Bluebell Marketing

25/07/2023

TikTok has entered the battlefield for your social media text life.

It is launching a text-only feature to get a piece of the land grab kicked off by Elon Musk's poor stewardship of Twitter (or X if you prefer since yesterday)

Who will win this textual battle royale?

The video sharing platform will allow posts of up to 1,000 words, in a move it characterised as ‘expanding the boundaries of content creation’

20/07/2023

TikTok is now the most popular single news source for 12 to 15 year olds according to Ofcom.

See also travel tips, music, fashion, entertainment, books, shopping....

Instagram and YouTube close behind TikTok, with the BBC top, but only when all of its various outlets are combined.

If you have a youth-orientated brand, are you on TikTok already?

If not, what is holding you back?

Algorithm-driven viral video app overtakes YouTube and Instagram as most used single source of news for young teenagers

17/07/2023

Search on Google for "Barbie" for a very pink surprise.

03/07/2023

You hum it, TikTok will play it...

TikTok is releasing Ripple an AI-powered music app that you can hum into and it will then make that sound into a song.

ByteDance's free-to-use music production app features: a 'Melody to Song' generator and a virtual recording studio…

17/05/2023

Paid "Blue Tick" verification system launched for Facebook and Instagram accounts in the UK.

Notable users will keep their existing blue ticks, unlike Twitter system.

Subscribers must be at least 18 years old and submit a government ID and a selfie video to qualify.

17/04/2023

A look inside Google's frantic scramble to integrate AI into its leading search engine - how that will work and what role monetisation will play on updated search and chat results.

https://nytimes.com/2023/04/16/technology/google-search-engine-ai.html

The tech giant is sprinting to protect its core business with a flurry of projects, including updates to its search engine and plans for an all-new one.

15/03/2023

Google Trends has been refreshed with a new look, fresher data and easier access to see what's happening on Google Search.

If you have never used Google Trends, head over to find what's happening in your sector, which trends are rising in search, plus how your competitors or core search terms are performing.

It's an essential tool to check the pulse of people's interests and attitudes and keep on top of the news and product cycle.

The Google Trends site has a fresh new look, so it’s easier than ever to find the trend data you’re looking for.

15/03/2023

An oral history of your favourite business social media platform (that is definitely not Facebook) - LinkedIn at 20 Years Old.

As LinkedIn turns 20, Reid Hoffman, Mark PIncus, Keith Rabois, Richard Branson, and dozens of other founders and early influencers reflect on how it grew and thrived

11/01/2023

Three local business owners have been selected as ambassadors for Digital Futures West Sussex - a new programme launched to improve access to digital careers in the county.

The three ambassadors are Luke Mead, chief executive of LMS Group in Chichester, Mark Bullen, managing director of GB Electronics UK Ltd in Worthing, and Barney Durrant, director of Bluebell Digital in East Grinstead.

They will play a key role in supporting businesses in their local area to attract talented jobseekers, as well as supporting jobseekers with guidance on suitable entry routes to digital jobs and showcasing the benefits of a digital career in the county.

Digital Futures West Sussex is jointly funded by West Sussex County Council and all the West Sussex Districts and Boroughs and is led by local strategic consultancy Always Possible

To find out more and to get involved, please visit: www.digitalfuturesws.co.uk

06/08/2022

Discover the important work of YMCA DownsLink Group for homeless young people in Sussex and Surrey and how we supported the Downslink Challenge walk in July.

The YMCA Downslink Challenge to raise money for homeless young people across Sussex and Surrey.