Starting today WhatsApp is super excited to have ... carts! π€
Carts are aimed at businesses that typically sell multiple items at once.
π ... or ... π
Are you a WhatsApp user? Are you excited about carts?
More details on the Facebook blog here.
#WhatsApp #Feature
Carts are aimed at businesses that typically sell multiple items at once.
π ... or ... π
Are you a WhatsApp user? Are you excited about carts?
More details on the Facebook blog here.
#WhatsApp #Feature
Act as XXXXXXXX on ... YouTube.
That's a pretty short list!
I remember when Google Photos and Google+ where included π€
Obviously G+ has been dead for a while now, but the omission of Google Photos is quite recent and probably related to the announcement of the end of free high quality storage.
Anyone else notice the removal of Google Photos?
#Google
That's a pretty short list!
I remember when Google Photos and Google+ where included π€
Obviously G+ has been dead for a while now, but the omission of Google Photos is quite recent and probably related to the announcement of the end of free high quality storage.
Anyone else notice the removal of Google Photos?
This YouTube embed hack no longer works π
Not sure who else might have been using this, but YouTube have now closed the loophole.
Essentially when embedding third-party videos I would craft the embed URL adding a related playlist which would play after the third party video finished.
Google now seems to check whether the video is in the playlist and where not prioritises the playlist, no longer showing the embed.
Ah well ...
#YouTube
Not sure who else might have been using this, but YouTube have now closed the loophole.
Essentially when embedding third-party videos I would craft the embed URL adding a related playlist which would play after the third party video finished.
Google now seems to check whether the video is in the playlist and where not prioritises the playlist, no longer showing the embed.
Ah well ...
#YouTube
Signal introduces group calls
Details here on the Signal blog.
Are you a Signal user.
Have you tried it out?
#Signal #Feature
Details here on the Signal blog.
Are you a Signal user.
Have you tried it out?
#Signal #Feature
Twitter stops prompting users to quote tweet first.
More details in this Twitter thread.
#Twitter #News
More details in this Twitter thread.
#Twitter #News
A, B, & C - Same Thing - Different Views
I've written a blog post for the @TeamFordzilla community to try to help explain how I've set up their community space, but they are struggling to understand.
Any suggestions about how to speed up understanding, especially for new Telegram users?
#Telegram #Discussion
I've written a blog post for the @TeamFordzilla community to try to help explain how I've set up their community space, but they are struggling to understand.
Any suggestions about how to speed up understanding, especially for new Telegram users?
#Telegram #Discussion
What can Telegram be used for?
Lots of things!
The limiting factor is your imagination.
Example:
A "Practice Room" for @SingAtSix
Clunky? Neat? ... What are your thoughts?
#Telegram #Discussion
Lots of things!
The limiting factor is your imagination.
Example:
A "Practice Room" for @SingAtSix
Clunky? Neat? ... What are your thoughts?
#Telegram #Discussion
The future of Telegram
As Telegram approaches 500 million active users, how will they pay? π€
Some points from the announcement today.
π Telegram will Not sell.
π Telegram will begin to generate revenue in 2021. Most users will hardly notice any change.
π All the features that are currently free will stay free.
π Messaging will remain ad-free.
π Introduction of a native Ad Platform for public one-to-many channels β one that is user-friendly, respects privacy and allows Telegram to cover the costs of servers and traffic.
π If Telegram starts earning money, the community should also benefit.
________________________________
Nice sentiments, but short on details.
#Telegram #Discussion
As Telegram approaches 500 million active users, how will they pay? π€
Some points from the announcement today.
π Telegram will Not sell.
π Telegram will begin to generate revenue in 2021. Most users will hardly notice any change.
π All the features that are currently free will stay free.
π Messaging will remain ad-free.
π Introduction of a native Ad Platform for public one-to-many channels β one that is user-friendly, respects privacy and allows Telegram to cover the costs of servers and traffic.
π If Telegram starts earning money, the community should also benefit.
________________________________
Nice sentiments, but short on details.
#Telegram #Discussion
Voice chats for Telegram groups
Just launched.
Share your thoughts in the comments π
#Telegram #Feature #Discussion
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Just launched.
Share your thoughts in the comments π
#Telegram #Feature #Discussion
π€
Telegram
Voice Chats Done Right
Today, Telegram groups get an entire new dimension with Voice Chats β persistent conference calls that members can join and leave as they please. Our 12th update in 2020 brings them to you just in time for remote Christmas carols.
