The Day the Internet broke
Yasmine Marden2023-10-04T14:17:57+00:00A mere week into October and the month’s already off to a stupendous start. We’re talking vegan cheese, wacky Snapchat filters and Theresa May-inspired poems. [...]
24 questions with Juliet Landau-Pope, declutter coach and study skills consultant
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:47+00:00Today, we're talking to the lovely Juliet Landau-Pope, who through her work as a certified life coach, leading professional organiser and study skills consultant, helps people manage their time and [...]
5 Key Ingredients of a Great Social Media Bio
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:48+00:00Writing about yourself is a bit cringe, isn’t it? We’ve all been there – tasked with the horribly daunting job of summarising all of what makes you the coolest, greatest, [...]
How to Take Your Instagram Feed from Good to GREAT
Yasmine Marden2021-03-12T07:40:36+00:00Everyone has dreams of being #Instafamous. It’s elusive and painfully cool. But, what if we told you that you don’t actually have to be Instagram famous [...]
Facebook’s 20/20 Vision
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:48+00:00World-wide facial recognition and swanky search bars are having a moment. From Facebook’s spying eyes to Pinterest’s ‘camera’ tool, the latest in tech is nothing short of exciting. Better read [...]
360° of Virtual Reality
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:48+00:00Facebook’s VR world, Twitter’s anti-bullying measures and Snapchat’s location-sharing map – it’s been a BIG week for technology, and we’re here to spill all the details. You ready? […]
How to Build a Killer Fan Base
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:49+00:00One million. The social media milestone everyone wants to hit. It’s a dazzling number, but, as the saying goes, “it’s not the destination, it’s the journey”. Growing your fan base [...]
How to Manage Your Social Media Like a Champ
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:49+00:00Constantly stressed trying to keep up with all your social networks? Overwhelmed by what to post and feeling like a fish out of water? Don’t fret – it’s time to [...]
The Billion Dollar Filter War
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:49+00:00Instagram and Snapchat are facing off against each other in a battle for total social media domination. Quite literally. With Instagram recently dropping ‘Face Filters’ and several other spanking new [...]
LinkedIn Means Business
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:50+00:00LinkedIn advertising, Facebook Reactions, Snapchat’s Ad Manager – it’s been a big week for social media. Luckily we’ve got the low-down on all the latest, greatest updates to get you [...]
Have You Been Shadow Banned on Instagram?
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:50+00:00Another weird and wonderful term to make it onto the ever-expanding social media glossary, ‘shadow banning’ has been causing some controversy on photo-sharing app Instagram. So just what exactly is [...]
The new social media feature you NEED to know about
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:51+00:00Have you heard the latest news? Instagram Stories has surpassed the gargantuan milestone of 200 million (!) daily active users, making it bigger than Snapchat’s stats of 161 million users. [...]
It’s Just Emotion
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:52+00:00Starbucks have recently announced their latest drink creation since the Butterscotch Brulée Latte – and this time it involves….. salted toffee. […]
When Designer Meets Digital
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:52+00:00“Meem”, “Mem”, “Meh-Meh”…however you’re meant to pronounce it, one thing is for sure: the cultural phenomenon that is the internet meme is here to stay. […]
Instagram Debuts New Booking Feature
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:53+00:00We’ve got some good news. No, teleport technology doesn’t quite exist yet (*sad face*), but Instagram’s latest feature could be the next best thing…. From the photo-sharing site’s nifty in-app [...]
The Seven Wonders of Customer Service
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:53+00:00The age-old saying “the customer is always right” — we’ve heard once, twice, a thousand times before. But how much does great customer service serve as an integral part of [...]
Facebook’s Facelift
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:54+00:00Advances in technology are changing the game faster than we can click on the like button, but fret not — we’re here to take the stress away. […]
Make Britain Digital Again
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:54+00:00It’s here — the UK government’s much-anticipated digital strategy. And if there’s one thing we can hope for, it’s that the vision for Britain’s digital future seems very, very bright. [...]
The Snapchat Effect
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:55+00:00Have you heard about Instagram’s biggest update yet? Or why WhatsApp is stirring up some controversy? Read on to discover the tech world’s juiciest developments…. […]
Facebook Forecast
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:56+00:00It’s raining app features this week. Twitter’s saying sayonara to online trolls, Pinterest gets even cleverer and Facebook adds weatherman to its résumé. […]
Textual Healing
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:56+00:00It would seem that technology is tapping into our deepest hopes, dreams and desires. From Instagram’s multi-photo album to Whatsapp’s text message deleter, there’s plenty of new features to get [...]
Red Carpets and Robots
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:56+00:00Another week, another wave of changes. From Twitter’s Red Carpet livestream to Pinterest’s artificial intelligence tool, we’ve got all the scoop to help you keep up with this ever-changing world of [...]
Feeling Emojinal
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:14:57+00:00If an Apprentice judge can become the 45th President of the United States, anything can happen. Like an onion reaching social media stardom, a feisty emoji petition and a KFC [...]
It’s Bond, Jane Bond
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:15:00+00:00#CourgetteCrisis to the British Intelligence’s latest round of recruitment, social media has been nothing short of entertaining this week. After all, there’s nothing quite like an edition of #WINS and [...]
Get in the Loop
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:15:03+00:00New year, new y̶o̶u̶ trends. Though video hosting service Vine is officially closing up shop, the future of social media looks ever bright — Instagram rolls out live video and [...]
Marketing Campaigns That Will Put a Smile on Your Face
Yasmine Marden2021-03-04T23:13:25+00:00If you ever hear a commuter’s contagious chuckling on the tube or a co-worker desperately stifling a giggle at something on their computer, chances are they’re [...]
When Social Media Sleighed
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:15:09+00:00Can you believe 2016 is already coming to an end? Neither can we. As the curtains to this this action-packed year draw to a close, we revisit some of the [...]
Belt it like Beckham
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:15:10+00:00If Christmas is a time for giving, it really is living up to expectations – especially in the world of social media. From one girl’s perfectly-lit selfie to Cruz Beckham’s [...]
The Wrap Up
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:15:13+00:00It may be getting a little frosty, but things are starting to heat up in the social media stratosphere. From Cheryl Cole’s ‘bump’ to a Tory MP’s scribbled memo, this [...]
ThanksGIFing
Yasmine Marden2019-08-26T17:15:16+00:00There was a lot to be thankful for this week in the world of social media. Dogs near and far got in on the Mannequin Challenge, McDonald’s debuted its festive [...]