanigans just got REAL! Yes, soon you will be able to send real gifts to your real friends right through Facebook. It looks awesome, but we haven’t got access yet. Maybe some of our friends in the US can try it out and let us know how it […]
It’s a story we’re very very happy with as Facebook starts removing hundreds of thousands of accounts that were setup for use by ‘Like-sellers’ and the like to spoof the popularity of some products and the success of some projects. Our response: Good riddance! And here’s why. Kudos Facebook for stepping up and eliminating such […]
The internet has been spreading the news of a vulnerability in Java’s latest version (v1.7) that allows an email/website/advert/facebook-spam to download AND install full programs on your computer without your knowledge. It is for this reason we too are spreading the message that YOU (and your friends) should DISABLE JAVA NOW to be safe. It […]
One thing we are very aware of is that photos are big part of the future of social media for brands. And Facebook know’s this too. With the latest change to the notification area of the Admin Panel, content administrators can now see what photos a user has liked or commented on in a glance. […]
The boys and girls at Microsoft have been busy. Very busy. And under the backdrop of Google+ Hangouts being added to Gmail, they have given us a taster of what Microsoft will be offering in the email sector. The all-new Outlook.com will replace Hotmail and bring in more features (finally making use of Skype effectively) […]
In an attempt to make photo browsing a more enjoyable experience, the photo panel of timelines will soon be switched to a beautiful collage mode. Although the official news story from Facebook doesn’t state when we will see a global rollout of this feature, we are looking forward to yet another upgrade to the way […]
We’ve been going on and on and on about why brands should NOT create groups, but instead use Fanpages/Brand Timelines… Today, Facebook began rolling out a feature that shows you exactly who has seen each post. (via Techcrunch) This is not a bad thing when a group is used for it primary function, but users […]