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π #Instagram hits 1 billion monthly users, up from 800M in September 2017.
π½ Announces #IGTV, a standalone app for vertical longer videos: t.me/iXNews/27922
IGTV will be rolling out on #iOS and #Android during the next few weeks.
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π #Instagram hits 1 billion monthly users, up from 800M in September 2017.
π½ Announces #IGTV, a standalone app for vertical longer videos: t.me/iXNews/27922
IGTV will be rolling out on #iOS and #Android during the next few weeks.
π @PerspectiveIX
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π° #iXDailyBrief
STAT
β‘οΈ 55% of European retail sales will either take place online or be digitally-influenced offline sales by 2021. (Source: Forrester)
INSIGHT
π» #Snapchat experiments with sharing ad revenue with creators: prs.pctvix.co/2yFzEOu
OTHER NEWS
π€ #Monzo partners with #TransferWise for international payments: t.me/iXNews/28132
πΊ 7 #IGTV video ideas you can steal for your brand or business: prs.pctvix.co/2yHphts
π€ #Spectaclesβ latest update finally optimizes videos for sharing outside #Snapchat: t.me/iXNews/28090
π #Reddit launches a βNewsβ tab into beta testing: t.me/iXNews/28084
π€·ββοΈ TanaCon: How a convention thrown in retaliation led to mass chaos, cancellation: t.me/iXNews/28130
π« #MicrosoftEdge for #Android now comes with a built-in ad blocker: t.me/iXNews/28142
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"Be so good they canβt ignore you." β Steve Martin
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STAT
β‘οΈ 55% of European retail sales will either take place online or be digitally-influenced offline sales by 2021. (Source: Forrester)
INSIGHT
π» #Snapchat experiments with sharing ad revenue with creators: prs.pctvix.co/2yFzEOu
OTHER NEWS
π€ #Monzo partners with #TransferWise for international payments: t.me/iXNews/28132
πΊ 7 #IGTV video ideas you can steal for your brand or business: prs.pctvix.co/2yHphts
π€ #Spectaclesβ latest update finally optimizes videos for sharing outside #Snapchat: t.me/iXNews/28090
π #Reddit launches a βNewsβ tab into beta testing: t.me/iXNews/28084
π€·ββοΈ TanaCon: How a convention thrown in retaliation led to mass chaos, cancellation: t.me/iXNews/28130
π« #MicrosoftEdge for #Android now comes with a built-in ad blocker: t.me/iXNews/28142
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βοΈ If you like our channel, please support us: prs.pctvix.co/2taiWBz
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"Be so good they canβt ignore you." β Steve Martin
π If you had time, take a look at our Instagram Story: prs.pctvix.co/2yFHQy8
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π° #iXDailyBrief
STAT
β‘οΈ The leading activity in apps is digital audio, with the average US adult listening to over 50 minutes of audio via mobile apps per day. Social networking is next, with 40 minutes of app time. The other major categories are mobile video, gaming and messaging. Of these five, gaming is growing most slowly. (Source: eMarketer)
INSIGHT
πΊ How brands are using #Instagramβs new long-form video feature, #IGTV: prs.pctvix.co/2yPgJAC
OTHER NEWS
π»πͺ Venezuela is blocking access to the Tor network: t.me/iXNews/28209
π± #iOS12 is all about making your phone work better (Public Beta Available Now): t.me/iXNews/28205
π° #VidConβs new grant will award one emerging YouTuber $2,000 each week for a year: t.me/iXNews/28186
π¦ #Twitter returns to #AppleWatch thanks to #Chirp: t.me/iXNews/28182
π¨π³ John Oliver is erased from Chinese internet following segment on China: t.me/iXNews/28183
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βοΈ If you like our channel, please support us: prs.pctvix.co/2taiWBz
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"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do." β Pele
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STAT
β‘οΈ The leading activity in apps is digital audio, with the average US adult listening to over 50 minutes of audio via mobile apps per day. Social networking is next, with 40 minutes of app time. The other major categories are mobile video, gaming and messaging. Of these five, gaming is growing most slowly. (Source: eMarketer)
