Digital Intelligence

WhatsApp is set to launch direct payments on its messaging app, as the Facebook-owned messaging app becomes the latest service to let users transfer money to one another with a text.

17/08/2017  |  Full story...

Google Allo is now supported on the web, letting users carry on chats on a laptop or desktop without having to pick up their mobile.

17/08/2017  |  Full story...

Snapchat shares have plummeted 17% as the social media firm saw user numbers and revenues grow slower than expected and losses rise nearly fourfold, amid increasing competition from Instagram.

11/08/2017  |  Full story...

YouTube is rolling out a new in-app direct messaging feature, similar to one found in Instagram.

10/08/2017  |  Full story...

An extra 243 million mobile phone users worldwide will start using mobile messaging apps this year, with Facebook Messenger and WeChat leading the way, according to new research.

31/07/2017  |  Full story...

Amazon is reportedly developing an encrypted messaging app called Anytime, designed as a direct competitor to WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and other popular messaging apps.

18/07/2017  |  Full story...

Facebook Messenger is rolling out home screen ads worldwide, meaning consumers will see branded messages in the app’s inbox for the first time.

13/07/2017  |  Full story...

The app sector is like a “clogged pipe”, where social and communication apps dominate most people’s time, while other sectors will be left to “fight over the scraps”, according to a new report.

17/05/2017  |  Full story...

Mobile network giffgaff has launched a bespoke Sponsored Lens on Snapchat as part of its Big Swim campaign.

21/04/2017  |  Full story...

There has been a 61.5% increase in paid media spend on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Snapchat for the first quarter of 2017, according to new research.

21/04/2017  |  Full story...

Microsoft has teamed up with Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal on a Skype bot designed to improve people’s culinary skills.

13/04/2017  |  Full story...

Snapchat only has a third of the monthly unique users as Instagram but it skews decisively younger, according to new research.

27/03/2017  |  Full story...

Online CRM firm iAdvize is integrating with WhatsApp, letting brands communicate directly with their customers and prospects via WhatsApp.

20/03/2017  |  Full story...

Facebook has launched its own temporary messaging service, less than a fortnight after rival Snapchat floated on the stock exchange.

14/03/2017  |  Full story...

Instagram has updated its Stories feature with support for geostickers, as the Facebook owned messenger app continues to mimic its rival Snapchat.

13/03/2017  |  Full story...

The NHS, the UK’s largest employer, is turning to Snapchat for a social media campaign aimed at attracting apprentices to the health service during the Government’s 10th National Apprenticeship Week.

07/03/2017  |  Full story...

Snap Inc, the owner of Snapchat, is set to make its debut on the New York Stock Exchange today with a better-than-expected market valuation of $24bn (£19bn).

02/03/2017  |  Full story...

Mobile messaging app LINE has launched a cloud AI assistant called “Clova” at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

02/03/2017  |  Full story...

WhatsApp is adding a new feature that lets users tag messages ‘at this moment’ which vanish once opened, or after 24 hours.

23/02/2017  |  Full story...

The major messaging apps are set to be hit by “passive networking” in 2017 as additional functionality puts off some users, according to GlobalWebIndex, home of the world’s largest ongoing study on the digital consumer.

13/02/2017  |  Full story...

Snapchat’s UK user base experienced explosive growth of 89.8% in 2016, to 11.2 million users, according to eMarketer’s latest mobile usage forecast.

08/02/2017  |  Full story...

Snap Inc, the owner of Snapchat, has applied to become a public company with a $4.2bn float, but in doing so revealed a $515m loss last year amid slowing gowth for the messaging app.

06/02/2017  |  Full story...

Snapchat's new ad marketplace, dubbed “Snap Ads” is getting self-serve technology solution that lets marketers manage ad placements on Snapchat.

02/02/2017  |  Full story...

Snapchat has struck a partnership with Nielsen's mobile Digital Ad Ratings (mDAR) unit, giving brands the ability to buy guaranteed Snapchat audiences by age group and gender.

26/01/2017  |  Full story...

YouTube has launched a messaging feature built directly in the video app, making it easier for users to chat and share videos on a one-to-one basis.

24/01/2017  |  Full story...