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Stat: Social media apps are targeting minors and making billions

A December 2023 study in the US from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health has found that social media platforms generated almost £8.6bn ($11...

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The Big Idea: Snap’s Retail Play

Facing stiff competition in the social media market, Snapchat’s developer is bringing its expertise in augmented reality to advertisers, online sto...

Snap Inc : Ar : Retail

Big Ideas

Brand Innovation Debrief: Snap’s Retail Play

Facing stiff competition in the social media market, Snapchat’s developer is bringing its expertise in augmented reality to advertisers, online sto...

Media : Entertainment : Retail

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The Case for AI as Augmented Intelligence

Inspired by the excitement seen at SXSW 2023, Brazilian agency Box1824’s CEO Paula Englert and vice-president Laura Kroeff argue that artificial in...

AI : Artificial Intelligence : SXSW

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Snapchat and eBay make selling pre-loved clothes easier

Snapchat is seeking to make buying and selling pre-loved clothing easier through a partnership with eBay that makes the relationship between social...

Retail : Media & Entertainment : Fashion

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Ralph Lauren is selling luxe Bitmojis on Snapchat

The partnership aims to attract younger customers by providing a mix-and-match branded wardrobe for their digital avatars.

Fashion : Retail : Digital Fashion

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Snapchat wants to be the app for friendship

The photo-sharing app’s first global campaign stars real friends around the world who use Snapchat to stay in touch.

Youth : Media : Friendship

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Lego and Snapchat collaborate for AR clothes shopping

To coincide with London Fashion Week, the toy brand and the app opened a Lego Wear pop-up store with no physical products.

Fashion : Retail : Technology

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Over-35s are Snapchat’s next target audience

The photo-sharing app has proved popular with teenagers, but now the brand is turning its focus to Generation X.

Technology : SnapChat : Generation X

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Stat: Snapchat is encouraging young people to vote

According to Snap, the company behind the social media service, a recent initiative has helped more than 400,000 of its users – who are mainly teen...

Social Media : Politics : Culture

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Snapchat is creating AR-enabled tv series

Global – Users of the photo-sharing app can not only watch the shows, but step into their narratives using augmented reality (AR).

Media : Culture : Technology

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Neutral hospitality design and a shirt made from recycled plastic

XYZ Lounge explores neutral identity, Corona designs an eco-conscious shirt with Parley for the Oceans, Snapchat streamlines digital payments.

Hospitality : Fashion : Retail

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A genius hype strategy and encouraging vagina care

Moncler experiments with new product drops every month, Queen V changes the conversation around vagina hygiene, Fox TV acquires Snapchat’s dating s...

Retail : Wellness : Automotive

Big Ideas

Express yourself

London – Digital marketers are beginning to decipher what emojis reveal about consumer sentiment online.

Emojis : Emoji : Swyft

Big Ideas

Cannes Lions 2015 Preview

From 19 to 27 June 2015, the glamorous French Riviera will play host to the advertising industry’s finest as they gather for a nine-day celebration...

Cannes Lions : Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity : Cannes 2015

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Media meltdown: What does Facebook Instant Articles mean for publishers?

Could Facebook Instant Articles spell the end for the current publishing model?

Facebook : Facebook Instant Articles : Mobile

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Rei Inamoto: This is micromedia’s moment

We are entering an age of micro-communication, says Rei Inamoto, chief creative officer at AKQA.

AKQA : Emoji : Instagram

Big Ideas

Snapchat launches Discover platform for editorial content

Los Angeles – Self-destructing social media app Snapchat has launched Discover, a new service for users to explore editorial content.

SnapChat : Snapchat Marketing : Discover

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Child cyberbullying cases double in the past year

A new poll from McAfee reveals that the number of children experiencing cyberbullying has doubled in the past year.

McAfee : Cyberbullying : Generation D

Big Ideas

Snapchat launches in-app cash transfer system

Snapcash lets Snapchat users send money to each other quickly.

SnapChat : Payment : Snapcash

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The New Value-seekers

As traditional career paths fracture and disintegrate, young people are increasingly turning to other means of making a living. Harnessing the pow...

Collaborative Economy : EatWith : Smartphones

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Half of Millennials see positive impact of social media on day-to-day interactions

Half of Millennials (50%) think that increased use of internet and social media have led people to be more playful, imaginative and creative in day...

Millennials : Social Media : Interactions

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Facebook tests new feature that deletes content after a set time

Facebook is testing a new feature that lets users schedule content to be deleted after a certain time.

Facebook : SnapChat : Ephermeral

Big Ideas

Messaging app turns faces into instant avatars

Santa Clara, California – Intel Labs has released Pocket Avatars, a new messaging app that translates users’ facial movements into 3D-animated mes...

Visual Messaging : Avatars : Intel Labs

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Internet Week New York 2014 Preview

The large and growing technology economy will be on show during Internet Week New York on 19–25 May.

Internet Week New York : Retail : Biometrics