Welcome to last week in digital media. GENERAL It has been over 3 years since Facebook introduced reactions, and now Linked In is following suit. Linked In is rolling out reactions (Like, Celebrate, Love, Insightful, Curious). Reactions are rolling out now and will be available globally. details are starting to firm on Pinterest’s IPO, with an expected share price of… Read more →
Another week, another last week in digital media. Enjoy! SNAPCHAT Snapchat held the first ever partner day during the week. Announcing a wealth of new features, content, advertising opportunities, and services. Here’s what you need to know: Snap is building the “Snap Audience Network” to monetize non-Snap owned apps. This will be iOS and US-only at launch. To broaden the availability of the… Read more →
A Happy St Patrick’s Day and welcome to another last week in digital media. GENERAL The internet turned 30 this week. It’s OK if you forgot to get it an eCard, you could be like Stephen Colbert and give it all your data instead, If you’re after a retrospective, the Verge published their favorite memories from A-Z. Facebook made changes… Read more →
Here’s your weekly dose of Last Week in Digital Media, here’s what you might have missed. GENERAL The Spotify rumor from last week was confirmed. with Spotify acquiring Gimlet Media and also Anchor. This gives Spotify a significant leg up and lead in owned and non-owned original content. In a blog post by Spotify founder, Daniel Ek, he outlines an expectation… Read more →
Welcome to another update, here’s what you might have missed Last Week in Digital Media. GENERAL Mark Zuckerberg posted an Op-Ed on the WSJ titled “The Facts About Facebook“. The post has been criticized by some for being dismissive of the challenges and concerns faced over the past 12 months. However, there is a positive takeaway (paraphrasing) where Zuckerberg affirms… Read more →
Yes, I know I said there wouldn’t be the Last Week in Digital Media update this week but given the Facebook news (read on) I had to find a way to get an update out. I hope you find it useful. FACEBOOK The New York Times published an article on Facebook that alleges an executive-led process of denial, cover-up, and really questionable… Read more →
There will be no Last Week in Digital Media for the next few weeks, updates will resume in December. If you miss the newsletter, there is always the archive, every past issue is available online. GENERAL Amazon has launched an Alexa app for Windows 10 PCs. Available for free from the Windows Store, the app works with Alexa skills and continues… Read more →
A much shorter update this week, but here’s all the digital media news you may have missed. GENERAL App research and analytics firm AppTopia report that TikTok is now outranking Facebook, YouTube, and Snapchat in US app downloads (US downloads are up 25%). Usage still lags that of other apps but it gives context to why Facebook is now looking to clone the… Read more →
Here’s the last week in digital media: GENERAL Pinterest is making a host of changes, phasing out “Buyable Pins” and replacing them with “Product Pins”. The change is actually more useful, as Pins will be able to include dynamic pricing and real-time stock inventory (all of this is done using markup on the retailer site). If a consumer pins of retailer… Read more →
Here’s to another last week in digital media and all the news you may have missed: GENERAL Instagram is testing a change in the UI where users would tap rather than scroll through posts. Spotted by a twitter user and since confirmed by Instagram, the change would enable more full-screen advertising on the platform. All Emoji are now equal in the… Read more →