Facebook has instructed all Android users to download its Messenger app, ending support for the service from directly within the social network’s own website. The move means that any one-to-one conversations will now have to be done via the Messenger App on mobile devices. Users can still send direct messages via the standard Facebook website. […]
Instagram is exploring the possibility of rewarding users who create content on the photo sharing service with a portion of the revenues generated from advertising on the Facebook-owned app. “Content is incredibly important on Facebook and Instagram,” said Carolyn Everson, vice president for global marketing solutions at Facebook. “We want to be a major distribution […]
Car-sharing app Uber is hoping to shake off perceptions of the service as the ‘saviour of a night’ to show how it can be used for commuting, travelling to the airport or heading to the shops with its first big above-the-line campaign. The company’s ‘Get there with Uber’ campaign, created by BBH, features six different creatives of […]
Canon has become the first brand to use the Guardian’s new digital ad formats ‘Frame’ and ‘Focus’ in its latest campaign, as the publisher extends its native ad proposition. The new formats, designed and developed in-house, live natively within the Guardian site, and promise high-quality visual impact, high engagement and contextual sensitivity in a full-package […]
Superdrug has launched a ‘#TweetforTreats’ campaign, which will see the retailer touring England throughout June with a Twitter-activated smart vending machine. The vending machine is activated by swiping a loyalty card and then tweeting using the ‘#TweetForTreats’ hashtag. In exchange, customers will receive a free product from Superdrug’s own-brand line. The campaign is intended to […]
Live streaming app Periscope has made moves to clamp down on the real time abuse which sometimes saturates broadcasts on the system. The app claims to have seen great growth in recent months but admitted that it was lacking in ways to combat spam and abuse. As a result, it has rolled out a tool […]
Google for the last few years has been working to prioritise mobile, not only trying to enhance the user experience for consumers but giving advertisers more ways to reach them. Now the company is making another leap in its mobile ad offering, rolling out ads in its Maps app. The new products, announced at the annual […]
Royal Mail has launched its first consumer app, called Swapshots, which can customise, print, post and deliver photos within three days. The app is free and available to download from Google Play and the App Store. The cost of using the service is 85 pence per image. Credit can be bought either via a debit […]
Car-hailing app Uber has begun testing a self-driving vehicle in a move that threatens to further disrupt the taxi industry. Following the likes of Google and Baidu, the company is developing autonomous technology for vehicles that could usher in the end of the traditional taxi cab with a licensed driver behind the wheel. A hybrid-powered […]
NHS Blood and Transplant has launched an augmented reality campaign supported by experiential activity to raise awareness of blood donations among potential donors. The campaign, ’See the power of blood donation’, created by agency 23red, also highlights the life-saving power of blood donations and uses innovative augmented reality technology to encourage the public to offer […]