Skype meets school: Live video learning platform launches
HowNow, a live video learning platform has launched, letting users take educational and lifestyle classes including, music, bookkeeping, cooking, painting and many more.
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Facebook begins filtering ‘fake news’ in Germany
Facebook is set to introduce new measures to combat fake news in Germany, as the country enters an election year.
Advertising “underpins the EU economy” says Deloitte
Every Euro spent on advertising results in a seven-fold boost to GDP, according to a new study.
Guest comment: Digital platforms that businesses cannot ignore
Lucjan Zaborowski, Head of Digital for 1E, looks at the strategies and platforms that businesses should consider when planning their 2017 marketing budgets.
Guest comment: How Google’s AMP is making noise in the digital world
Google Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) is a game changer for digital marketing in 2017, writes Aimee Sanderson, Digital Content Strategist at Bespoke.
YouTube “Super Chat” lets creators make money from comments on live streams
YouTube is pushing its live broadcast feature with a new system that let fans pay to pin their comments to the top of live-streams.
Yahoo embarks on major shake-up ahead of Verizon takeover
Yahoo is undergoing a major reshuffle as Verizon takes over the embattled web giant.
Facebook plans 15 second mid roll ads within videos
Facebook is testing “mid-roll” video advertising, where ads are played after a video has already started, according to news reports.
Brands Get Ready: Gen Z Are Growing Up and Ready to Challenge
Generation Z (people aged under 19) has its own distinct behaviours, attitudes and responses to advertising, and brands need to adjust accordingly for this new type of consumer, according to new research.
Unilad beats Daily Mail and Buzzfeed to become most shared Facebook page of 2016
Viral publisher Unilad has beaten off competition from the likes of the Daily Mail and Cristiano Ronaldo to be named the world’s most engaged Facebook page and online video channel for 2016.