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Facebook Tests New Business Features in Bid to Monetise WhatsApp

The messaging service is testing new tools that will connect businesses and consumers, with the intent of charging companies in the future.

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Facebook Tests New Business Features in Bid to Monetise WhatsApp

The messaging service is testing new tools that will connect businesses and consumers, with the intent of charging companies in the future.


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Facebook Went Down for Some Global Users of Social Network

Two billion users were affected after a technical error blocked access to the social media site.

News & Analysis

Facebook Went Down for Some Global Users of Social Network

Two billion users were affected after a technical error blocked access to the social media site.


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Social Goods | The Exploitation of Influencers, the Appeal of Genderless Fashion

This week, why becoming an influencer is the new unpaid internship, and the blurring of gender boundaries in fashion.

News & Analysis

Social Goods | The Exploitation of Influencers, the Appeal of Genderless Fashion

This week, why becoming an influencer is the new unpaid internship, and the blurring of gender boundaries in fashion.


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Snap Misses User-Growth Estimate as Facebook Copying Takes Toll

Snap’s growth fell short of estimates, feeding fears that aggressive competition from Facebook is blunting the younger social media company’s potential just months after its IPO.

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Snap Misses User-Growth Estimate as Facebook Copying Takes Toll

Snap’s growth fell short of estimates, feeding fears that aggressive competition from Facebook is blunting the younger social media company’s potential just months after its IPO.


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Facebook Launches Original Video Programming

'Watch' will feature Facebook-funded original series, and will allow publishers to profit from ad revenue and branded content.

News & Analysis

Facebook Launches Original Video Programming

'Watch' will feature Facebook-funded original series, and will allow publishers to profit from ad revenue and branded content.


Beauty

What Can Luxury Learn from Beauty Influencers?

In a world where earned media often speaks louder than paid marketing, the cost of not nurturing conversation can be high.

Beauty

What Can Luxury Learn from Beauty Influencers?

In a world where earned media often speaks louder than paid marketing, the cost of not nurturing conversation can be high.


Luxury

Fashion’s Hottest Brands and Top Selling Products in Q2

In a new series, BoF and Lyst crunch the numbers to bring you the definitive list of the highest performing fashion brands and products, quarter by quarter.

Luxury

Fashion’s Hottest Brands and Top Selling Products in Q2

In a new series, BoF and Lyst crunch the numbers to bring you the definitive list of the highest performing fashion brands and products, quarter by quarter.


News & Analysis

Under 25s Spend 32 Minutes a Day on Instagram

The platform is crediting much of the growth in engagement to “Stories,” which was launched a year ago as a copycat to Snapchat’s feature with the same name.

News & Analysis

Under 25s Spend 32 Minutes a Day on Instagram

The platform is crediting much of the growth in engagement to “Stories,” which was launched a year ago as a copycat to Snapchat’s feature with the same name.


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Dior and Louis Vuitton Are the Fashion Brands with Best Instagram Stories Engagement

Just four brands featured in a ranking of users with the highest engagement rate on Instagram Stories, released to mark the feature's first anniversary.  

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Dior and Louis Vuitton Are the Fashion Brands with Best Instagram Stories Engagement

Just four brands featured in a ranking of users with the highest engagement rate on Instagram Stories, released to mark the feature's first anniversary.  


China

How China’s Internet Disruption Is Impacting the ‘Wang Hong’ Influencer Economy

WhatsApp is the latest service to be disrupted by China’s digital clampdown, but commercially motivated changes to Sina Weibo could be even more damaging for the ‘internet celebrity’ influencer economy.

China

How China’s Internet Disruption Is Impacting the ‘Wang Hong’ Influencer Economy

WhatsApp is the latest service to be disrupted by China’s digital clampdown, but commercially motivated changes to Sina Weibo could be even more damaging for the ‘internet celebrity’ influencer economy.


News & Analysis

Does the Fashion Industry Still Need Vogue in the Age of Social Media?

"Lucinda Chambers’s recent comments have reopened the debate about the challenges facing the world of fashion publishing in the digital age."

News & Analysis

Does the Fashion Industry Still Need Vogue in the Age of Social Media?

"Lucinda Chambers’s recent comments have reopened the debate about the challenges facing the world of fashion publishing in the digital age."


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How Instagram Learns From Your Likes To Keep You Hooked

"Instagram’s Explore tab whittles billions of images down to just the ones you’ll like by tapping your behavior and metadata–not the image content

News & Analysis

How Instagram Learns From Your Likes To Keep You Hooked

"Instagram’s Explore tab whittles billions of images down to just the ones you’ll like by tapping your behavior and metadata–not the image content