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Has digital marketing finally become just marketing?
Marketing Technologies

Has digital marketing finally become just marketing?

Digital, now the DNA of marketing, challenges brands to innovate with a customer-centric, multi-channel approach, experts agree.

By Kirsten Newbold-Knipp • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Apr 2016
Facebook launches alternative text function for the blind
Facebook

Facebook launches alternative text function for the blind

Facebook introduces 'automatic alternative text' to help blind people experience and understand photos on the platform.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 7th Apr 2016
Facebook brings back 'Safety Check' following Brussels bombings
Facebook

Facebook brings back 'Safety Check' following Brussels bombings

Facebook has reinstated its Safety Check feature for users in Brussels, following a series of terrorist attacks that took place on March 22nd.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 23rd Mar 2016
Twitter celebrates its 10th birthday
Social Media

Twitter celebrates its 10th birthday

Twitter celebrates its 10th anniversary, thanking users worldwide and reflecting on pivotal events that shaped the platform.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Mar 2016
Three ways emoji are changing social marketing
Marketing

Three ways emoji are changing social marketing

The rise of emojis is changing the game for social marketers, offering richer insights, visual storytelling, and branding potential.

By Jennifer Polk • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016
Love yourself(ie): New book aims to help kids navigate social media
Social Media

Love yourself(ie): New book aims to help kids navigate social media

New book 'Love Yourself(ie)' equips kids with tools for self-love amid social media's trials, fostering resilience and self-acceptance.”.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 17th Feb 2016
Social media a gateway for cyber criminals
Cybersecurity

Social media a gateway for cyber criminals

Experts warn of rising social media threats as cybercriminals exploit personal data, urging firms to bolster digital defences.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Feb 2016
Hate Valentine's? We show you how to block the soppy crap
Facebook

Hate Valentine's? We show you how to block the soppy crap

Hide, unblock or unfriend any exes or former love interests whose happiness is going to make you depressed, angsty and listen to Kelly Clarkson.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 12th Feb 2016
Twitter forms council to do something about its abuse problem
Social Media

Twitter forms council to do something about its abuse problem

Twitter initiates Trust and Safety Council to address ongoing abuse, enlisting over 40 global organisations and individuals to enhance user safety.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Feb 2016
Facebook turns 12: Bigger, better and more secure
Facebook

Facebook turns 12: Bigger, better and more secure

Hard to believe it but Facebook has only just turned 12, meaning it is still young enough to have not been around at the turn of the millennium.

By Narinder Purba • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Feb 2016
Do you take selfies at funerals?
Facebook

Do you take selfies at funerals?

A recent study reveals a third of mourners have snapped selfies at funerals, spotlighting social media's grip on modern mourning rituals.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 29th Jan 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Social Media stories

EdTech World Tour comes to an end: 'NZ has been a great inspiration'
EduTech

EdTech World Tour comes to an end: 'NZ has been a great inspiration'

Busson and Jarre say at each stage of the New Zealand leg, they were welcomed and impressed by this country's approach to edtech.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Mar 2016
Has your business got a social presence?
Marketing

Has your business got a social presence?

Businesses board the 'gram tram' as SocialPilot simplifies social media management, now including Instagram to boost engagement.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016
NZ's first human-robot interaction conference breaks new ground
Robotics

NZ's first human-robot interaction conference breaks new ground

The first Human-Robot Interaction Conference in the Southern Hemisphere is being held in Christchurch next week. #HRI2016.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016
Is social media the way to go in a crisis?
Facebook

Is social media the way to go in a crisis?

During Christchurch's 5.7 earthquake, millions turned to Rebuild Christchurch on Facebook, illustrating social media's vital role in crisis communication.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Tue, 16th Feb 2016
Social media campaign in remembrance of 2011 ChCh earthquake
Social Media

Social media campaign in remembrance of 2011 ChCh earthquake

A new campaign is underway in remembrance of the fifth anniversary of the February 22nd 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Feb 2016
Are Kiwi businesses facing challenging times?
Unified Communications

Are Kiwi businesses facing challenging times?

Kiwi businesses grapple with uncertainty as rising risks cloud prospects for 2016, warns RiskNZ chairman Geraint Bermingham.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Feb 2016
Internet hits back against legal rape campaigner
Social Media

Internet hits back against legal rape campaigner

Unsurprisingly, the digital world is enraged over face-to-face meeting plans by pro-rape group Return of Kings across several countries, including NZ.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd Feb 2016