Tag: "photos"
Instagram Now Lets You Tag Friends, Brands And Other People In Your Photos
Instagram has just announced a new update for their iOS and Android apps – allowing users to tag their friends, brands and other people in their photos. When you update to the latest version (v 3.5) you will now see another tab on your profile page where you can see photos in which you have [...]
Read MoreSnapchat Now Sending 150 Million Messages Per Day
Back in February 2013, Snapchat was sending around 60 million messages per day. This got the attention of social networks all around the world, particularly Facebook, who was rumored to be in talks to acquire Snapchat. That never happened and Facebook launched their own Snapchat rival, Facebook Poke. But that didn’t stop Snapchat, growth is [...]
Read MoreInstagram Totally Disables Photo Viewing On Twitter
Instagram has just rolled out a change to their Twitter integration which means users no longer can view Instagram photos on Twitter.com at all. When you share an Instagram photo to Twitter, it is now simply a link back to the Instagram.com website. Twitter has recently been making a whole load of changes to limit [...]
Read MoreBrazilian Filmmaker Creates Short Film From Instagram Photos
We came across this neat video by Brazilian Filmmaker, Fernando Sanches who made a short video entirely from his Instagram photos. This film is called Summer Eleven. This was made in mid 2011 but only recently uploaded to Vimeo. Fernando obviously shot all the photos from his iPhone in locations such as Berlin, Lisbon, and Amsterdam. Pretty remarkable [...]
Read MoreGoogle+ shoving Instant Upload on us?
Google has rolled out an update to their Google Plus iPhone application, very prominently trying to get users to turn on Instant Upload. What is Instant Upload? Every time you take a photo or video on your phone this will be automatically uploaded to your Google Plus account when you open the Google+ app. Thankfully [...]
Read MoreTop Five things you don’t want to see on Facebook
Since writing the Phony Facebooking article I have been bombarded with specific examples of what people really don’t want you to share on Facebook. Whilst I’ve already covered Directed Posts, passive aggressive statuses and inappropriate over-sharing. Here are the Top Five social-networking behaviours that make you wish there was a ‘Dislike’ button. 1. Muscle cars as [...]
Read MoreGoogle Plus December Updates
Google has recently made a number of useful changes to their social networking site, Google+. Stream Control You may have various different circles in your Google+ account, eg Family, Friends, Colleagues, etc etc. You now have the option to decide how much of a particular circles updates get into your stream. Anything from ‘everything’, to [...]
Read MoreGoogle Plus SEO
Want to expand your understanding of Google Plus SEO? This article will summarise the main SEO points you should consider with your Google Plus profile – both personal and business pages. 1. Use your correct name on your account as this will show your profile when people Google Search your name. 2. The Introduction section [...]
Read MoreSocial Media Marketing tips for Google Plus
How do we make the most out of Google Plus? Whilst still a relatively new website in the social media arena, I’m looking to utlise Google Plus for Social Media Marketing as more and more users from Australia and around the world sign-up. So how can we get the most out of Google’s social network? [...]
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Facebook – 845 Million Users
We have just reported that Facebook has filed their IPO. According to the SEC filing, Facebook has given us some new stats, which I’ll summarise: Facebook now has 845 million users signed up to the site – on track to 1 billion users this year? 483 million daily active users 2.7 billion Likes and Comments [...]
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