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Microsoft’s latest attempt to recruit the next generation of engineering talent has backfired, as its rather awkward attempts at ‘Millennial speak’ have been roundly mocked on social media.
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Facebook Messenger gets Snapchat-style ‘Secret Conversations’
Facebook Messenger has begun testing ‘Secret Conversations’, a feature that enables end to end encryption for conversations within Messenger with private messages that can disapear.
Snapchat finally lets users save their own snaps
Snapchat is launching a new ‘Memories’ feature that lets users save their own photos and videos, in a significant move away from its ‘self-destucting’ messaging roots.
Facebook debuts wireless access platform
Facebook is ramping up its efforts to bring internet access to remote parts of the world (and push its products in the process), with a new platform called OpenCellular.
Facebookers give top 10 reasons for using social media
When asked about their main reasons for using social media, over 4 in 10 Facebookers list keeping up with their friends as one of their biggest motivations, according to new data.
Coca-Cola targets millennials with CokeTV YouTube channel
Coca-Cola is working with popular YouTube vloggers to take its CokeTV channel to the UK, as the FMCG giant follows Red Bull by ramping up its content marketing strategy.
Uber for Planes: Wingly connects private pilots to passengers
Flight sharing platform Wingly is officially launching in the UK after going live in France and Germany.
Nescafe’s Tumblr switch: Six months on
At the end of last year coffee brand Nescafe made the surprising decision to move its entire global and local sites to Tumblr. This case study looks at how the Nestle-owned brand has fared in the following six months.
Battle of the Facebook chat apps: WhatsApp used more than Messenger
Facebook’s two chat apps, WhatsApp and Messenger, are both enjoying a healthy growth in users, but new data shows that the social’s native app lags behind.
Movie trailers ‘account for less than a quarter of films’ viral activity’
Trailers account for less than one quarter of content shared from film-related websites according to new research.