Shazam ties up with Snapchat for music recognition
Shazam has teamed up with Snapchat to integrate the music and video recognition app within the social network.
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Top Tumblr trends of 2016: Kylie Jenner, Taylor Swift… and a friendly Caterpillar
Tumblr has unveiled its fourth annual “Year in Review” of top trending topics on the platform in 2016, across categories including the most popular movies, actors, actresses, albums, athletes, and more, in addition to Tumblr-native categories like memes and “ships.”
YouTube Rewind: Top memes and video creators of 2016
YouTube has revealed the top video trends of the year, including Carpool Karaoke and the Mannequin Challenge.
“One moment”: OK Go teams with Morton Salt for 4.2 second music video
Ahead of Thanksgiving, indie band OK Go have partnered with consumer packaged goods firm Morton Salt to launch a time-bending Facebook music video … filmed in just 4.2 seconds.
Battle of the Christmas ads: Mums pick M&S as best festive video
The new Marks & Spencer Christmas commercial featuring Mother Christmas has been voted the favourite for 2016 by the nation’s mums.
Video viral of the week: Ben & Jerry’s heals divisions with ‘One Sweet World’
With Trump and Brexit, 2016 has been a particularly divisive year in the world of politics. So Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream has taken its role as ‘comfort food’ to a new level with a long-form video ad called “One Sweet World”. See why it’s our video viral of the week below…
Video case study: Samsung marks South Sudan’s first Olympics with “Chant”
To mark its sponsorship status for the 2016 Rio Olympics, Samsung told the emotionally powerful story South Sudanese 400m runner Margret Rumat Rumat Hassan- getting 22m YouTube views in the process.
Red Bull names TAG Heuer “official timekeeper” of Red Bull TV
Red Bull TV and TAG Heuer have struck a multi-year collaboration that will see the Swiss Avant-garde watchmaker become the official timekeeper for the global digital TV platform and Red Bull’s live events.
4am shopping binges: eBay looks at changing online retail habits
To coincide with its 21st anniversary, eBay has launched its first UK Retail Report – opening up its search and sales data to show the way the UK shops today.
No two-speed internet? EU outlines strict net neutrality rules
The prospect of a two-speed internet, where some people pay for faster access to web services, looks less likely after the EU published strict new net neutrality rules.