The last few days I've been working on a new (local) social project which I hope will take off in 2021.
During that process what's been surprising to me is how little Twitter is used generally by business.
It's common for businesses to have a Facebook page and an Instagram channel: but seem rather rare to also feature a Twitter channel.
Do you agree?
Do you think it's down to Twitter's failing to connect with business, or an unavoidable result of Facebook's dominance in the social space?
#Twitter #Facebook #Discussion
During that process what's been surprising to me is how little Twitter is used generally by business.
It's common for businesses to have a Facebook page and an Instagram channel: but seem rather rare to also feature a Twitter channel.
Do you agree?
Do you think it's down to Twitter's failing to connect with business, or an unavoidable result of Facebook's dominance in the social space?
#Twitter #Facebook #Discussion
If an image is worth a 1000 words ...
I hope that this image can help future publishers, for the @MyStadtKoeln network, to understand how each local channel is connected a group (for channel comments and more).
Here's hoping π€
I hope that this image can help future publishers, for the @MyStadtKoeln network, to understand how each local channel is connected a group (for channel comments and more).
Here's hoping π€
View Followed Hashtags on Instagram
You have been able to "follow" a hashtag on Instagram for ages, but I cannot (now) for the life of me now see how to view all the hashtags followed by the account I am currently using.
Any tips?
#Instagram #Discussion
You have been able to "follow" a hashtag on Instagram for ages, but I cannot (now) for the life of me now see how to view all the hashtags followed by the account I am currently using.
Any tips?
#Instagram #Discussion
Robert Wallis - AMA
Ask Me Anything ... within reason π
Note, that there should always be a reason for posting on social media and that reason should be quite clear to viewers.
The reason for this post is that I would like to have a fun @RobertWallis related discussion appear on my "About Robert Wallis" page. I link to that page from my social profiles around the web.
So full disclosure: your "comments" along with my replies will also appear there.
So, having been as up-front as I think I can be .... ask-me-anything. Go!
Ask Me Anything ... within reason π
Note, that there should always be a reason for posting on social media and that reason should be quite clear to viewers.
The reason for this post is that I would like to have a fun @RobertWallis related discussion appear on my "About Robert Wallis" page. I link to that page from my social profiles around the web.
So full disclosure: your "comments" along with my replies will also appear there.
So, having been as up-front as I think I can be .... ask-me-anything. Go!
Find those contact joined Telegram notifications annoying? π
π‘ Uncheck this! π
Settings > Notifications and Sounds.
#Telegram
π‘ Uncheck this! π
Settings > Notifications and Sounds.
#Telegram
Once you get it, it's really quite simple
One, Two, Thee views of the same message.
Get it?
Most people do not yet understand this, which is a bit of a roadblock. This unique implementation for "comments" offers some interesting possibilities. That is the discussion I would like to have here.
π€
#Telegram #Discussion
One, Two, Thee views of the same message.
Get it?
Most people do not yet understand this, which is a bit of a roadblock. This unique implementation for "comments" offers some interesting possibilities. That is the discussion I would like to have here.
π€
#Telegram #Discussion
Telegraph
One, Two, Three views. Same message
The above image illustrates different views of the same thing. Left Channel comment view: message viewed as a comment left on the channel post. Center Group reply view: message viewed as a reply in the group to the forwarded channel post. Right Group discussionβ¦
THIS quote is worth thinking about ...
"By removing the manipulative algorithms that have become synonymous with 2010s technology platforms, Telegram channels restore transparency and integrity to public βone-to-manyβ communication."
If had to reduce down to one idea why I think that Telegram channels are a corporate or brand communication channel that is really worth considering, it would be because the user decides whether they want notifications for updates made to a channel.
Remember the first flush of social media back in the day, when a reasonable number of people would see updates from your Facebook page?
With a Telegram channel ALL followers who want notifications from a Telegram channel get notifications. That is a decent value proposition.
Quote source. #Telegram Social Media #Discussion
"By removing the manipulative algorithms that have become synonymous with 2010s technology platforms, Telegram channels restore transparency and integrity to public βone-to-manyβ communication."
If had to reduce down to one idea why I think that Telegram channels are a corporate or brand communication channel that is really worth considering, it would be because the user decides whether they want notifications for updates made to a channel.
Remember the first flush of social media back in the day, when a reasonable number of people would see updates from your Facebook page?
With a Telegram channel ALL followers who want notifications from a Telegram channel get notifications. That is a decent value proposition.
Quote source. #Telegram Social Media #Discussion