by The Media Store | Aug 19, 2019 | News Article, The Wrap
What has happened?The Australian Olympic Committee, (governed by the IOC), have just launched changes to Rule 40 that were introduced by the IOC in June. This change, to what was a very black and white rule, is in response to athlete pressure to allow them to...
by The Media Store | Aug 19, 2019 | News Article, The Wrap
What has happened?Several months ago, Instagram began testing the removal of “like” counts on Canadian user’s content, hiding the total number of “likes” each post has generated in feeds. On July 18th, this trial expanded to the feeds of users in Australia, Brazil,...
by The Media Store | Apr 15, 2019 | News Article, The Wrap
What has happened? Thanks to a legal loophole, Danish marketing agency Hjaltelin Stahl and newspaper Ekstra Bladet launched an ingenious web shop “Homeless Home Sale” giving homeless people protection against being moved on by police. As sleeping in groups is illegal,...
by The Media Store | Apr 15, 2019 | News Article, The Wrap
What has happened? Instagram has always looked for design options that retain users inside their app for longer. The release of their in-app checkout feature takes this strategy to the next level by allowing social shopping to happen seamlessly without leaving their...
by The Media Store | Mar 12, 2019 | News Article, The Wrap
What has happened? Facebook and Instagram have filed a federal lawsuit against four Chinese companies and 3 individuals for promoting the sale of fake accounts, followers and likes on their platforms. In addition, violating cyber-squatting laws by operating websites...