Tag: social media
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Waldorf Astoria turned into housing
The world’s most iconic hotel, Waldorf-Astoria, has been taken over by Chinese investors and turned into luxurious apartments. The Chinese company in charge, Anbang Insurance Group Co, bought it for $1.95billion in 2014 and plans to refurbish the whole building. The hotel is expected to close in 2017 and reopen three years later in 2020. Parts of…
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Engage with Twitter’s new app
Most Twitter users find Twitter very time consuming with its constant deluge of disorganised information. It’s difficult to see who you’re reaching with your tweets or how much followers are interacting with your content. In an effort to combat this, Twitter has introduced a new companion app, Engage. Engage highlights a Twitter user’s most important interactions…
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One lady’s hilarious struggle with Telstra
Sydney resident, Laura Carrie, has experienced the struggle many have had to deal with before. Have you ever just wanted fast, reliable Internet from a provider but they’re just failing to cut the mustard? We hear you! Ms Carrie recently switched to Telstra after buying a 4K television. As you’d expect, she was daydreaming of a Game…
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Snapchat acquired a 3D photo app
A couple of months ago, Snapchat acquired Seene, a 3D photo app maker also known as Obvious Engineering. It allows you to capture 3D model from your smartphone camera. Snapchat could potentially use Seene’s format for a brand new category of selfie lenses and a new 3D photo format. TechCrunch revealed that Snapchat purchased Seene…
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Snapchat continues to make billions
A recent filing with the the Securities and Exchange commission has revealed that Snapchat has brought in another $1.8 billion from its investors. Participants include Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, Meritech Capital Partners and Dragoneer Investment Group. In March, Snapchat was estimated to be worth $16 billion, and this latest boost brings the valuation up to $18 billion.…
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Instagram videos extended up to 60 seconds
If you’re currently struggling to condense the amazement of what your business has to offer in just 15 seconds, then looks like Instagram might be here to the rescue. Since introducing video sharing in June 2013, the platform has limited users to a 15 second time frame. As part of their continue commitment, the social…
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Instagram becoming like Facebook
Your Instagram feed might soon look a lot like your Facebook one. In an Instagram blog post this morning, they announced that to improve your experience, they hope to change the feed by showing the moments they believe you will care about the most. Currently, Instagram posts are in reverse-chronological order but similarly to Facebook this…
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4 Social Media Features You Need to Know
Visual Search on Pinterest There’s nothing more annoying than when you pin something that catches your eye but when it comes to purchasing it you have no idea where to get it from. Instead of spending hours on Google, the introduction of a new visual search tool will allow you tap a magnifying glass to…
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Is Twitter on a Path Towards Obsolescence?
As new platforms and technologies emerge, older platforms are forced to evolve and diversify; or face being left in their wake. Twitter, a platform that so recently seemed essential (think The Twitter Revolution) might be heading (incrementally) towards obsolescence as alternate apps such as Snapchat, WhatsApp and Instagram take centre stage. What initially made Twitter so…
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Facebook Q4 Earnings
Facebook reported fourth-quarter financial results on Wednesday that crushed revenue and earnings forecasts. The social media giant has grown 14% to 1.59 billion monthly active users and easily beat Q4 estimates. “2015 was a great year for Facebook. Our community continued to grow and our business is thriving,” said Mark Zuckerberg. Here are the statistics you…