Facebook begins WhatsApp integration
Facebook has reportedly started testing WhatsApp integration with its popular social network, looking to find ways of unifying the two services.
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MyEd lets parents and pupils rate educational institutions
MyEd – a new start-up – has today launched, allowing parents and students to rate and review different education institutions across the UK.
Hellmann’s runs £15m campaign based on customer Facebook posts
Unilever brand Hellmann’s is launching a new £15m campaign, taking its slogan from a Facebook fan comment.
Facebook ‘laser drones’ to boost rural web access
Facebook has tested a solar-powered drone that carries internet signal in the skies above the UK, beaming down laser-guided signals to remote locations which do not have internet access.
Supermarket recipe pages prove popular on Pinterest
Tesco and Asda have the most ‘pinned’ (shared) content on Pinterest, with recipe pages proving most popular, according to new research looking into UK supermarket perfomance on the social media scrapbooking site.
Oculus shift: Facebook to meld social media with virtual reality
Facebook is planning a world beyond gaming and entertainment for its virtual reality headset Oculus Rift, aiming to create a more immersive social experience through the company’s communications tools.
Twitter debuts live-streaming app ‘Periscope’
Twitter has launched Periscope, an app that rivals newly popular apps like Meerkat by letting users to instantly live-stream from a smartphone.
Facebook relives your past with ‘On This Day’ feature
Facebook has launched an “On This Day” feature that lets users see photos and comments from previous years.
Facebook opens Messenger to third-party apps
Facebook has revamped its Messenger service, letting users send content like GIFs, photos, videos, and more from third-party apps within the Facebook Messenger app.
Brands warned of incoming ‘.sucks’ domain
An influx of new domain names are going on sale in June, including the potentially harmful .suck domain… and businesses are urged to make informed decisions about how to protect themselves.