Facebook-owned Instagram has escalated its arms race with rival Snapchat with the launch of a new messaging app designed to facilitate unrestricted sharing between close friends. Threads will enable members to share attributes such as their status, location, speed and even battery life as well as text, photos and videos. Those who opt-in to the […]
Waze has unveiled YouTube Music as its latest Audio Player partner, joining Spotify and Deezer. Originally launched last October, Waze’s full-service audio player delivers music, podcasts, audiobooks, news, and more via partnerships with leading audio platforms. Since its launch Waze users have driven almost 11bn kilometres while listening to content from Waze’s Audio Player partners. Waze initially launched […]
On Saturday 17th August, mobile network operator Orange, Google, and experiential innovation agency Wildbytes treated football fans to an epic spectacle. Marking the first augmented reality synchronised show in Spain, fans at the Celta de Vigo vs. Real Madrid game saw a gigantic superhero football player appearing on the pitch in augmented reality. Unveiled on the […]
Walmart and Buzzfeed’s Tasty have partnered to launch a new in-app feature, Shoppable Recipes, which lets viewers add ingredients from a Tasty video straight to their Walmart grocery cart. To use the feature, customers need to download the Tasty app, where they can choose from 4,000 recipes. Once a recipe has been picked, a one-click process will […]
Twitter has launched a new, global video buying model. With six-second bidding, advertisers will only be charged if a video is viewed for at least six seconds, with the pixels 50% in view on the user’s screen. The social media platform said the launch is to help advertisers get their videos in front of audiences, […]
For in-a-hurry New Yorkers, 7-Eleven, has introduced Mobile Checkout for an even faster way to shop, pay and be on your way. Mobile Checkout takes convenience to the next level, letting customers in New York City skip the checkout line and pay for their purchases using the 7-Eleven app, which houses the retailer’s successful 7Rewards […]
Google has expanded the features available to US students who are looking for more information about colleges. The college search feature, which was introduced last year, now includes a discovery feature to look for schools based on courses and location, two-year colleges, and popular certificate and associate programs that are available at four-year institutions. The exploration […]
TikTok has partnered with UK animal charity Blue Cross to raise funds for pet welfare in the UK. The short-form streaming platform launched the #PetBFF hashtag this weekend, encouraging users to create and upload content featuring their pets – or their ‘Best Friends Forever’. TikTok says it will donate £1 to Blue Cross for each […]
Toyota just launched a new fully integrated campaign for the all-new 2020 GR Supra, in collaboration with Road & Track, bridging print and digital to create the first marker-less Web AR advertising campaign activated by print media. Tapping into the nostalgia of fold-out car posters, the national campaign in the US, features a custom 29.5” x 21.25” poster, which […]
Facebook has further grown its suite of advertising products with the launch of a pair of tools designed specifically for cinema releases on the social network. Intended to help studios drive awareness of their upcoming releases. both solutions seek to help people find the films they will be most interested in, by reaching those individuals directly. The first […]