LinkedIn has announced that it will provide free job listings to all essential services amid the COVID-19 pandemic as it seeks to help ease the burden on organizations facing significant stress and shortages. As per LinkedIn: “We’ve seen healthcare job posts on the LinkedIn increase by 35% since the outbreak began. Similarly, supply chains, supermarkets, and freight delivery … Read more
In the battle to stop the spread of COVID-19 across the globe, and limit its impacts as much as possible, information accuracy is key, which is what Google is assisting to help; as people need to know and understand the way in which the virus is transmitted, and what they can, and should do to … Read more
Back in February, as part of its Q419 update, Pinterest noted that it was working on its own profile verification program, in order to provide extra assurance to Pinners in regards to trust businesses which had met the platform’s standards on customer service and process. Now, with demand for eCommerce rising, and Pinterest seeing significant … Read more
Back in 2016, Facebook made a big push to connect more users in India via its Free Basics program, but that push was eventually blocked by Indian regulators over conflict of interest concerns and issues with foreign interference in the local market. But India remains key to Facebook’s expansion plans, and since then, the company has been … Read more
After lowering the video quality of its streams across Europe last week, in response to concerns that local networks could become overloaded with video traffic, YouTube has this week confirmed that it will do the same in all regions, with YouTube videos to load in standard definition by default for at least the next month. As explained by Bloomberg: … Read more
Right now, it’s impossible to predict the full impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak and how it will relate to each sector and industry – and what that will mean, specifically, for your own company’s bottom line. But one sector that is likely to be hit hard is journalism, and in particular, local news organizations that … Read more
With more people turning to Pinterest for inspiration and discovery amid the COVID-19 lockdowns, the company is launching a new feature called ‘Today’, which will showcase the latest trending ideas from across its network. People need inspiring ideas today, more than ever. Introducing the Today tab, a source of daily inspiration with curated topics, trending Pins, … Read more
While Twitter’s stalled profile verification system remains a confusing mess, the blue profile tick still conveys a sense of authority on Twitter and can help to amplify messaging from those that have it. This week, New York Times writer Jennifer Senior raised an entirely valid question around verification in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hey, @jack: Is … Read more
I’m not sure how effective ‘Stay home’ stickers that Instagram launched are, but it certainly seems keen on releasing them, which would likely suggest that they’re at least somewhat effective. This week, Instagram has launched a new ‘Stay Home’ sticker for Instagram Stories in order to encourage people to stay inside amid the evolving COVID-19 outbreak. As … Read more
If the current crisis has shown us anything, it’s that the internet is absolutely an essential service. Web connectivity enables people to stay up to date with the latest updates and get more information on what they can do and how they should respond to limit the spread of COVID-19. Internet connectivity has also enabled … Read more