Instagram revamps direct messaging feature
Instagram has revamped its direct messaging service with new features including shared images and threaded messaging, which lets users send content from their feed as a direct message.
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YouTube to give advertisers more data on viewers
YouTube will give advertisers new data on how many of the ads on its internet video service can be seen by viewers, following complaints from advertisers.
Facebook brings free education app to US schools
Facebook has launched a free education app for teachers that helps track students’ progress and makes it easier to create custom learning plans.
Paypal launches cross platform payments service
PayPal has launched a new peer-to-peer payments service called PayPal.Me targeted at the instant messaging generation.
4 types of shoppers: Most Brits are ‘pleasure seeker spenders’
The UK is now a nation of ‘Pleasure-Seeker spenders’, carving out an average of 15% of their monthly pay cheque to spend on living life to the full, according to a new study.
UK porn filter shunned by Brits
Most Brits have opted-out of using their ISPs internet filter due to uncertainty around its effectiveness and concern about their internet access being restricted, while 49% have encountered a seemingly legitimate site being blocked, according to new research.
Match.com suspends all UK ads after malware warning
Malicious adverts have been found on the UK version of the online dating website Match.com, leaving users vulnerable to computer viruses.
AOL buys Millennial Media to boost mobile ads
AOL has bought buying Millennial Media in a deal worth $238m as it continues to build out its presence in mobile ads.
Burger King makes ‘Peace Burger’ with smaller rivals after McDonald’s snub
Following a high profile rejection from McDonald’s last week, a group of chains including Denny’s, Krystal, Wayback Burgers, and Giraffas have come forward to take up Burger King’s idea of a mash-up burger for World Peace Day.
Man United boosts digital marketing with global partnership
Manchester United has struck a partnership with IT services company HCL Technologies as part of a new ‘digital transformation project’ to reach the club’s 659 million global followers.