Issue 26 | 28th September 2016

 

Fans of TV's Black Mirror might be interested in Snapchat's latest announcement. In one episode, entitled 'The Entire History of You', optical implants allowed people to record and play back parts of their lives and experience them all over again. Similarly, the upcoming 'Spectacles' are sunglasses that allow you to upload up to 30-second bursts of video direct to your Snapchat. We're in the future now, kids and the day after the office Christmas party will never be the same. Read more in the latest Sociable Folktales – it's like normal news, but with a jetpack.

 
 
Facebook
  • The customer journey from click to brick.
  • Blueprint tops 1m enrolments.
  • 'What your friends are talking about' feature.
  • Profile expression kit to challenge Snapchat Filters?
  • Miscalculation of video views.
  Twitter and Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Media now excluded from character limit.
  • Instagram
  • Troll-curbing filters introduced.
  • Ads to become more visible and interactive.
 
 
Other Platforms   Emerging Platforms & Tech
  • GoPro Karma drone.
  • Google's Allo launched.
  • Edward Snowdon suggests we don't use Allo.
  • Snapchat's 'Spectacles' announced.
 
 
Social Media Items of Interest
  • How new AirPods could influence AI.
  • Drone surfing is now officially a thing.
  • Apple is a 'sexist, toxic' work environment.
  • Turkish Airlines Periscope streams a flight.
  • Twitter versus Facebook in presidential debates.
  • The Facebook millionaire funding Trump's meme machine.
  • Hackers stole data from 500m Yahoo users in 2014. 
 
 
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