INSIGHT
πΊ How brands are using #Instagramβs new long-form video feature, #IGTV: prs.pctvix.co/2yPgJAC
OTHER NEWS
π»πͺ Venezuela is blocking access to the Tor network: t.me/iXNews/28209
π± #iOS12 is all about making your phone work better (Public Beta Available Now): t.me/iXNews/28205
π° #VidConβs new grant will award one emerging YouTuber $2,000 each week for a year: t.me/iXNews/28186
π¦ #Twitter returns to #AppleWatch thanks to #Chirp: t.me/iXNews/28182
π¨π³ John Oliver is erased from Chinese internet following segment on China: t.me/iXNews/28183
β
βοΈ If you like our channel, please support us: prs.pctvix.co/2taiWBz
β
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do." β Pele
Ben, @iXNews
ββπ° #iXDailyBrief
STAT
β‘οΈ The 2018 World Cup is expected to add $2.4bn to global ad spend this year, and in the UK it will account for an additional Β£40m. (Source: Zenith)
INSIGHT
π Study calls out βdark patternsβ in Facebook and Google that push users towards less privacy: t.me/iXNews/28399
OTHER NEWS
π #Facebook makes Stories another Like contest with emoji reactions: t.me/iXNews/28398
π° #Google invests $22 million in the OS powering Nokia feature phones: t.me/iXNews/28421
β οΈ #Twitter says itβs identifying and suspending more bots and spam accounts: prs.pctvix.co/2tCXUf9
π #Facebook seeks patent on tech that turns on your smartphone microphone: prs.pctvix.co/2N3gAga
πΊ For creators, Instagramβs #IGTV wonβt replace YouTube, but it could complement it: t.me/iXNews/28419
π· #Instagram Lite quietly launches to find a billion more users abroad: t.me/iXNews/28401
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π Build a Digital Marketing Plan (eBook) & chance to win $20 & a special prize: prs.pctvix.co/2tCojJZ
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βNo one has ever become poor by giving.β β Anne Frank
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
β‘οΈ The 2018 World Cup is expected to add $2.4bn to global ad spend this year, and in the UK it will account for an additional Β£40m. (Source: Zenith)
INSIGHT
π Study calls out βdark patternsβ in Facebook and Google that push users towards less privacy: t.me/iXNews/28399
OTHER NEWS
π #Facebook makes Stories another Like contest with emoji reactions: t.me/iXNews/28398
π° #Google invests $22 million in the OS powering Nokia feature phones: t.me/iXNews/28421
β οΈ #Twitter says itβs identifying and suspending more bots and spam accounts: prs.pctvix.co/2tCXUf9
π #Facebook seeks patent on tech that turns on your smartphone microphone: prs.pctvix.co/2N3gAga
πΊ For creators, Instagramβs #IGTV wonβt replace YouTube, but it could complement it: t.me/iXNews/28419
π· #Instagram Lite quietly launches to find a billion more users abroad: t.me/iXNews/28401
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π Build a Digital Marketing Plan (eBook) & chance to win $20 & a special prize: prs.pctvix.co/2tCojJZ
β
βNo one has ever become poor by giving.β β Anne Frank
Ben, @iXNews
π° #iXDailyBrief
STAT
β‘οΈ Initial market reception of the IGTV release is optimistic - Instagram is expected to earn $5.48 billion in U.S. ad revenue in 2018 and Facebookβs share price was up over 2.2% Thursday to nearly $202. (Source: eMarketer)
INSIGHT
π€ 156 slides on the state of #AI and recent progress: prs.pctvix.co/2NiMvJQ
OTHER NEWS
π #WhatsApp copies #Telegram to add one-way βbroadcastβ mode to group chats: t.me/iXNews/28581
βοΈ #Instagram may let you ask questions in Stories: prs.pctvix.co/2tLizgX
πͺπΊ #Facebook hires Spiegel exec (and sometimes critic) to strengthen relations with publishers in Europe: prs.pctvix.co/2NjYpTo
πΊ #YouTubeβs picture-in-picture mode is live for all U.S. Android users: t.me/iXNews/28560
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EXTRA
π #Instagram Creators Handbook - #IGTV (PDF): prs.pctvix.co/2MGEehC
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βYou're never too important to be kind to other people.β β Tim Fargo
Have a great week!
