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Research: 71% of UK consumers to avoid online shopping if they have to pay to return

May 18, 2022

New research from Appinio found that 71% of UK consumers would avoid shopping online if they were required to pay to return the items. The study of 1,000 consumers comes…

Meta shares rally despite slow revenue growth

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April 28, 2022

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Meta shares have jumped, despite it posting its slowest revenue growth since it went public. The news comes as a surprise to investors, who expected a slowdown in the face …

Meta suffers new setback with WhatsApp payment plans

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April 20, 2022

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Meta has suffered yet another company setback after plans to allow users to send money to companies via messaging platform WhatsApp hit roadblocks. The social media giant had planned to…

TikTok used large quantities of content from Instagram and Snapchat to train its algorithm

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April 5, 2022

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TikTok’s algorithm is based on vast quantities of content which was taken from Instagram and Snapchat without their knowledge or consent. The videos were then published via fake accounts on…

Instagram tests new user interface that makes the app look like TikTok

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March 29, 2022

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Instagram has borrowed TikTok’s short-form video format already after the video-sharing app gained widespread popularity throughout the pandemic. However, it is going one step further by testing a new user…

‘Like and share’: What shoppers really want from social commerce

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March 25, 2022

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If you haven’t already bought something as a direct result of scrolling through your social feeds and feeling the irresistible urge to click ‘shop’, you may well be in the…

Meta signs partnership for 3D ads in step toward metaverse

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March 25, 2022

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Meta is bringing 3D advertising to Facebook and Instagram, through a new partnership with ecommerce technology firm Vntana. The integration with Vntana will allow brands to upload the 3D models…

Instagram reverts back to chronological feed order after years of complaints

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March 23, 2022

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Instagram has reverted back to its old format whereby users can see the view posts in chronological order, after years of complaints about its photo ranking. The current format chooses…

Buzzfeed: “Audiences are spending less time on Facebook”

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March 23, 2022

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Consumers are continuing to move away from Facebook, according to a BuzzFeed earning’s call. “At this point in the quarter, we continue to see audiences spending less time on Facebook,”…

Meta joins UK anti-scams initiative

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March 21, 2022

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Meta has joined Stop Scams UK, an industry-led coalition of businesses who are aiming to stop the spread of scams. The owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp has joined the…

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