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Understanding searches better than ever before

04/12/2019 (Wed) General

If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the 15 years working on Google Search, it’s that people’s curiosity is endless. We see billions of searches every day, and 15 percent of those queries are ones we haven’t seen before--so we’ve built ways to return results for queries we can’t anticipate.

New Facebook app pays people to take part in surveys

26/11/2019 (Tue) Facebook Marketing

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Monday introduced a “Viewpoints” app in the US that pays members of the social network for taking part in surveys.

Don’t download this Windows 10 update – it’s packed with ransomware

20/11/2019 (Wed) General

Security researchers from Trustwave’s SpiderLabs have discovered a new malicious campaign which spoofs urgent update emails from Microsoft to infect user’s systems with the Cyborg ransomware.

Instagram hides publication like counts globally

19/11/2019 (Tue) Digital Marketing

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 15 — Yesterday, Instagram officially announced the global rollout of a test which hides the number of likes and views on publications posted to Feed.

What is a digital transformation strategy?

12/11/2019 (Tue) Digital Marketing

It’s easy to become enamored by new technology. The possibilities behind 5G cellular service to transform how we do business are tremendous. When companies are considering how AI technology could improve business process or impact sales and customer service, there’s a tendency to start pulling levers and making changes, and yet every new technology in 2020 and beyond that into the next decade could have far-reaching implications.

Instagram’s founder on whether he’d sell to Facebook again: ‘When someone comes and offers you a billion dollars for 11 people, what do you say?’

07/11/2019 (Thu) Facebook Marketing

If Kevin Systrom could do it all over again, he would probably still sell Instagram to Facebook.

Study: Preschool children who have more screen time show structural differences in their brains

07/11/2019 (Thu) General

New US research has found that preschool-age children who use more screen-based media show structural differences in the brain – which could affect their language and literacy skills.

Businesses are replacing VPNs with zero trust network access

06/11/2019 (Wed) General

Zscaler has announced the results from the first industry survey to examine enterprise adoption of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), revealing that businesses have already started to replace VPNs with ZTNA.

Facebook says Libra needs ‘decades’ to take hold

06/11/2019 (Wed) Facebook Marketing

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 6 ― Facebook’s planned digital currency Libra will need decades to establish itself and gain global acceptance, one of its creators predicted yesterday.

Facebook Unknowingly Shared Private Group Data With Partners

06/11/2019 (Wed) Facebook Marketing

(Nov 6): Facebook Inc. said it unknowingly gave outside developers access to private user information shared within some groups on its main social network, including the names and profile photos of people who were part of those groups.

Firefox will put an end to those annoying notifications… about notifications

05/11/2019 (Tue) General

Firefox 72 will block push notification request popups by default. This means you’ll no longer see messages asking ‘Will you allow xyz.com to send notifications?’

New Facebook logo arrives as its ‘family’ grows

05/11/2019 (Tue) Facebook Marketing

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 5 ― Facebook yesterday unveiled a new logo to represent the Silicon Valley company, distinct from its core social network.

Tweens, teens, and phones: What Common Sense’s 2019 research reveals

05/11/2019 (Tue) General

Is there anything more frustrating than hearing “fine” when you ask your kid how their day was? It’s the same feeling – times 1,000 – when we see our kids on their devices and have no clue what they’re up to.

Freebies are the key hook in new ‘streaming wars’

01/11/2019 (Fri) General

If you make it free, will they come? Apple, Disney and AT&T’s WarnerMedia want to jump-start their challenges to Netflix by offering freebies and deep discounts on emerging streaming plans.

One of Malaysia’s first eWallets bites the dust

01/11/2019 (Fri) General

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 — With more players entering the competitive eWallet space, Digi appears to have thrown in the towel for its VCash eWallet. The digital wallet is barely two years old and they have initiated a refund process for its current users. According to the SMS sent to existing users, the wallet service will end on November 30, 2019.