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Tech Brief: GoPro Falls From Grace, Twitter Executive Shakeup, Instagram Ads Boom
Tech
January 29, 2016
Tech Brief: GoPro Falls From Grace, Twitter Executive Shakeup, Instagram Ads Boom
Welcome to Tech Brief, your weekly wrap-up on all that’s happened in the tech and startup industries this week! It’s been an exciting week – perfect for our very first Tech Brief here at DANamic.ORG. Let’s take a look at the biggest stories this week, involving Twitter, Instagram, and GoPro! Twitter Execs Leave Company, Stock Continues To Fall In the 3 months that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has spent at the top following his return, we’ve seen the switch from the classic “Favourite” star to the flamboyantly-animated heart-shaped “Like”. While rumours are swirling that the tweet limit might be expanded from…
On Instagram Ads And Why We Should All Suck It Up
Longform
October 6, 2015
On Instagram Ads And Why We Should All Suck It Up
Co-written with Manfred Tham If Social Media were a class, discussions about ads and its place would be an ongoing assignment. The popular selfie and brunch-photo sharing app, Instagram, recently announced plans to monetise its business through ads – sponsored posts that will appear on timelines masquerading as updates from your friends and stalkees. Naturally, the response online has been… unbridled, to say the least. It all fits into the 3 logic laws of the Internet: 1) Never click on ads that contain the words “FREE” or “Congratulations”, 2) Never read a comment section, and 3) Always complain every time there is a new…