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
β‘οΈ Initial market reception of the IGTV release is optimistic - Instagram is expected to earn $5.48 billion in U.S. ad revenue in 2018 and Facebookβs share price was up over 2.2% Thursday to nearly $202. (Source: eMarketer)
INSIGHT
π€ 156 slides on the state of #AI and recent progress: prs.pctvix.co/2NiMvJQ
OTHER NEWS
π #WhatsApp copies #Telegram to add one-way βbroadcastβ mode to group chats: t.me/iXNews/28581
βοΈ #Instagram may let you ask questions in Stories: prs.pctvix.co/2tLizgX
πͺπΊ #Facebook hires Spiegel exec (and sometimes critic) to strengthen relations with publishers in Europe: prs.pctvix.co/2NjYpTo
πΊ #YouTubeβs picture-in-picture mode is live for all U.S. Android users: t.me/iXNews/28560
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EXTRA
π #Instagram Creators Handbook - #IGTV (PDF): prs.pctvix.co/2MGEehC
β
βYou're never too important to be kind to other people.β β Tim Fargo
Have a great week!
Ben, @iXNews
π° #iXDailyBrief
STAT
β‘οΈ 72 percent of respondents to a recent Pew Research survey believe social media companies actively censor political views that disagree with their own. (Source: Pew Research Center)
INSIGHT
πΌ Learn to Become - Find Your Career: prs.pctvix.co/2tQ63x3
OTHER NEWS
π€¬ Some #Samsung users say their phones randomly sent photos to contacts: t.me/iXNews/28698
π€ A Buddhist temple in Beijing built a robotic monk to spread the word: t.me/iXNews/28703
βοΈ #Instagramβs Do Not Disturb and βCaught Upβ deter overgramming: t.me/iXNews/28654
π Facebook is shutting down Hello, Moves and the anonymous teen app tbh due to βlow usageβ: t.me/iXNews/28690
π€« Federal investigators want to know if #Facebook lied about #CambridgeAnalytica: t.me/iXNews/28688
π§ #Spotify is testing a data-friendly βLiteβ app for Android: t.me/iXNews/28651
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EXTRA
π #Instagram Creators Handbook - #IGTV (PDF): prs.pctvix.co/2MGEehC
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β What do you like about our channel? What don't you like? What do you want us to share? Join the discussion group: t.me/joinchat/ACtN6EJ2YNbLsZyziZzNEA
Have a great week!
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STAT
β‘οΈ 72 percent of respondents to a recent Pew Research survey believe social media companies actively censor political views that disagree with their own. (Source: Pew Research Center)
INSIGHT
πΌ Learn to Become - Find Your Career: prs.pctvix.co/2tQ63x3
OTHER NEWS
π€¬ Some #Samsung users say their phones randomly sent photos to contacts: t.me/iXNews/28698
π€ A Buddhist temple in Beijing built a robotic monk to spread the word: t.me/iXNews/28703
βοΈ #Instagramβs Do Not Disturb and βCaught Upβ deter overgramming: t.me/iXNews/28654
π Facebook is shutting down Hello, Moves and the anonymous teen app tbh due to βlow usageβ: t.me/iXNews/28690
π€« Federal investigators want to know if #Facebook lied about #CambridgeAnalytica: t.me/iXNews/28688
π§ #Spotify is testing a data-friendly βLiteβ app for Android: t.me/iXNews/28651
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EXTRA
π #Instagram Creators Handbook - #IGTV (PDF): prs.pctvix.co/2MGEehC
β
β What do you like about our channel? What don't you like? What do you want us to share? Join the discussion group: t.me/joinchat/ACtN6EJ2YNbLsZyziZzNEA
Have a great week!
Ben, @iXNews