Report: Instagram A Strong Driver Of Fashion Purchases
Although it’s no secret that social media platforms such as Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram have a strong affect on fashion trends, it may be surprising to see just how robust that impact actually is....
View ArticleInstagram Hack Bigger Than Thought
Instagram, the photo sharing social media network owned by Facebook, said late last week that a cyberattack impacted more people than it previously thought. According to a report in The Wall Street...
View ArticleCybersecurity Falls Short In September
Since Sept. 7, the media has been abuzz over the security breach at credit scoring company Equifax and the vast number of consequences the incident set in motion, from the resignation of the company’s...
View ArticleInstagram Integration Comes To Shopify
Shopify, the eCommerce company, is now offering Instagram integration to its merchants. According to news in TechCrunch, Shopify has been testing the Instagram shopping service throughout this year and...
View ArticleFacebook: Too Big To Govern?
In December of 2008, Lindsay Ronson tried to log into her Facebook account with a new password — one she had recently created after experiencing, she said, numerous attempts to hack her account. She...
View Article1M People Duped By Fake WhatsApp
Google’s app store was infiltrated by a fake WhatsApp application late last week that more than 1 million people downloaded. According to a news report in Forbes, citing security researchers who have...
View ArticleSNAP Stocks Drop To IPO Price Of $17 After Lackluster Quarter
Fame is a fickle friend, and it seems that Snapchat may have reached the end of its run, if investor confidence is any measuring stick. Parent company Snap, Inc. saw shares dip back down to an IPO...
View ArticleTechy Turkey Day: How Technology Has Changed America’s Trademark Holiday
When the pilgrims landed in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in 1620, there was no voice of Siri to say, “Arrived.” The only parade that November was one of tired, hungry pioneers disembarking a ship. They...
View ArticleInstagram To Separate Messaging With New Direct App
Instagram is testing out a new direct messaging standalone app that will allow users to create and share stories, as well as gain access to exclusive filters, Boomerang and other creative tools....
View ArticleThe Frightful Five: Fake Apps And Hubcaps
When a company is as massive as any one of the Frightful Five, the bad news is it’s inevitable that some things will slip under the radar. Apple and Amazon learned that the hard way this week as...
View ArticleInstagram Has Some Recommendations For Users
Image-based social media platform Instagram’s users will now have “recommended posts” published to their feeds, a change that seems to have been made with no official announcement. Users spotted the...
View ArticleNew Instagram Features For Brands To Love And Hate
Instagram’s brand discovery game is strong. According to Forbes, it’s the number one social platform where consumers discover new places, products and experiences. A strong Instagram presence...
View ArticleNeiman Marcus Looks To Associates For Social Media Commerce
In an effort to drive sales, a luxury department store chain is connecting customers with their sales associates through personal social media accounts, The New York Post reported. At the National...
View ArticleInstagram Infomercials Have Their Roots In Vitamix Blenders
If there was a modern kitchen product in the 1920s, there was a good chance that William Grover Barnard sold it. A health food pitchman pioneer, he traveled around the country to sell all sorts of...
View ArticleInstagram Tests Shoppable Ads
Instagram, the Facebook-owned photo and video sharing social media platform, is testing advertisements that meld videos and product catalogs on its platform. According to a report in Ad Age, the new...
View ArticleStaying Original In A World Full Of Imitators
When Harvard Business School grads Katia Beauchamp and Hayley Barna first came up with the Birchbox concept, it was so … well, out of the box that pitching it to investors was at first a series of cold...
View ArticleThe Curious Case For Breaking Up Tech Giants
There’s no question that the world’s weather patterns are undergoing a massive change. In the last few months alone, we’ve seen snow in Rome and three powerful nor’easters in Boston in the space of two...
View ArticleInstagram Expands Shoppable Posts To Eight More Countries
After testing shoppable photo tags in 2016 and bringing the Shopping on Instagram feature to U.S. users last year, Instagram is now rolling out the feature for business accounts to eight more...
View ArticleFacebook Also Limits Developer Data Collection For Instagram
In more fallout from the Facebook data scandal: Instagram is ending API access for some developers and limiting how often others can use its API to collect data on the site’s users. According to...
View ArticleKKday And Building For The Instagram Traveler
When it comes to getting customers to their destinations, there are no shortage of options available all over the world. Travel was one of the first verticals the internet disrupted, and today there...
View Article