Included in this week’s #OMDFWD are LinkedIn’s new video ads, YouTube’s move into original programming and the return of another gaming classic.
HEADLINES
- Google is finally set to release its Lens technology
- LinkedIn launches autoplay mobile video ads
- Twitter announces new rules to help tackle abusive content
INSIGHTS
- The UK is 13 percentage points behind the rest of the world in terms of mobile internet consumption, according to new forecasts
- 143m Instagrammers posted about Fashion Week in September, making it the place for fashion-related content
- Newsbrands are making huge readership gains via mobile
COOL
- Indie band The Academics used Facebook Live’s delay as a sound looper to create an innovative version of their song ‘Bear Claws’
- All dressed up but nowhere to go? The new PartyWith app will help you find like-minded people to go out with
- Tetris fans rejoice! Nintendo has dropped hints that it may relaunch the classic Game Boy
DEEP READS
- How YouTube plans to become a major player in the TV market
- Is there a risk to marketers of ‘over datafication’?
- Is reading the news bad for your health?
