Mobile payments firm Zapper says its ‘Zap to Unwrap’ Christmas promotion is proving a hit with convenience store retailers and their customers in the run-up to Christmas. After shoppers have paid with Zapper they are given the chance to quickly scan a bonus QR code which generates a random prize. This could be anything from thousands of […]
It’s been over a year since Google announced that it would be changing the way it ranks its search index, prioritising mobile across all platforms, with the desktop index maintained, but updated less frequently. Now, that change is finally beginning to roll out. The shift means that Google’s algorithms will primarily use the mobile version of […]
Facebook users will be notified every time their face is uploaded to the platform, even if it is not tagged. The new facial recognition feature will not apply to users in the European Union or Canada, where privacy regulators have prevented the use of such technology. The social network said the new option was “empowering” […]
More than one in four teenagers – an estimated 866,000 young people in England and Wales – say they couldn’t enjoy Christmas without social media according to a new survey carried out for The Children’s Society. Almost one in three, more than one million, said they thought it was getting harder to enjoy Christmas, while […]
Episode, one of the world’s largest mobile storytelling network, launched Cameron Dallas: Started with a Lie, an original interactive mobile story in collaboration with entrepreneur and influencer Cameron Dallas. In a thrilling tale of love, heartbreak, and mystery, Cameron Dallas: Started with a Lie invites fans to star opposite their favourite celebrity. “As an entrepreneur, […]
Research from Smaato has shown the power of video within mobile advertising, highlighting the increasing dominance of in-app advertising over mobile web in overall worldwide mobile ad spending and also delves into the explosive growth of mobile video. The global real-time advertising platform provider’s company’s Q3 2017 Global Trends in Mobile Advertising Report, analysed over […]
BBC Worldwide Americas announced a new effect for the Facebook Cameras Effects Platform giving users across the globe the ability to experience regeneration for the first time using Augmented Reality. Users can access the effect, created by VFX studio The Mill, through the Facebook app’s camera feature on December 19, 2017 – just days before […]
Emirates has collaborated with Spotify to help Australians discover their ideal travel destination and find their ‘True North’ as part of a new campaign. The campaign is an interactive and personalised experience that connects users with destinations across the globe that are aligned with their listening history and musical preferences on Spotify, using a custom […]
The digital habits of older car buyers and older members of Generation X – the 45-54 year-olds – are keeping the laptop business in rude health, according to the latest research from automotive video expert CitNOW. Members of ‘Generation X’ and those over-55 are keen viewers of online video content and among the most receptive […]
What if your Instagram feed was all around you as you walked through the city? That’s the challenge GS&P Labs, Goodby Silverstein & Partners’ in-house innovation department, tackled with its new prototype, GRAMAR. The new prototype fuses Instagram and ARKit by turning Instagram photos into 8ft x 8ft images and places them in the world around […]